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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB23-111

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date Apr 24, 2023       Location LSB A

SB23-111 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations
06:01:17 PM  
The committee recessed.
06:04:44 PM  
The committee came back to order.
06:05:52 PM  
Representatives Titone and Woodrow, bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 23-111, concerning public employees' workplace protection from employer retaliation. The bill establishes certain rights for public employees and associated enforcement procedures. The bill defines public employee.
06:10:12 PM  
A panel of witnesses testified to the committee.

Richard Rosenblatt, representing the Colorado AFL-CIO, testified in support of the bill.

Tim Hernandez, representing the Colorado Education Association, testified in support of the bill.

Kayleigh TenBarge, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Dr. Wendy Bolyard, representing the United Campus Workers of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Jacob Oldefest, representing Denver Health Workers United, testified in support of the bill.

The committee aksed questions to the panel.
06:30:47 PM  
A panel of witnesses testified to the committee.

Dianne Criswell, representing the Special District Association of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.

Eric Bergman, representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in opposition to the bill. He provided a handout to the committee (Attachment H).

Jaclyn Terwey, representing the Colorado Municipal League, testified in opposition to the bill.

Mark Tisdale, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.

The committee aksed questions to the panel.
06:43:50 PM  
Jade Kelly, representing the Communication Workers of America Local 7799, testified in support of the bill.

Amie Baca-Oehlert, representing the Colorado Education Association, testified in support of the bill.

Brian Wood, representing the UCHealth Workers Union, testified in support of the bill.

Collette Simpkins, representing the Colorado Education Association, testified in support of the bill.
06:52:55 PM  
A panel of witnesses testified to the committee.

Kevin Walek, representing the Colorado Education Association, testified in support of the bill.

David Graf, representing the Colorado Education Association, testified in support of the bill.

Ben Carter, representing the Mountain View Professional Firefighters, testified in support of the bill.

Travis Weiner, representing the Defenders Union of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
07:04:15 PM  
Naomi Perera, representing Colorado Professional Firefighters, testified in support of the bill.

Written testimony for this bill can be found in Attachment I).
 
 
07:07:05 PM  
Representative Woodrow presented Amendment L.017 (Attachment J). The committee discussed the amendment.

07:08:29 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.017 (Attachment J)
Moved Woodrow
Seconded Willford
Armagost
Boesenecker Excused
Bottoms
Brown
DeGraaf
Epps
Ricks
Sharbini
Willford
Ortiz
Woodrow
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
07:08:31 PM  
The bill sponsors made closing comments. Committee members made closing comments.

07:16:57 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-111, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Woodrow
Seconded Sharbini
Armagost No
Boesenecker Yes
Bottoms No
Brown Yes
DeGraaf No
Epps Yes
Ricks Yes
Sharbini Yes
Willford Yes
Ortiz Yes
Woodrow Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS