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7FAA34B05C569F218725850E002806FB Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB20-1273

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Date Feb 13, 2020      
Location Old Supreme Court Chamber



HB20-1273 - Postponed Indefinitely


12:17:28 AM  

The committee recessed.

12:26:00 AM  

The committee came back to order.

12:27:23 AM  

Representative Sandridge, bill sponsor, presented House Bill 20-1273. The bill prohibits male students from participating on any athletic team for female students in sixth through twelfth grade. If the participating student's sex is disputed, the student may prove their biological sex by presenting a signed physician's statement indicating the student's sex based on the student's reproductive anatomy, levels of naturally occurring testosterone, and an analysis of the student's chromosomes. Representative Sandridge answered questions from the committee.

12:48:38 AM  

James Gotrry, The Dr. James Dobson Family Institute, testified in support of the bill.

Laurel Flahive, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Michael Vidales, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

Aaron Salt, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. He read a statement from Katie McClelland.

The panel answered questions from the committee.

01:04:35 AM  

Dana Bradley, Colorado LGBT Bar Association, testified in opposition to the bill.

Elizabeth Hinkley, American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.

Jenna Clinchard, representing herself, testified in opposition of the bill.

Karla Gonzales Garcia, Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights, testified in opposition to the bill.

01:19:54 AM  

Gianna Guido, Youth Advocating for Change, testified in opposition to the bill.

Reverend Asher O'Callaghan, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Reverend Jesse Bhakti, Interfaith Alliance of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.

Mary Parker, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill.

01:35:52 AM  

Representative Sandridge made concluding remarks about the bill. The committee made comments on the bill.



01:38:59 AM
Motion Refer House Bill 20-1273 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Williams D.
Seconded Rich
Duran No
Humphrey Yes
Lontine No
Rich Yes
Sirota No
Williams D. Yes
Woodrow No
Jaquez Lewis No
Kennedy No
YES: 3   NO: 6   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL


01:39:14 AM
Motion Postpone House Bill 20-1273 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely.
Moved Jaquez Lewis
Seconded Duran
Duran Yes
Humphrey No
Lontine Yes
Rich No
Sirota Yes
Williams D. No
Woodrow Yes
Jaquez Lewis Yes
Kennedy Yes
Final YES: 6   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS