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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB21-256

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date May 24, 2021       Location LSB A

SB21-256 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
04:20:19 PM  
Representatives Daugherty and Hooton, bill sponsors, introduced Senate Bill 21-256. This bill allows local governments to enact laws, regulations, or ordinances governing firearms, ammunition, and firearm components or accessories.
04:44:49 PM  
Members of the committee asked questions to the bill sponsors and commented on the bill.
05:15:39 PM  
Commissioner Claire Levy, representing Boulder County; Linds Roberts, representing themself; and Joel Loomis, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.
05:25:52 PM  
Nephi Cole, representing National Shooting Sports Foundation; Terri Goon, representing herself; Mario Acevedo, representing himself; and Prof. David Kopel, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill. Members of the committee asked questions to the panel.
05:41:54 PM  
Peter Fogg, representing Colorado Faith Communities United to End Gun Violence (CFCU); Rachel Friend, representing City of Boulder; Vic Bencomo, representing Giffords Gun Owners for Safety, Colorado; and Maisha Fields, representing Brady, testified in support of the bill.  Members of the committee asked questions to the panel.
06:00:15 PM  
Robert Edmiston, representing The Firearms Coalition of Colorado; Taylor Rhodes, representing Rocky Mountain Gun Owners; and Lesley Hollywood, representing Rally for our Rights, testified in opposition to the bill.
06:08:30 PM  
Mary Parker, representing herself and Rachel Hill, representing herself; testified in support of the bill.  Members of the committee asked questions to the panel.
06:17:58 PM  
Sylvia Bernstein, representing League of Women Voters of Boulder County; Ms. Jacqui Shumway, representing herself; Riley Miles, representing the Brady Campaign; and AnnMichelle Hill, representing Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, testified in support of the bill. Members of the committee asked questions to the panel
06:34:14 PM  
Eileen McCarron, representing Colorado Ceasefire; Dr. Myra Isenhart, representing Colorado Ceasefire Outreach; Kathy Kilmer, representing Colorado PTA, testified in support of the bill.
06:43:45 PM  
Joshua Sharf, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill.  Members of the commitee asked questions to the witness.
06:49:44 PM  
The bill sponsors and committee members made closing remarks on the bill.

07:14:33 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 21-256 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Woodrow
Seconded Amabile
Amabile Yes
Bacon Yes
Bernett Yes
Bockenfeld No
Duran Yes
Hanks No
Neville No
Valdez A. Yes
Williams No
Woodrow Yes
Kennedy Yes
Final YES: 7   NO: 4   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
07:15:45 PM  
Written testimony for this meeting can be found in Attachment D.