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BILL SUMMARY For HB21-1250

SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Date May 25, 2021       Location Old State Library

HB21-1250 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations


08:47:47 PM  
Senator Fields and Senator Gardner, bill sponsors, presented House Bill 21-1250. The bill allows for a civil suit to be filed against Colorado State Patrol officers; requires multi-agency review of cases involving officer-involved civilian death; and makes other adjustments to provisions of SB 20-217.  
08:47:48 PM  
Senator Gonzales proceeded with witness testimony. Submitted testimony may be found in Attachment B.
08:50:00 PM  
Sean McCauley, representing Colorado Fraternal Order of Police, testified to amend the bill. Meghan Dollar, representing Colorado Municipal League, testified to amend the bill.
08:55:34 PM  
Ronald Sloan, representing Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police, testified to amend the bill.
09:00:05 PM  
Rainey Wikstrom, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Paul Baumann, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Anna Fritschen, representing self, testified in support of the bill.
09:07:20 PM  
Ryan Hazelwood, representing Colorado Broadcasters Association, testified in support of the bill. Chief Dave Hayes, representing Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police, testified to amend the bill.
09:12:50 PM  
Rebecca Wallace, ACLU, testfieid in support of the bill. Maureen Nueman, representing self, testified in support of the bill. The witnesses responded to committee questions.
09:22:13 PM  
Amendments L.053, L.057, L.060, L.061, L.062, and L.063  were distributed (Attachments C to H).

09:23:57 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.053 (Attachment C).
Moved Cooke
Seconded
Cooke
Jaquez Lewis
Simpson
Coleman
Gonzales
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
09:25:47 PM  
The committee discussed amendments.

09:27:42 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.057 (Attachment D).
Moved Cooke
Seconded
Cooke
Jaquez Lewis
Simpson
Coleman
Gonzales
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

09:29:43 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.060 (Attachment E).
Moved Coleman
Seconded
Cooke
Jaquez Lewis
Simpson
Coleman
Gonzales
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

09:33:52 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.061 (Attachment F).
Moved Cooke
Seconded
Cooke
Jaquez Lewis
Simpson
Coleman
Gonzales
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

09:35:56 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.062 (Attachment G).
Moved Cooke
Seconded
Cooke Yes
Jaquez Lewis No
Simpson Yes
Coleman No
Gonzales No
YES: 2   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL

09:39:27 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.063 (Attachment H).
Moved Cooke
Seconded
Cooke Yes
Jaquez Lewis No
Simpson Yes
Coleman No
Gonzales No
YES: 2   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL
09:40:04 PM  
Amendments L.055 and L.050 were distributed (Attachments I and J).

09:44:35 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.055 (Attachment I).
Moved Gonzales
Seconded
Cooke No
Jaquez Lewis Yes
Simpson No
Coleman Yes
Gonzales Yes
YES: 3   NO: 2   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
09:45:38 PM  
Committee discussion of amendments ensued.
09:47:11 PM  
The committee recessed. The committee came back to order.
10:05:19 PM  
The committee further discussed the amendment.

10:16:51 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.050 (Attachment J).
Moved Gonzales
Seconded
Cooke
Jaquez Lewis
Simpson
Coleman
Gonzales
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Withdrawn
10:17:14 PM  
The bill sponsors provided closing remarks.

10:17:36 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 21-1250, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Coleman
Seconded
Cooke Yes
Jaquez Lewis Yes
Simpson Yes
Coleman Yes
Gonzales Yes
Final YES: 5   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS