8DD976701DF5C8F587258AEE0067642C Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB24-153SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, & TECHNOLOGYDate Mar 28, 2024 Location Old Supreme Court SB24-153 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/77AE6F12846B...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/EC34865D24B7...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/D77FD55C6B5D...$File/Attachment C.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C.pdf 12:49:22 PM Senator Danielson introduced Senate Bill 24-153, concerning print access for the visually impaired. The bill provides funding to the National Federation of the Blind of Colorado to expand its literary support services. She distributed Amendment L.001 and a memorandum from the fiscal analyst modifying the information included in the fiscal note (Attachments A and B). 12:52:00 PM Mr. Curtis Chong, representing the National Federation of the Blind of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 12:57:29 PM Ms. Penn Street, representing Aftersight, testified in support of the bill. 01:00:13 PM Ms. Kim Wardlow, representing Aftersight, testified in support of the bill. 01:00:24 PM Ms. Jessica Beecham, representing the National Federation of the Blind of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 01:03:36 PM The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 01:03:37 PM Additional written testimony that was provided to the committee may be found in Attachment C. 01:05:32 PM Senator Danielson discussed the purposed Amendment L.001. 01:07:51 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 Moved Danielson Seconded Baisley Coleman Ginal Liston Sullivan Hinrichsen Danielson YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 01:08:18 PM The sponsor made closing comments on the merits of the bill. 01:09:21 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 24-153, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Danielson Seconded Baisley Yes Coleman Yes Ginal Yes Liston Yes Sullivan Yes Hinrichsen Yes Danielson Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
