H_SA_2021A 04/29/2021 10:50:25 AM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS Date 04/29/2021 Attendance Amabile X Bacon * Bernett X Bockenfeld X Duran X Hanks X Neville X Valdez A. X Williams X Woodrow X Kennedy X Time 10:50:25 AM to 01:09:11 PM Place LSB A This Meeting was called to order by Kennedy This Report was prepared by Ryan Dudley Hearing Items Action Taken hHB21-1257 Amended, referred to House Appropriations hSB21-160 Referred to the Committee of the Whole hSB21-188 Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole HB21-1257 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/D4C1E3F940D0...$File/21HouseState0429AttachA.pdf?OpenElement 21HouseState0429AttachA.pdf 10:50:36 AM Speaker Garnett and Representative Neville, bill sponsors, introduced House Bill 21-1257. The bill changes the names of Lincoln and Liberty Parks in central Denver, collectively, to Colorado Veteransâ Park, and authorizes the installation of a sculpture. 10:51:27 AM Members of the committee asked questions and discussed the bill with the sponsors. 11:02:49 AM Tim Drago, representing himself, and Jeff Shoemaker, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Members of the committee asked questions to the witnesses. 11:13:22 AM Speaker Garnett introduced amendment L.002 (Attachment A). 11:15:34 AM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 Moved Neville Seconded Williams Amabile Bacon Bernett Bockenfeld Duran Hanks Neville Valdez A. Williams Woodrow Kennedy YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 11:15:35 AM The bill sponsors offered closing remarks to the bill. Members of the committee also offered final remarks. 11:20:53 AM Motion Refer House Bill 21-1257, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Neville Seconded Duran Amabile Yes Bacon Excused Bernett Yes Bockenfeld No Duran Yes Hanks No Neville Yes Valdez A. Yes Williams Yes Woodrow Yes Kennedy Yes Final YES: 8 NO: 2 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB21-160 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole 11:21:04 AM Representative Snyder, bill sponsor, introduced Senate Bill 21-160 to the committee. The bill makes technical modifications to the Local Government Election Code. It also provides special districts with a way to divide or eliminate director districts. 11:22:08 AM Members of the committee asked questions to the bill sponsor. 11:24:18 AM Michael Valdez, representing the Special District Association of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 11:27:47 AM Representative Snyder offered closing remarks to the bill. 11:29:32 AM Motion Refer Senate Bill 21-160 to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Duran Seconded Woodrow Amabile Yes Bacon Excused Bernett Yes Bockenfeld Yes Duran Yes Hanks No Neville Yes Valdez A. Excused Williams Yes Woodrow Yes Kennedy Yes Final YES: 8 NO: 1 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB21-188 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/D5BFEF2A7E25...$File/21HouseState0429AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 21HouseState0429AttachB.pdf 11:29:39 AM Representatives Duran and Ortiz, bill sponsors, introduced Senate Bill 21-188. The bill allows voters with disabilities to return their ballots electronically. 11:37:17 AM Members of the committee asked questions to the bill sponsors and made comments on the bill. 11:42:01 AM C. Jay Coles, representing Verified Voting; Ms. Susan Greenhalgh, representing Free Speech For People; and Neal McBurnett, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill. 11:56:45 AM Andrea Wilkins, representing the League of Women Voters of Colorado; Amanda Gonzalez, representing Colorado Common Cause; and Mr. Harvie Branscomb, representing Coloradans For Voting Integrity, testified to amend the bill. 12:06:37 PM Paul Lopez, representing the Denver Clerk and Recorder, testified in support of the bill. Members of the committee asked questions to Clerk Lopez. 12:13:37 PM Curtis Chong, Scott LaBarre, and Dan Burke, all representing the National Federation of the Blind of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 12:30:46 PM Olivia Pilcher, representing Disability Law Colorado; and Jennifer Levin, representing The Arc of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 12:36:09 PM Caleb Thornton, representing Colorado Department of State, was available to answer committee questions. Members of the committee asked questions to Mr. Thornton. 12:52:21 PM The bill sponsors introduced amendment L.003 (Attachment B). 01:03:05 PM Members of the committee discussed the amendment. 01:03:36 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.003 Moved Duran Seconded Woodrow Amabile Bacon Bernett Bockenfeld Duran Hanks Neville Valdez A. Williams Woodrow Kennedy YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 01:03:37 PM The bill sponsors concluded their presentation with closing remarks. Members of the committee also made final remarks. 01:08:50 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 21-188, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Duran Seconded Valdez A. Amabile Yes Bacon Yes Bernett Yes Bockenfeld Yes Duran Yes Hanks No Neville No Valdez A. Yes Williams No Woodrow Yes Kennedy Yes Final YES: 8 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 01:09:11 PM The committee adjourned.
