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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB21-199

SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Date Apr 13, 2021       Location Old Supreme Court

SB21-199 - Committee Discussion Only
02:19:42 PM  
Senator Jaquez Lewis and Senator Winter, bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 21-199 to the committee.  This bill repeals the broad prohibition of providing state and local public benefits to individuals not lawfully present, and repeals specific requirements that individuals must be lawfully present when applying for a professional licenses, public works contracts, and local business licenses. The bill expands what forms of identifications may be accepted by state agencies and repeals the Secure and Verifiable Identity Act.

Amendments L.001, L.002, L.003, and L.004 were distributed (Attachments A, B, C, and D).
02:34:41 PM  
The bill sponsors responded to committee questions.
02:40:25 PM  
Senator Gonzales proceeded with witness testimony on the bill.  Submitted testimony on the bill may be found in Attachment E.
02:41:08 PM  
Alison Neswood, representing Colorado Center on Law and Policy, testified in support of the bill. Nazia Hasan, representing Bell Policy Center, testified in support of the bill. Theresa Trujilo, representing Coalition for Immigrant Health, testified in support of the bill. The witness panel responded to committee questions.
03:09:16 PM  
An anonymous witness, representing self, read her mother's testimony in support of the bill. An anonymous witness, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Mary Margaret Fouse-Bishop, representing Colorado Association of Local Public Health Officials, testified in support of the bill. Lindsey Vigoda, representing Small Business Majority, testified in support of the bill. The witness panel responded to committee questions.
03:20:12 PM  
Alejandro Flores, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Thomas Davidson, Cities and Counties Acting Together, testified in support of the bill. Lorena Garcia, representing self, testified in support of the bill. The witness panel responded to committee questions.
03:40:19 PM  
Laurel Herndon, representing Immigrant Legal Center of Boulder County, was available for questions. Megan Burch, representing Eagle County Department of Human Services, testified in support of the bill. Mark Turner, representing Colorado Nonprofit Association, testified in support of the bill.
03:47:01 PM  
The bill sponsors commented on testimony and amendments.
03:52:10 PM  
The committee recessed.
03:56:06 PM  
The committee came back to order.
03:56:32 PM  
The bill sponsors responded to committee questions. The chair laid the bill over for action at a later date.