s_sa_2017a_2017-04-12t13:33:41z1 Hearing Summary

Date: 04/12/2017

Location: SCR 357

01:53 PM -- SB17-283



Senator Lundberg, sponsor, presented Senate Bill 17-283 to the committee. This bill clarifies that it is not a discriminatory practice for an owner of a place of public accommodation to decline to provide goods, services, facilities, or other accommodation to an individual, group, or event that represents a message with which the owner disagrees.



01:59 PM -- Jacki Cooper Melmed, representing the Office of the Governor, testified against the bill.



02:02 PM -- Jeremy Bronson, representing Occasions Catering, testified against the bill.



02:05 PM -- Emma Shinn, representing the Colorado LGBT Bar Association, testified against the bill.





02:08 PM



Ms. Melmed and Ms. Shinn responded to committee member questions.



02:11 PM -- Rev. Amanda Henderson, representing the Interfaith Alliance of Colorado, testified against the bill.



02:13 PM -- Dilpreet Jammu, representing Colorado Sikhs, testified against the bill.



02:17 PM -- Tim Gaudette, representing Small Business Majority, testified against the bill.





02:20 PM



Mr. Jammu and Ms. Henderson responded to committee member questions.



02:24 PM -- Scott Levin, representing the Anti-Defamation League, testified against the bill.



02:28 PM -- Barry Roseman, representing the Plaintiff Employee Lawyers Association, testified against the bill.



02:31 PM -- Danna Liebert, representing herself, testified against the bill and responded to committee member questions.





02:36 PM



Mr. Levin and Mr. Roseman responded to committee member questions.



02:39 PM -- Michelle Jozaitis, representing the Colorado Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, testified against the bill.



02:41 PM -- Nancy Nixon, representing the American Civil Liberties Union, testified against the bill.



02:45 PM -- Holly Settle, representing herself, testified against the bill.



02:48 PM -- Rachel Clark, representing the Colorado Women's Bar Association, testified against the bill.



02:52 PM -- Elizabeth Mueller, representing herself, testified against the bill.





02:56 PM



Ms. Clark responded to committee member questions.



02:58 PM -- William Cook, representing himself, testified against the bill.



03:01 PM -- Mark Braunlich, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. He provided a written copy of his testimony to committee members (Attachment B).



17SenateState0412AttachB.pdf



03:04 PM -- Stephanie Luck, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.



03:09 PM -- Carolyn Martin, representing Christian Home Educators of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.





03:12 PM



Ms. Martin, Mr. Braunlich, and Ms. Luck responded to committee member questions.



03:31 PM -- Charles Friedenstein, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.



03:36 PM -- Robert Fox, representing the Patriot League, read testimony on behalf of Aaron Robertson in support of the bill.





03:39 PM



Senator Lundberg wrapped up his presentation of the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.

03:58 PM



The committee recessed.