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02:49:40 PM |
The committee took
a brief recess. |
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03:00:09 PM |
The committee came
back to order. Senator Buckner and President Fenberg, co-sponsors,
introduced House Bill 22-1295. The bill establishes the duties for
the Department of Early Childhood, moves existing programs to the new department,
and establishes the new universal preschool program. The sponsors
answered several committee questions. |
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03:17:03 PM |
Committee discussion
continued with the bill sponsors. |
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03:35:26 PM |
Committee discussion
continued with the sponsors. |
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03:44:52 PM |
Bill Jaeger, representing
the Colorado Children's Campaign, testified in support of the bill. AnnaJo
Haynes, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. M.
Michael Cooke, Early Childhood Transition Director, testified in support
of the bill. Written testimony may be found in Attachment C.
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04:07:35 PM |
Discussion ensued with the previous witnesses. |
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04:34:27 PM |
Discussion continued
with the witnesses on IT systems, work with counties and local governments,
program funding, local coordinating organizations (LCOs), and other topics
related to items within the bill. |
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05:13:52 PM |
Discussion continued with the witnesses about certain aspects of the bill. |
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05:34:21 PM |
The committee took
a brief recess.
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05:40:14 PM |
The committee came
back to order. |
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05:42:36 PM |
Pamela Harris, representing
Mile High Early Learning, testified in support of the bill. Tom Massey,
representing the Early Childhood Leadership Commission, testified in support
of the bill. Jeanne McQueeney, representing the Early Childhood Leadership
Commission, testified in support of the bill. |
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05:50:30 PM |
Committee discussion
ensued with the witnesses. |
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06:17:42 PM |
Carrie Kennedy, representing
Colorado Association of Family Child Care (CAFCC), testified in support
of the bill. George Davis V, representing himself, testified in support
of the bill. Brenda Dickhoner, representing Ready Colorado, testified
in support of the bill. |
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06:23:58 PM |
Corinne DePersis,
representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Jossy Martinez,
representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Khatira Amn,
representing the Spring Institute, testified in support of the bill. Ms.
Amn read and translated the testimony on behalf of a parent. |
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06:43:25 PM |
Carrie Warren-Gully,
representing Arapahoe County and Colorado Counties Inc., testified to amend
the bill. Scott James, representing Weld County and Colorado Counties
Inc., testified to amend the bill. Jamie Ulrich, representing Weld
County Department of Human Services and Colorado Counties Inc., testified
to amend the bill. John Swartout, representing Colorado Counties
Inc., testified to amend the bill.
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07:25:52 PM |
Discussion continued with county representatives. |
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08:05:37 PM |
Committee discussion continued with county representatives. |
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08:15:48 PM |
Heather O'Hayre,
representing the Larimer County Department of Human Services, testified
to amend the bill. Amie Baca-Oehlert, representing the Colorado Education
Association, testified in support of the bill. Commissioner Beth
Melton, representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified to amend the bill.
Elisabeth Lawrence, representing Summit County and Colorado Counties
Inc., testified to amend the bill. Michelle Murphy, representing
Colorado Rural Schools Alliance, testified to amend the bill.
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08:50:23 PM |
The committee took
a brief recess.
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08:56:40 PM |
The committee came
back to order. Anne Keke, representing herself, testified in support
of the bill. Heather Tritten, representing Parent Possible, testified
in support of the bill. Adeeb Khan, representing Delta Dental of
Colorado, Executives Partnering to Invest in Children, and Colorado Succeeds,
testified in support of the bill. Patty Hernandez, representing
Clayton Early Learning, testified in support of the bill. John Faught,
representing The Kempe Foundation, testified in support of the bill. |
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09:11:10 PM |
Yaeel Duarte, representing
herself, testified in support of the bill. Natalie Parez, representing
herself, testified in support of the bill. |
09:22:33 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.044 (Attachment D) |
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Buckner |
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Kirkmeyer |
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Lundeen |
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Priola |
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Zenzinger |
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Story |
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Bridges |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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09:27:14 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.048 (Attachment E) |
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Buckner |
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Buckner |
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Kirkmeyer |
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Lundeen |
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Priola |
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Zenzinger |
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Bridges |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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09:31:19 PM |
Julie Pelegrin, representing
the Office of Legislative Legal Services, came to the table to answer questions
about amendment L.051. |
09:33:55 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.051 (Attachment F) |
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Buckner |
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Buckner |
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Kirkmeyer |
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Lundeen |
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Priola |
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Zenzinger |
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Story |
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Bridges |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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09:36:27 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.057 (Attachment G) |
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Kirkmeyer |
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Buckner |
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Kirkmeyer |
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Lundeen |
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Priola |
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Zenzinger |
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Bridges |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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09:39:50 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.045 (Attachment H) |
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Zenzinger |
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Buckner |
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Kirkmeyer |
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Lundeen |
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Priola |
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Bridges |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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09:49:01 PM
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Motion |
This is a conceptual amendment. Unstrike page 1, line 25 and 26, and page 2, unstrike line 15 through 18. |
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Zenzinger |
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Buckner |
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Kirkmeyer |
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Lundeen |
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Priola |
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Zenzinger |
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Bridges |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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09:49:41 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.059 as amended (Attachment I) |
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Kirkmeyer |
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Buckner |
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Kirkmeyer |
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Lundeen |
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Priola |
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Zenzinger |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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10:00:19 PM |
The committee took
a brief recess. |
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10:11:35 PM |
The committee came
back to order. |
10:13:37 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.065 (Attachment J) |
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Zenzinger |
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Buckner |
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Kirkmeyer |
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Lundeen |
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Priola |
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Zenzinger |
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Bridges |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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10:16:11 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.068 (Attachment K) |
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Zenzinger |
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Buckner |
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Kirkmeyer |
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Lundeen |
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Priola |
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Zenzinger |
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Bridges |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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10:17:43 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.070 (Attachment L) |
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Zenzinger |
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Buckner |
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Kirkmeyer |
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Lundeen |
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Priola |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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10:31:19 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.052 (Attachment M) |
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Kirkmeyer |
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Buckner |
No |
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Kirkmeyer |
Yes |
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Lundeen |
Yes |
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Priola |
No |
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Zenzinger |
No |
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Story |
Yes |
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Bridges |
No |
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YES: 3 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL
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10:39:10 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.058, severed Part A (Attachment N) |
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Kirkmeyer |
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Buckner |
No |
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Kirkmeyer |
Yes |
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Lundeen |
Yes |
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Priola |
No |
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Zenzinger |
No |
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Story |
No |
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Bridges |
No |
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YES: 2 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL
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10:46:47 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.062 (Attachment O) |
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Priola |
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Buckner |
Yes |
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Kirkmeyer |
Yes |
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Lundeen |
Yes |
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Priola |
Yes |
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Zenzinger |
Yes |
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Story |
No |
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Bridges |
Yes |
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YES: 6 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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10:48:51 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.061 (Attachment P) |
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| Moved |
Priola |
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Buckner |
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Kirkmeyer |
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Lundeen |
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Priola |
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Zenzinger |
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Story |
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Bridges |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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10:50:10 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.071 (Attachment Q) |
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| Moved |
Priola |
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Buckner |
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Kirkmeyer |
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Lundeen |
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Priola |
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Zenzinger |
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Story |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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10:51:20 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.074 (Attachment R) |
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| Moved |
Priola |
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Buckner |
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Kirkmeyer |
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Lundeen |
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Priola |
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Zenzinger |
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Story |
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Bridges |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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10:51:43 PM |
President Fenberg
and Senator Buckner provided closing remarks on the bill. |
10:58:41 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 22-1295, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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| Moved |
Buckner |
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| Seconded |
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Buckner |
Yes |
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Kirkmeyer |
No |
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Lundeen |
No |
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Priola |
Yes |
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Zenzinger |
Yes |
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Story |
Yes |
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Bridges |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 5 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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