ED4F5FF3DF218F9A8725869C006B705C Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB21-064SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARYDate Mar 18, 2021 Location Old Supreme Court SB21-064 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/CA232DB2A478...$File/210318 AttachA.pdf?OpenElement 210318 AttachA.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/65F6BADEF22B...$File/210318 AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 210318 AttachB.pdf 01:33:35 PM President Garcia and Senator Cooke, co-prime sponsors, explained Senate Bill 21-064, concerning criminalizing retaliation against an elected official. They discussed protections, harassment, and attacks on democracy. They answered questions about the definition of a close relationship, as defined in the bill. 01:40:31 PM Maureen Cain, representing the Office of the State Public Defender, testified in support of the bill. She discussed harassment of elected officials and answered questions about retaliation. 01:47:53 PM Committee members asked questions about social media and the bill's application to elected officials threatening other elected officials. 01:50:31 PM Further questions were raised about definitions in the bill. President Garcia and Senator Cooke distributed and explained Amendment L.001 (Attachment A). 01:57:08 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A) Moved Gonzales Seconded Cooke Gardner Rodriguez Gonzales Lee YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 01:57:10 PM President Garcia and Senator Cooke made closing comments. 01:57:35 PM Attachment B includes submitted written testimony about the bill. 01:58:37 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 21-064, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Cooke Seconded Cooke Yes Gardner Yes Rodriguez Yes Gonzales Yes Lee Yes Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS