893BE29CECB74BE78725899E0057D08D Hearing Summary

Representatives McLachlan and Evans presented Senate Bill 23-249 to the committee. The bill creates the new crime of falsely reporting a mass shooting and expands the crime of falsely reporting an emergency to include when a threat causes a shelter-in-place order.

Matt Cook, representing Colorado Association of School Boar, testified in support of the bill. Mollie Steinemann, representing Colorado Municipal League, testified in support of the bill. Grant Fevurly, representing Department of Law, testified in support of the bill. Joe Michaels, representing Department of Law , testified in support of the bill.

Dr. Wendy Rubin, representing Colorado Association of School Executives, testified in support of the bill. Kevin Vick, representing Colorado Education Association , testified in support of the bill. Director Kevin Klein, representing Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management - Colorado Department of Public Safety, testified in support of the bill.

Sheriff David Lucero, representing County Sheriffs of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Representative Bacon distributed and explained amendments L.001 and L.002 (Attachments A and B). Committee members discussed the amendments. The Chair announced that the bill would be laid over for action later in the meeting.