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S_SA_2021A 04/13/2021 02:05:18 PM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Date 04/13/2021
Attendance
Jaquez Lewis X
Simpson X
Sonnenberg X
Coleman X
Gonzales X
Time 02:05:18 PM to 04:02:49 PM
Place Old Supreme Court
This Meeting was called to order by Gonzales
This Report was prepared by Anne Wallace
Hearing Items Action Taken
HB21-1092 Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar
SB21-199 Committee Discussion Only

HB21-1092 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar


02:06:04 PM  
Senator Holbert, bill sponsor, presented House Bill 21-1092 to the committee. The bill allows a person to be a candidate for lieutenant governor and at the same time another elected office except the office of a U.S. senator or representative in congress. If a person is elected to both offices, he or she must accept the office of lieutenant governor and resign from the other office.
02:14:42 PM  
No witnesses testified on the bill.


02:19:12 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 21-1092 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
Moved Coleman
Seconded
Jaquez Lewis Yes
Simpson Yes
Sonnenberg Yes
Coleman Yes
Gonzales Yes
Final YES: 5   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



SB21-199 - Committee Discussion Only

02:19:42 PM  
Senator Jaquez Lewis
and Senator Winter, bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 21-199 to the
committee.  This bill repeals the broad prohibition of providing state
and local public benefits to individuals not lawfully present, and repeals
specific requirements that individuals must be lawfully present when applying
for a professional licenses, public works contracts, and local business
licenses. The bill expands what forms of identifications may be accepted
by state agencies and repeals the Secure and Verifiable Identity Act.



Amendments L.001, L.002, L.003, and L.004 were distributed (Attachments
A, B, C, and D).
02:34:41 PM  
The bill sponsors responded to committee questions.
02:40:25 PM  
Senator Gonzales
proceeded with witness testimony on the bill.  Submitted testimony
on the bill may be found in Attachment E.

02:41:08 PM  
Alison Neswood, representing
Colorado Center on Law and Policy, testified in support of the bill. Nazia
Hasan, representing Bell Policy Center, testified in support of the bill.
Theresa Trujilo, representing Coalition for Immigrant Health, testified
in support of the bill. The witness panel responded to committee questions.
03:09:16 PM  
An anonymous witness,
representing self, read her mother's testimony in support of the bill.
An anonymous witness, representing self, testified in support of the bill.
Mary Margaret Fouse-Bishop, representing Colorado Association of Local
Public Health Officials, testified in support of the bill. Lindsey Vigoda,
representing Small Business Majority, testified in support of the bill.
The witness panel responded to committee questions.
03:20:12 PM  
Alejandro Flores,
representing self, testified in support of the bill. Thomas Davidson, Cities
and Counties Acting Together, testified in support of the bill. Lorena
Garcia, representing self, testified in support of the bill. The witness
panel responded to committee questions.
03:40:19 PM  
Laurel Herndon, representing
Immigrant Legal Center of Boulder County, was available for questions.
Megan Burch, representing Eagle County Department of Human Services, testified
in support of the bill. Mark Turner, representing Colorado Nonprofit Association,
testified in support of the bill.
03:47:01 PM  
The bill sponsors
commented on testimony and amendments.
03:52:10 PM  
The committee recessed.
03:56:06 PM  
The committee came back to order.
03:56:32 PM  
The bill sponsors
responded to committee questions. The chair laid the bill over for action
at a later date.


04:02:49 PM   The committee adjourned.






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