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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB25-1036

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Date Feb 3, 2025       Location HCR 0112

HB25-1036 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations
01:33:38 PM  
Representative Velasco, sponsor, presented House Bill 25-1036. The bill creates the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) special license plate to be issued by January 1, 2026. The license plate will be available to applicants that pay two one-time fees of $25 each, in addition to standard license plate fees and taxes to the Department of Revenue (DOR). Applicants must also make a minimum $25 donation to the Office of the Liaison for MMIR in the Department of Public Safety (DPS). Donations to the office must be used to support its duties and to provide financial support to MMIR families. Rep. Velasco responded to questions from committee members.
01:41:30 PM  
John Armstrong, Legislative Council Staff, answered questions about the bill's fiscal note. Rep. Velasco continued to respond to committee member questions.
01:45:40 PM  
Lorelei Cloud, representing the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, testified in support of the bill. Melody Delmar, representing the Office of the Liaison for Missing or Murdered Indigenous Relatives, testified in support of the bill. Candice Vigil, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Renee Chacon, representing Women From The Mountain, testified in support of the bill. The witnesses responded to questions from the committee.
01:58:57 PM  

Monycka Snowbird, representing MMIR Task Force of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Raven Payment, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Z Willbanks, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Shawna Johnson, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Cheyenne Howe, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Micaela IronShell-Dominguez, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
02:16:01 PM  
Representative Velasco presented amendments L.001 (Attachment A), L.002 (Attachment B), and L.003 (Attachment C). Committee members also received a fact sheet about the bill (Attachment D).

02:16:34 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001
Moved Titone
Seconded Garcia
Brooks
Camacho
DeGraaf
Garcia
Gonzalez R.
Hartsook
Joseph Excused
Marshall
Stewart R.
Weinberg Excused
Zokaie
Titone
Lindstedt
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 2   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
02:17:39 PM  
Mr. Armstrong returned to the table to answer questions about amendment L.002. Rep. Velasco also responded to committee member questions.

02:20:44 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.002
Moved Titone
Seconded Garcia
Brooks
Camacho
DeGraaf
Garcia
Gonzalez R.
Hartsook
Joseph Excused
Marshall
Stewart R.
Weinberg Excused
Zokaie
Titone
Lindstedt
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 2   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

02:21:42 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.003
Moved Titone
Seconded Garcia
Brooks
Camacho
DeGraaf
Garcia
Gonzalez R.
Hartsook
Joseph Excused
Marshall
Stewart R.
Weinberg Excused
Zokaie
Titone
Lindstedt
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 2   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
02:21:43 PM  
The committee recessed.
02:26:56 PM  
The committee reconvened. Representative Velasco provided concluding comments on the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.

02:35:53 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 25-1036, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Titone
Seconded Gonzalez R.
Brooks Yes
Camacho Yes
DeGraaf Yes
Garcia Yes
Gonzalez R. Yes
Hartsook Yes
Joseph Yes
Marshall No
Stewart R. Yes
Weinberg Yes
Zokaie Yes
Titone Yes
Lindstedt Yes
Final YES: 12   NO: 1   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS