h_fin_2016a_2016-04-07t11:12:00z3 Hearing Summary

Date: 04/07/2016

11:32 AM -- HB16-1386



Representative Kraft-Tharp, sponsor, introduced House Bill 16-1386. The bill creates the Necessary Document program in the Office of Health Equity in the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). The purpose of the program is to help Colorado residents who are victims of domestic violence, impacted by a natural disaster, low-income, disabled, homeless, or elderly pay the fees to acquire a necessary document. Necessary documents are defined as social security cards, driver's licenses, identification cards, or a vital statistics report (such as a birth, death, or marriage certificate). Representative Kraft-Tharp distributed amendment L.001 (Attachment A) to the committee.



16HouseFin0407AttachA.pdf



11:37 AM -- Ms. Carol Haller, representing Colorado Legal Services, testified in support of the bill. She answered several committee questions



11:37 AM -- Mr. Luis Linares, representing Metro Caring, testified in support of the bill and answered several committee questions.



11:55 AM -- Ms. Elizabeth Steele, representing the League of Woman Voters, testified in support of the bill.



11:56 AM -- Ms. Lydia Waligorski, representing the Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence, testified in support of the bill.