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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB24-1121

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AFFAIRS & LABOR
Date Feb 29, 2024       Location HCR 0112

HB24-1121 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole
02:02:13 PM  
Representatives Titone and Woodrow, co-prime bill sponsors, opened on House Bill 24-1121 regarding consumer rights to repair digital electrical equipment. Members of the committee asked questions.

Handouts were distributed to the committee (Attachment C).
02:15:33 PM  
Danny Katz, representing CoPIRG (Colorado Public Interest Research Group), testified in support of the bill. Mr. Steven Nichol, representing Google, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Paul Roberts, representing Secure Repairs, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Nathan Seidle, representing SparkFun Electronics Inc, testified in support of the bill.
02:25:16 PM  
Mr. Wayne Seltzer, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Chad MacDonald, representing Genius IT Solutions, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Mikayla Branz, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Liz Chamberlain, representing iFixit, testified in support of the bill.

Members of the panel answered questions from members of the committee.
02:38:43 PM  
Ms. Ruthie Barko, representing TechNet, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Dustin Brighton, representing Repair Done Right Coalition, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. John Prendergast, representing Alarm Industry Communications Committee, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Tony Gagliardi, representing National Federation of Independent Business, testified in support of the bill.

The panel answered questions from the committee.
02:59:59 PM  
Henry Stiles, representing Environment Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Mr. David Suding, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Christine Todaro, representing Federal Trade Commission, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Ryan Call, representing Eco-Cycle, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Gay Gordon-Byrne, representing Digital Right to Repair Coalition, testified in support of the bill.

Written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment D).
03:12:18 PM  
Representative Titone explained Amendment L.001 (Attachment E).

03:15:19 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001
Moved Ricks
Seconded Lieder
Armagost
Clifford
English
Frizell
Lieder
Lindstedt
Lynch
Mabrey
Mauro
Ricks
Amabile
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:15:20 PM  
Representative Titone explained amendment L.002 (Attachment F).

03:17:04 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.002
Moved Ricks
Seconded Clifford
Armagost
Clifford
English
Frizell
Lieder
Lindstedt
Lynch
Mabrey
Mauro
Ricks
Amabile
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:17:04 PM  
Representative Titone explained amendment L.004 (Attachment G).

03:19:21 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.004
Moved Ricks
Seconded Clifford
Armagost
Clifford
English
Frizell
Lieder
Lindstedt
Lynch
Mabrey
Mauro
Ricks
Amabile
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:19:22 PM  
Representatives Titone and Woodrow gave closing remarks on House Bill 24-1121. Members of the committee gave closing remarks.

03:28:06 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 24-1121, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Ricks
Seconded Lieder
Armagost No
Clifford Yes
English Yes
Frizell No
Lieder Yes
Lindstedt Yes
Lynch No
Mabrey Yes
Mauro Yes
Ricks Yes
Amabile Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS