Representatives Lindsay and Herod introduced and explained House Bill 23B-1001 concerning measures to protect residential tenants in Colorado.  The bill creates the emergency rental assistance grant program for tenants with an annual household incoome of 80 percent or less than the area median income and are at risk of eviction or displacement.

The bill sponsors responded to questions from committee members.

The bill sponsors continued to respond to questions.

The committee took a brief recess.

The committee came back to order.

Zack Newman, Chief Executive Officer representing the Community Economic Defense Project, testified in support of the bill.  Erin Meschke, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. Thomas Davidson, representing Commissioners and Counties and Commissioners Acting Together, testified in support of the bill.  Additional witness testimony is included as Attachment A.

The witnesses responded to questions from committee members.

The witnesses continued to respond to questions from committee members.

Representative Lindsay introduced and explained Amendment L.001 (Attachment B).

The bill sponsors made closing remarks.

Committee members made comments.