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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB21-1011

SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Date Apr 22, 2021       Location Old Supreme Court

HB21-1011 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations
12:42:54 PM  
Senator Moreno and Senator Gonzales, bill sponsors, presented House Bill 21-1011. The bill increases access to multilingual ballots for voters and requires additional translation services to be offered by the Secretary of State and county clerks.

Amendment L.002 was distributed (Attachment I).
12:47:47 PM  
Senator Coleman proceeded with witness testimony on the bill. Submitted witness testimony on the bill may be found in Attachment J.
12:48:39 PM  
Gary McMurtrey, representing self, testified in a neutral position on the bill.
12:50:51 PM  
Eric Bergman, representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified to amend the bill. The witness responded to committee questions.
12:55:45 PM  
Paul Lopez, representing Denver Clerk and Recorder, testified in support of the bill. Joan Lopez, representing Arapahoe County Government, testified in support of the bill. Jean Nofles, representing AARP, testified in support of the bill.
01:04:55 PM  
Amanda Gonzalez, representing Colorado Common Cause, testified in support of the bill. Matthew Server, representing Colorado Catholic Conference, testified in support of the bill. Aly Belknap, representing New Era Colorado and America Votes, testified in support of the bill.
01:11:51 PM  
Salvador Hernandez, representing Mi Familia Vota, testified in support of the bill. Molly Fitzpatrick, representing Boulder County Clerk and Recorder, testified in support of the bill. The witness panel responded to committee questions.
01:20:54 PM  
The committee discussed the amendment.

01:21:35 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment J).
Moved Gonzales
Seconded
Jaquez Lewis
Simpson
Sonnenberg
Coleman
Gonzales
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
01:21:37 PM  
The bill sponsors gave closing remarks on the bill.  Committee members commented.

01:22:30 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 21-1011, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Gonzales
Seconded
Jaquez Lewis Yes
Simpson No
Sonnenberg No
Coleman Yes
Gonzales Yes
Final YES: 3   NO: 2   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS