DF5E8B4AEC635C70872586420082368F Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For CONSIDERATION OF THE RESOLUTION REGARDING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S PARTICIPATION AS A PARTY IN KERR, ET AL. V. POLISJOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCILDate Dec 18, 2020 Location Old State Library Consideration of the Resolution Regarding the General Assembly's Participation as a Party in Kerr, et al. v. Polis - Committee Discussion Only Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/635149D3769A...$File/Attachment E.pdf?OpenElement Attachment E.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/DA5C2EF62244...$File/Attachment F.pdf?OpenElement Attachment F.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/48E439BE2B8B...$File/Attachment G.pdf?OpenElement Attachment G.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/5F6BEE36EC38...$File/Attachment H.pdf?OpenElement Attachment H.pdf 04:42:18 PM Speaker Becker presented a resolution pertaining to the General Assembly's participation as a party in the Kerr, et al. v. Polis lawsuit. The resolution is included as Attachment E. Speaker Becker briefly reviewed the history of the lawsuit. Senator Holbert distributed and explained Amendment #3 (Attachment F). 04:49:03 PM Committee discussion about the amendment ensued. 04:50:45 PM Sharon Eubanks, Director, Office of Legislative Legal Services, came to the table to answer questions from the committee. Committee discussion ensued. 05:02:42 PM Motion Adopt Amendment #3 to the resolution Moved Holbert Seconded Neville Fenberg No Garnett No Holbert Yes Neville Yes Garcia No Becker No YES: 2 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL 05:02:43 PM Senator Holbert distributed and explained Amendment #2 (Attachment G). Committee discussed ensued. 05:07:35 PM Motion Adopt Amendment #2 to the resolution Moved Holbert Seconded Neville Fenberg Yes Garnett Yes Holbert Yes Neville Yes Garcia Yes Becker Yes YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 05:07:36 PM Senator Holbert distributed and explained Amendment #1 (Attachment H). Committee discussed ensued. 05:13:41 PM Motion Adopt Amendment #1 to the resolution Moved Holbert Seconded Neville Fenberg No Garnett No Holbert Yes Neville Yes Garcia No Becker No YES: 2 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL 05:14:02 PM The committee continued to discuss the resolution. Director Eubanks answered questions from the committee. 05:24:15 PM Majority Leader Fenberg proposed a conceptual amendment to change the last sentence on page four of the resolution from "retain legal counsel" to "retain the Office of Legislative Legal Services as legal counsel." Committee discussion ensued. 05:30:06 PM President Garcia provided his comments on the conceptual amendment. Committee discussion ensued. 05:37:57 PM Motion Adopt a conceptual amendment directing the Committee on Legal Services to retain the Office of Legislative Legal Services as legal counsel. Moved Fenberg Seconded Neville Fenberg Yes Garnett Yes Holbert Yes Neville Yes Garcia Yes Becker Yes YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 05:39:08 PM Motion Adopt the resolution as amended Moved Garnett Seconded Fenberg Fenberg Yes Garnett Yes Holbert No Neville No Garcia Yes Becker Yes YES: 4 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
