H_SA_2021A 04/05/2021 01:35:02 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS Date 04/05/2021 Attendance Amabile X Bacon X Bernett X Bockenfeld X Duran X Hanks E Neville E Valdez A. X Williams X Woodrow X Kennedy X Time 01:35:02 PM to 01:59:18 PM Place LSB A This Meeting was called to order by Kennedy This Report was prepared by Ryan Dudley Hearing Items Action Taken hHB21-1212 Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole hHB21-1231 Referred to the Committee of the Whole HB21-1212 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/8E08E7821767...$File/21HouseState0405AttachA.pdf?OpenElement 21HouseState0405AttachA.pdf 01:35:15 PM Representative Soper, bill sponsor, introduced House Bill 21-1212. The bill requires the Governor to consider diversity when making appointments. It minimally increases state workload on an ongoing basis. 01:36:47 PM Members of the committee asked questions to the bill sponsor and offered comments. 01:40:02 PM Julie Reiskin, representing the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, testified in support of the bill. 01:46:50 PM Representative Soper introuduced amendment L.002 (Attachment A). He requested a conceptual amendment to fix a typo. 01:46:51 PM Motion Adopt a conceptual amendment to correct duplicate wording on line 3 of amendment L.002. Moved Kennedy Seconded Woodrow Amabile Bacon Bernett Bockenfeld Duran Hanks Excused Neville Excused Valdez A. Williams Woodrow Kennedy YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 01:47:32 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 Moved Duran Seconded Williams Amabile Bacon Bernett Bockenfeld Duran Hanks Excused Neville Excused Valdez A. Williams Woodrow Kennedy YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 01:48:24 PM Motion Refer House Bill 21-1212, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Valdez A. Seconded Williams Amabile Yes Bacon Yes Bernett Yes Bockenfeld No Duran Yes Hanks Excused Neville Excused Valdez A. Yes Williams Yes Woodrow Yes Kennedy Yes Final YES: 8 NO: 1 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB21-1231 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole 01:48:51 PM Representatives Lynch and Ortiz, bill sponsors, introduced House Bill 21-1231. The bill adds "Space National Guard" to provisions in state statute that mention the Colorado Army National Guard and the Air National Guard, and "Space Force" to provisions in statute that list the branches of the United States armed forces. 01:50:36 PM Brigadier General Laura Clellan and Colonel Michael Lockette, representing the Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, testified in support of the bill. 01:57:09 PM Representatives Lynch and Ortiz offered closing remarks to House Bill 21-1231. Members of the committee offered closing remarks as well. 01:59:10 PM Motion Refer House Bill 21-1231 to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Woodrow Seconded Valdez A. Amabile Yes Bacon Yes Bernett Yes Bockenfeld Yes Duran Yes Hanks Excused Neville Excused Valdez A. Yes Williams Yes Woodrow Yes Kennedy Yes Final YES: 9 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 01:59:18 PM The committee adjourned.