H_SA_2023A 05/03/2023 10:12:00 AM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS Date 05/03/2023 Attendance Armagost X Boesenecker X Bottoms X Brown X DeGraaf X Epps * Ricks X Sharbini X Willford X Hamrick X Woodrow X Time 10:12:00 AM to 11:55:35 AM Place LSB A This Meeting was called to order by Woodrow This Report was prepared by Lauren Morgan Hearing Items Action Taken hSB23-292 Referred to House Appropriations hSB23-286 Amended, referred to House Appropriations hSB23-302 Referred to House Appropriations SB23-292 - Referred to House Appropriations 10:12:12 AM Representatives Bird and Duran, presented Senate Bill 23-292. The bill requires energy sector public works projects to comply with apprenticeship and prevailing wage requirements. The committee asked questions to the sponsors. 10:25:34 AM A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Jeremy Ross, representing the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) 68, testified in support of the bill. Gary Arnold, representing Denver Pipefitters Local 208, testified in support of the bill. Dave Davia, representing Rocky Mountain Mechanical Contractors Association, testified in support of the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel. 10:40:27 AM A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Elena Santarella, representing BlueGreen Alliance, testified in support of the bill. Suzann Kuhns, representing IBEW 111, testified in support of the bill. Ramesh Bhatt, representing Sierra Club, testified in support of the bill. Derek Johnson, representing Colorado Office of the State Auditor, was available to answer committee questions. The committee asked questions to the panel. 10:49:01 AM A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Christopher Cole, representing Encore Electric, Inc., testified to amend the bill. Marilyn Stansbury, representing Independent Electrical Contractors Rocky Mountain, testified to amend the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel. 11:00:55 AM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-292 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Brown Seconded Epps Armagost No Boesenecker Yes Bottoms No Brown Yes DeGraaf No Epps Yes Ricks Yes Sharbini Yes Willford Yes Hamrick Yes Woodrow Excused Final YES: 7 NO: 3 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB23-286 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/149CE3C56602...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf 11:04:02 AM Representatives Snyder and Soper, bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 23-286. The bill updates various provisions of the Colorado Open Records Act. The committee asked questions to the sponsors. 11:14:30 AM A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Jeremy Jojola, representing 9NEWS, testified in support of the bill. Tim Regan-Porter, representing Colorado Press Association, testified in support of the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel. 11:28:35 AM A panel of witnesses testified to the committee Michael Valdez, representing Special District Association, testified in a neutral position on the bill. Kelly Dietz, representing KMGH-TV, The Colorado Bar Association, testified in support of the bill. Jeff Roberts, representing Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Jill Duvall, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 11:36:51 AM The bill sponsors presented Amendment L.012 (Attachment A) to the committee. The committee discussed the amendment. 11:38:12 AM Motion Adopt amendment L.012 (Attachment A) Moved Epps Seconded Boesenecker Armagost Boesenecker Bottoms Brown DeGraaf Epps Ricks Sharbini Willford Hamrick Woodrow YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 11:38:13 AM The sponsors made closing comments. The committee made closing comments. 11:43:37 AM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-286, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Brown Seconded Armagost Armagost Yes Boesenecker Yes Bottoms Yes Brown Yes DeGraaf Yes Epps Yes Ricks Yes Sharbini Yes Willford Yes Hamrick Yes Woodrow Yes Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB23-302 - Referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/C34A58BBFB7B...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf 11:44:10 AM Representative Hartsook, bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 23-302. The bill modifies the Veteransâ Service-to-Career Program in the Department of Labor and Employment. 11:50:32 AM Mark Smith, representing Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center, testified in support of the bill. 11:50:33 AM Written testimony for this bill can be found in Attachment B. 11:50:43 AM The bill sponsor made closing comments. 11:55:11 AM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-302 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Armagost Seconded Bottoms Armagost Yes Boesenecker Yes Bottoms Yes Brown Yes DeGraaf Yes Epps Yes Ricks Yes Sharbini Yes Willford Yes Hamrick Yes Woodrow Yes Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 11:55:35 AM The committee adjourned.
