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69D503CAEFAD88228725899E006CA9CB Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB23-054

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Apr 27, 2023      
Location HCR 0107



SB23-054 - Referred to House Appropriations


01:46:55 PM  
Representative Velasco
and Representative Garcia, co-prime bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill
23-054, concerning the duties of the Office of Liaison for Missing and
Murdered Indigenous Relatives.  The bill expands the reporting requirements
and activities of the Office of Liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous
Relatives.  
01:51:04 PM  
Vanessa Torres, representing
Southern Ute Indian Tribe, testified in support of the bill.




Jennifer Black
Elk, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.




Emma Ragona, representing
Conservation Colorado, testified in support of the bill.




Stan Hilkey, representing
the Colorado Department of Public Safety, testified in opposition to the
bill.




Raven Payment,
representing herself, testified in support of the bill.




The panelists
responded to questions from the committee.
02:28:06 PM  
Lynnette Grey Bull,
representing Not Our Native Daughters, testified in support of the bill.




Donna Chrisjohn,
representing herself, testified in support of the bill.




Monycka Snowbird,
representing the Haseya Program, testified in support of the bill.




Daisy Bluestar,
representing the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Taskforce of
Colorado, testified in a neutral position on the bill.




The panelists
responded to questions from the committee.
02:54:35 PM  
Marcus Cyrus, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.
03:00:39 PM  
Mia Elena Tall Bull,
representing herself, testified in support of the bill.




Cassidy Mendoza,
representing himself, testified in support of the bill.




Meadow Cantreras,
representing herself, testified in support of the bill.




Committee members
commented on the testimony provided by the panelists.




Written testimony
was provided to the committee (Attachment A).

03:08:01 PM  
Representative Velasco and Representative Garcia made concluding remarks on the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.


03:16:51 PM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-054 to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Young
Seconded Gonzales-Gutierrez
Amabile Yes
Bradfield Yes
Bradley Yes
English Yes
Gonzales-Gutierrez Yes
Hamrick Yes
Holtorf Yes
Jodeh Yes
Story Yes
Young Yes
Michaelson Jenet Yes
Final YES: 11   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS