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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB21-186

SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, & TECHNOLOGY
Date Apr 5, 2021       Location SCR 352

SB21-186 - Postponed Indefinitely
01:31:53 PM  
Senator Donovan introduced Senate Bill 21-186, concerning state laws related to event ticket sales. She responded to questions from the committee.
01:35:28 PM  
Ms. Sarah Mercer, representing Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on behalf of LiveNation, testified in support of the bill.  She responded to questions from the committee.
01:47:19 PM  
Senator Donovan responded to questions from the committee.
02:03:57 PM  
The committee continued to ask questions of Ms. Mercer.
02:30:16 PM  
Mr. John Breyault, representing the National Consumers League, testified in opposition to the bill.
02:33:24 PM  
Mr. Ryan Fitts, representing Vivid Seats, testified in opposition to the bill.  He responded to questions from the committee.
02:36:45 PM  
Mr.  Brian Hess, representing the Sports Fans Coalition, testified in opposition to the bill.
02:39:17 PM  
Mr. Carl Szabo, representing NetChoice, testified in opposition to the bill.  He responded to questions from the committee.
02:44:28 PM  
Mr. Tony Keryakos, representing StubHub, testified in opposition to the bill.
02:44:56 PM  
Mr. Caleb Johnson, representing SeatGeek Inc, testified in opposition to the bill. He responded to questions from the committee.
02:50:36 PM  
Mr. Chris VanDeHoef, representing the FanFreedom Project, testified in opposition to the bill.  He responded to questions from the committee.
03:00:15 PM  
Mr. Arthur Lewis, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill.
03:00:46 PM  
Dr. Michael Neil, representing himself, testified to amend the bill.
03:02:40 PM  
Mr. Kurt Schwartzkopf, representing Live Nation Entertainment /Ticketmaster, testified in support of the bill.  He responded to questions from the committee.
03:06:25 PM  
Mr. Paul Andrews, representing National Western Stock Show & Rodeo, testified in support of the bill.  He responded to questions from the committee.
03:10:50 PM  
Mr. Michael Goldberg, representing Belly Up, Aspen, testified in support of the bill.
03:20:26 PM  
Ms. Kim Pabst, representing AXS, testified in support of the bill.
03:23:14 PM  
Mr. Brent Fedrizzi, representing AEG Presents, testified in support of the bill.
03:26:22 PM  
Mr. Matt Bell, representing Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, testified in support of the bill.
03:26:23 PM  
Additional written testimony may be found in Attachment A.
03:30:28 PM  
Senator Donovan made comments about the testimony and the possibility of amending the bill.
03:36:18 PM  
Senator Kolker made comments about the bill.
03:37:36 PM  
Senator Donovan made closing comments on the merits of the bill.
03:42:13 PM  
The committee took a recess.

03:51:50 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 21-186 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Coleman
Seconded
Coleman Yes
Kolker No
Liston No
Priola No
Woodward No
Danielson Excused
Rodriguez No
YES: 1   NO: 5   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL

03:52:05 PM
 Motion Postpone Senate Bill 21-186 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.
Moved Coleman
Seconded
Coleman No
Kolker Yes
Liston Yes
Priola Yes
Woodward Yes
Danielson Excused
Rodriguez Yes
Final YES: 5   NO: 1   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS