PUBLIC STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Date |
05/06/2022 |
Attendance |
Hisey |
X |
Lee |
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Woodward |
X |
Winter |
* |
Gonzales |
X |
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Time |
01:04:42 PM to 03:50:42 PM |
Place |
SCR 357 |
This Meeting was called to order by |
Gonzales |
This Report was prepared by |
Katie Ruedebusch |
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Hearing Items |
Action Taken |
hHB22-1381 |
Referred to Senate Appropriations |
hHB22-1392 |
Referred to Senate Appropriations |
hHB22-1406 |
Referred to Senate Appropriations |
hHB22-1385 |
Referred to Senate Appropriations |
hHB22-1254 |
Referred to Senate Appropriations |
hHB22-1119 |
Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations |
hHB22-1376 |
Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations |
hHCR22-1006 |
Referred to Senate Appropriations |
hany bills referred to Finance may be heard at this time |
Committee Discussion Only |
hHB22-1401 |
Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations |
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HB22-1381 - Referred to Senate Appropriations
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01:04:56 PM |
Sens. Winter and Woodward introduced House Bill 22-1381. The bill creates the geothermal energy grant program in the Colorado Energy Office for single-structure geothermal grants, community district heating grants, and geothermal electricity generation grants.
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01:05:58 PM |
Mr. Keith Hay, representing the Colorado Energy Office, Governor's Office, testified in support of the bill.
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01:10:37 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 22-1381 to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Moved |
Woodward |
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Seconded |
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Hisey |
Yes |
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Lee |
Yes |
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Woodward |
Yes |
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Winter |
Excused |
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Gonzales |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 4 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB22-1392 - Referred to Senate Appropriations
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01:10:56 PM |
Sen. Moreno introduced
House Bill 22-1392. The bill extends and expands the state income tax credit
for environmental remediation of contaminated land, and extends property
tax exemptions for certain low-income housing developments. The sponsor
answered several committee questions.
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01:18:10 PM |
Ms. Kathie Barstnar, representing NAIOP Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
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01:24:04 PM |
Mr. Doug Jamison, representing the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, was available to answer committee questions. Mr. Cameron Bertron, representing EnviroFinance Group, testified in support of the bill.
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01:30:55 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 22-1392 to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Moved |
Lee |
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Seconded |
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Hisey |
Yes |
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Lee |
Yes |
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Woodward |
Yes |
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Winter |
Yes |
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Gonzales |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB22-1406 - Referred to Senate Appropriations
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01:31:15 PM |
Sens. Coleman and Hinrichsen introduced House Bill 22-1406. The bill renews a temporary net taxable sales deduction for businesses operating in the food and drinking services sector, including hotel-operated food and drinking services.
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01:32:30 PM |
Mr. Nick Hoover, representing the Colorado Restaurant Association, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Tiffany Richards, representing the Big Red F Restaurant Group, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Scott Engelman, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Xander Martin, representing Colorado Ski Country USA, testified in support of the bill.
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01:48:37 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 22-1406 to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Moved |
Lee |
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Seconded |
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Hisey |
Yes |
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Lee |
Yes |
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Woodward |
Yes |
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Winter |
Yes |
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Gonzales |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB22-1385 - Referred to Senate Appropriations
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01:48:48 PM |
Sen. Hansen introduced
House Bill 22-1385. The bill authorizes financing for the CORE system
information technology upgrade project. The sponsors answered several
committee questions.
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01:53:28 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 22-1385 to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Moved |
Lee |
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Seconded |
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Hisey |
No |
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Lee |
Yes |
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Woodward |
No |
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Winter |
Yes |
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Gonzales |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 3 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB22-1254 - Referred to Senate Appropriations
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01:53:39 PM |
Sen. Winter introduced House Bill 22-1254. The bill requires individuals who are late registering their vehicles to pay taxes and fees in arrears, imposes new late fees on temporary registrations, and requires the Department of Revenue to make these changes revenue neutral by lowering certain registration fees.
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01:55:31 PM |
Mr. Adam Wilms, representing the Department of Revenue, testified in support of the bill.
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01:57:19 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 22-1254 to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Moved |
Winter |
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Seconded |
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Hisey |
No |
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Lee |
Yes |
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Woodward |
No |
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Winter |
Yes |
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Gonzales |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 3 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB22-1119 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations
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01:57:30 PM |
Sen. Winter introduced House Bill 22-1119. The bill establishes penalties, procedures, and limitations regarding any individual who defrauds the state, a county, or a municipality.
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02:01:16 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.010 (Attachment A) |
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Moved |
Winter |
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Seconded |
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Hisey |
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Lee |
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Woodward |
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Winter |
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Gonzales |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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02:01:47 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 22-1119, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Moved |
Winter |
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Seconded |
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Hisey |
No |
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Lee |
Yes |
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Woodward |
No |
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Winter |
Yes |
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Gonzales |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 3 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB22-1376 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations
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02:04:05 PM |
Sens. Priola and
Winter introduced House Bill 22-1376. The bill makes changes to state
law related to school discipline, use of restraint and seclusion, data
reporting and availability, enforcement authority, school resource officers,
and the expelled and at-risk students grant program.
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02:10:35 PM |
Ms. Cheri Kiesecker,
representing the Parent Coalition for Student Privacy, testified to amend
the bill. Mr. Riley Kitts, representing the Colorado Children's Campaign,
testified in support of the bill.
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02:14:04 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.019 (Attachment B) |
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Moved |
Winter |
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Seconded |
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Hisey |
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Lee |
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Woodward |
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Winter |
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Gonzales |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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02:14:36 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 22-1376, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Moved |
Winter |
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Seconded |
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Hisey |
No |
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Lee |
Yes |
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Woodward |
No |
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Winter |
Yes |
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Gonzales |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 3 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HCR22-1006 - Referred to Senate Appropriations
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02:14:47 PM |
Sens. Rodriguez and
Smallwood introduced House Concurrent Resolution 22-1006. If approved
by voters, this resolution modifies the amount of time a charitable organization
is required to be in existence preceding its application for a charitable
gaming license, and modifies the parameters related to a manager or operator
of a charitable game receiving compensation.
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02:17:14 PM |
Mr. Corky Kyle, representing the Colorado Charitable Gaming Association, testified in support of the bill.
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02:18:28 PM
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Motion |
Refer HCR22-1006 to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Moved |
Lee |
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Seconded |
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Hisey |
Yes |
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Lee |
Yes |
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Woodward |
Yes |
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Winter |
Excused |
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Gonzales |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 4 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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any bills referred to Finance may be heard at this time - Committee Discussion Only
HB22-1401 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations
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02:35:23 PM |
The committee took a brief recess and came back to order.
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02:39:17 PM |
Sen. Moreno introduced
House Bill 22-1401. The bill creates regulations for nurse staffing levels
in hospitals, requires hospitals to establish a nurse staffing committee,
and requires the Department of Public Health and Environment to promulgate
rules and enforce nurse staffing standards. The sponsor distributed amendment
L.020 to the committee (Attachment C).
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02:40:12 PM |
Ms. Michelle Smith, representing Centura, testified in neutral position on the bill.
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02:55:44 PM |
Ms. Jeani Frickey
Saito, representing Intermountain Healthcare, testified against the bill.
Ms. Karen Kaley, representing herself, testfied against the bill. Ms.
Vicki McRae, representing herself, testified against the bill.
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02:57:32 PM |
Ms. Pat Givens, representing the Children's Hospital Colorado, testified from a neutral position. Mr. Joshua Ewing, representing te Colorado Hospital Association, testified in a neutral position on the bill.
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03:10:43 PM |
Executive Director Kim Bimestefer, representing Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Colleen Casper, representing the Colorado Nurses Association, testified in support of the bill. Mr. John Malsbary, representing himself, testified in support in the bill. Dr. Eric France, representing the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, testified in support of the bill.
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03:13:12 PM |
Ms. Loryn Cesario,
representing the Communications Workers of America, testified in support
of the bill. Written testimony may be found in Attachment D.
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03:29:51 PM |
Ms. Vera Mitchell,
representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
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03:44:03 PM |
Ms. Ashley Glenn, representing herself, testified to amend the bill.
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03:48:07 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.020 (Attachment C) |
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Moved |
Lee |
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Seconded |
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Hisey |
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Lee |
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Woodward |
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Winter |
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Gonzales |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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03:50:11 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 22-1401, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Moved |
Winter |
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Seconded |
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Hisey |
No |
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Lee |
Yes |
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Woodward |
No |
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Winter |
Yes |
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Gonzales |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 3 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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03:50:42 PM |
The committee adjourned. |