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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB23-1180

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date Mar 2, 2023       Location LSB A

HB23-1180 - Postponed Indefinitely
12:45:32 PM  
Representative Marshall, bill sponsor, presented House Bill 23-1180. The bill requires counties with populations of 70,000 or more to have five county commissioners, with at least three elected by voters of the candidate’s district.
The committee asked questions to the sponsor.
12:57:01 PM  
A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Commissioner Lynn Baca, representing Adams County Board of Commissioners, testified in opposition to the bill. Eric Bergman, representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in opposition to the bill and presented a handout to the committee (Attachment A). Commissioner Abe Laydon, representing Douglas County, testified in opposition to the bill. Commissioner Jody Shadduck McNally, representing Larimer County, testified in opposition to the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel.
01:11:03 PM  
A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Commissioner Claire Levy, representing Boulder County, testified in opposition to the bill. Commissioner Cody Davis, representing Mesa County, testified in opposition to the bill. Commissioner George Teal, representing Douglas County, testified in opposition to the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel.
01:25:36 PM  
A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Jim Smith, representing themself, testified in support of the bill and presented handouts to the committee (Attachment B).  Matthew Burde, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Catherine Lees, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel.
01:36:34 PM  
A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Celeste Landry, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. Jennifer Samano, representing ACLU of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. James Clark Huff, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Tom Hoffman, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. George Pillsbury, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Michael Greenberger, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ray Goodhart, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Angela Thomas, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
01:36:35 PM  
Written testimony for the bill can be found in Attachment C.
01:36:36 PM  
The bill sponsor presented amendment L.002 (Attachment D) to the committee. The committee disucussed the amendment.

01:56:55 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment D)
Moved Ricks
Seconded Epps
Armagost
Boesenecker
Bottoms
Brown
DeGraaf
Epps
Ricks
Sharbini
Willford
Ortiz
Woodrow Excused
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
01:57:12 PM  
The bill sponsor made closing comments. The committee made closing comments.

02:13:56 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 23-1180, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Epps
Seconded Brown
Armagost No
Boesenecker No
Bottoms No
Brown Yes
DeGraaf No
Epps Yes
Ricks Yes
Sharbini Yes
Willford No
Ortiz Yes
Woodrow Excused
YES: 5   NO: 5   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL

02:15:30 PM
 Motion Postpone House Bill 23-1180 indefinitely.
Moved Boesenecker
Seconded Willford
Armagost Yes
Boesenecker Yes
Bottoms Yes
Brown No
DeGraaf Yes
Epps No
Ricks Yes
Sharbini Yes
Willford Yes
Ortiz No
Woodrow Excused
Final YES: 7   NO: 3   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS