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BILL SUMMARY For SB25-077

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date Mar 10, 2025       Location LSB A

SB25-077 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole


03:04:18 PM  
Representative Soper and Representative Carter, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 25-077, concerning modifications to the "Colorado Open Records Act" (CORA). The bill makes multiple changes to CORA primarily related to the time frame a custodian of public records at a public agency has to respond to a request. The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
03:19:07 PM  
Megan McCall, representing the Office of Legislative Legal Services, responded to questions from the committee. Representative Soper and Representative Carter responded to additional questions from the committee.
03:25:53 PM  
Brandon Wark, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Cory Gaines, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Linda Hutchinson, representing the League of Women Voters of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Jessica Capsel, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Erin Meschke, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.

The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
03:47:33 PM  
Heather Stauffer, representing the Colorado Municipal League, testified to amend the bill. Karen Wick, representing Jefferson County, testified to amend the bill. Meredith Henry, representing the Arc of Colorado, testified to amend the bill. Jeffrey Roberts, representing the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition, testified to amend the bill. Natalie Menten, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. Mike Rawluk, representing themself, testified to amend the bill.
Liz Wilson, representing the Pro-Colorado Education Project, testified to amend the bill.


The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
04:17:05 PM  
Dr. Jubal Yennie, representing the Colorado Association of School Boards, testified in support of the bill. David Ayraud, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

The panelists responded to questions from the committee.

Written testimony (Attachment B) was provided to the committee.
04:30:53 PM  

Representative Carter explained amendment L.002 (Attachment C). Representative Soper answered questions from the committee.


04:33:29 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C).
Moved Carter
Seconded Feret
Bottoms
Bradley
Carter
Espenoza
Feret
Froelich
Luck
Mabrey
Ricks
Clifford
Willford
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:33:30 PM  
Representative Carter and Representative Soper made concluding remarks on the bill.

04:37:13 PM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 25-077, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Carter
Seconded Feret
Bottoms No
Bradley No
Carter Yes
Espenoza Yes
Feret Yes
Froelich Yes
Luck No
Mabrey Yes
Ricks Yes
Clifford Yes
Willford Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS