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PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS
| Date |
03/02/2023 |
| Attendance |
| Armagost |
* |
| Boesenecker |
X |
| Bottoms |
X |
| Brown |
X |
| DeGraaf |
X |
| Epps |
X |
| Ricks |
* |
| Sharbini |
* |
| Willford |
X |
| Ortiz |
X |
| Woodrow |
E |
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| Time |
12:45:17 PM to 02:41:35 PM |
| Place |
LSB A |
| This Meeting was called to order by |
Woodrow |
| This Report was prepared by |
Lauren Morgan |
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| Hearing Items |
Action Taken |
| hHB23-1180 |
Postponed Indefinitely |
| hHB23-1193 |
Postponed Indefinitely |
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HB23-1180 - Postponed Indefinitely
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12:45:32 PM |
Representative Marshall,
bill sponsor, presented House Bill 23-1180. The bill requires counties
with populations of 70,000 or more to have five county commissioners, with
at least three elected by voters of the candidateâs district.
The committee
asked questions to the sponsor.
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12:57:01 PM |
A panel of witnesses
testified to the committee. Commissioner Lynn Baca, representing Adams
County Board of Commissioners, testified in opposition to the bill. Eric
Bergman, representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in opposition
to the bill and presented a handout to the committee (Attachment A). Commissioner
Abe Laydon, representing Douglas County, testified in opposition to the
bill. Commissioner Jody Shadduck McNally, representing Larimer County,
testified in opposition to the bill. The committee asked questions to the
panel.
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01:11:03 PM |
A panel of witnesses
testified to the committee. Commissioner Claire Levy, representing Boulder
County, testified in opposition to the bill. Commissioner Cody Davis, representing
Mesa County, testified in opposition to the bill. Commissioner George Teal,
representing Douglas County, testified in opposition to the bill. The committee
asked questions to the panel.
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01:25:36 PM |
A panel of witnesses
testified to the committee. Jim Smith, representing themself, testified
in support of the bill and presented handouts to the committee (Attachment
B). Matthew Burde, representing themself, testified in support of
the bill. Catherine Lees, representing themself, testified in support of
the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel.
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01:36:34 PM |
A panel of witnesses
testified to the committee. Celeste Landry, representing themself, testified
to amend the bill. Jennifer Samano, representing ACLU of Colorado, testified
in support of the bill. James Clark Huff, representing themself, testified
in support of the bill. Tom Hoffman, representing themself, testified in
support of the bill. George Pillsbury, representing themself, testified
in support of the bill. Michael Greenberger, representing themself, testified
in support of the bill. Ray Goodhart, representing themself, testified
in support of the bill. Angela Thomas, representing themself, testified
in support of the bill.
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01:36:35 PM |
Written testimony
for the bill can be found in Attachment C.
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01:36:36 PM |
The bill sponsor
presented amendment L.002 (Attachment D) to the committee. The committee
disucussed the amendment.
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01:56:55 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment D) |
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| Moved |
Ricks |
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| Seconded |
Epps |
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Armagost |
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Boesenecker |
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Bottoms |
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Brown |
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DeGraaf |
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Epps |
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Ricks |
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Sharbini |
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Willford |
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Ortiz |
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Woodrow |
Excused |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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01:57:12 PM |
The bill sponsor made closing comments. The committee made closing comments.
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02:13:56 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 23-1180, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. |
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| Moved |
Epps |
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| Seconded |
Brown |
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Armagost |
No |
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Boesenecker |
No |
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Bottoms |
No |
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Brown |
Yes |
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DeGraaf |
No |
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Epps |
Yes |
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Ricks |
Yes |
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Sharbini |
Yes |
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Willford |
No |
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Ortiz |
Yes |
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Woodrow |
Excused |
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YES: 5 NO: 5 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL |
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02:15:30 PM
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Motion |
Postpone House Bill 23-1180 indefinitely. |
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| Moved |
Boesenecker |
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| Seconded |
Willford |
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Armagost |
Yes |
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Boesenecker |
Yes |
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Bottoms |
Yes |
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Brown |
No |
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DeGraaf |
Yes |
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Epps |
No |
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Ricks |
Yes |
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Sharbini |
Yes |
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Willford |
Yes |
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Ortiz |
No |
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|
Woodrow |
Excused |
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Final |
YES: 7 NO: 3 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB23-1193 - Postponed Indefinitely
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02:15:59 PM |
Representative Holtorf, bill sponsor, presented House Bill 23-1193. The bill allows an applicant for a driver license or state identification card to voluntarily receive a âUSAâ notation on their license or card. The committee asked questions to the sponsor.
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02:29:04 PM |
A panel of witnesses
testified to the committee. Todd Watkins, representing themself, testified
in support of the bill. Aaron Wood, representing themself, testified in
support of the bill. Steven Brown, representing themself, testified in
support of the bill.
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02:34:21 PM |
The bill sponsor
made closing remarks. The committee made closing remarks.
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02:40:57 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 23-1193 to the Committee on Finance. |
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| Moved |
Armagost |
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| Seconded |
DeGraaf |
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Armagost |
Yes |
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Boesenecker |
Excused |
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Bottoms |
Yes |
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Brown |
No |
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DeGraaf |
Yes |
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Epps |
No |
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Ricks |
No |
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Sharbini |
No |
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Willford |
No |
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Ortiz |
No |
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Woodrow |
Excused |
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YES: 3 NO: 6 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL |
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02:41:25 PM
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Motion |
Postpone House Bill 23-1193 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely. |
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| Moved |
Brown |
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| Seconded |
Ricks |
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Armagost |
No |
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Boesenecker |
Excused |
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Bottoms |
No |
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Brown |
Yes |
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DeGraaf |
No |
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Epps |
Yes |
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Ricks |
Yes |
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Sharbini |
Yes |
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Willford |
Yes |
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Ortiz |
Yes |
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|
Woodrow |
Excused |
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Final |
YES: 6 NO: 3 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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| 02:41:35 PM |
The committee adjourned. |
