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PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS
| Date |
05/06/2021 |
| Attendance |
| Amabile |
X |
| Bacon |
* |
| Bernett |
X |
| Bockenfeld |
X |
| Duran |
X |
| Hanks |
X |
| Neville |
E |
| Valdez A. |
X |
| Williams |
X |
| Woodrow |
X |
| Kennedy |
X |
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| Time |
11:24:18 AM to 12:08:19 PM |
| Place |
LSB A |
| This Meeting was called to order by |
Kennedy |
| This Report was prepared by |
Ryan Dudley |
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| Hearing Items |
Action Taken |
| hSB21-132 |
Postponed Indefinitely |
| hHB21-1277 |
Referred to the Committee of the Whole |
| hHB21-1287 |
Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole |
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SB21-132 - Postponed Indefinitely
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11:24:31 AM |
Representative Titone, bill sponsor, reminded the committee of Senate Bill 21-132. The bill requires the Joint Technology Committee to study whether and how the General Assembly could address, through legislation, consumer protection concerns related to digital communications platforms during the 2021 legislative interim.
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11:25:49 AM |
The bill sponsor asked the committee to postpone indefinitely the bill. The committee then discussed the bill.
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11:27:36 AM
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Motion |
Postpone Senate Bill 21-132 indefinitely. |
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| Moved |
Bernett |
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| Seconded |
Williams |
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Amabile |
Yes |
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Bacon |
Yes |
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Bernett |
Yes |
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Bockenfeld |
Yes |
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Duran |
Yes |
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|
Hanks |
Yes |
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Neville |
Excused |
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Valdez A. |
Yes |
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Williams |
Yes |
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Woodrow |
Yes |
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|
Kennedy |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB21-1277 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
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11:27:46 AM |
Representatives Will
and Valdez, D., bill sponsors, introduced House Bill 21-1277. The
bill codifies current practices regarding eligibility for public assistance
for funeral, burial, and cremation expenses.
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11:31:07 AM |
Danielle Dunaway, representing Colorado Department of Human Services, testified in support of the bill.
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11:34:13 AM |
Ms. Dunaway answered
questions from the committee.
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11:39:26 AM |
The committee took
a brief recess.
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11:48:14 AM |
The bill sponsors and committee members offered closing remarks on the bill.
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11:49:38 AM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 21-1277 to the Committee of the Whole. |
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| Moved |
Duran |
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| Seconded |
Valdez A. |
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|
|
Amabile |
Yes |
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|
Bacon |
Yes |
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|
Bernett |
Yes |
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|
Bockenfeld |
Yes |
|
|
Duran |
Yes |
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|
Hanks |
Yes |
|
|
Neville |
Excused |
|
|
Valdez A. |
Yes |
|
|
Williams |
Yes |
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|
Woodrow |
Yes |
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|
Kennedy |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB21-1287 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole
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11:49:44 AM |
Representatives Soper and Gonzalez-Gutierrez, bill sponsors, presented House Bill 21-1287. The bill authorizes county clerk and recorders to allow parties to a proposed marriage or civil union to satisfy certain requirements without appearing in person.
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11:51:01 AM |
Victoria Ortega and
Rachel Duran-Zimmer, both representing Denver Clerk and Recorder Office,
testified in support of the bill.
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12:01:50 PM |
The bill sponsors offered amendment L.001 (Attachment A) and amendment L.002 (Attachment B).
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12:03:04 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.001 |
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| Moved |
Woodrow |
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| Seconded |
Valdez A. |
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Amabile |
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Bacon |
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Bernett |
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Bockenfeld |
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Duran |
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|
Hanks |
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|
|
Neville |
Excused |
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Valdez A. |
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|
Williams |
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Woodrow |
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|
Kennedy |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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12:04:40 PM
|
Motion |
Adopt amendment L.002 |
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| Moved |
Woodrow |
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| Seconded |
Duran |
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Amabile |
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Bacon |
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Bernett |
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Bockenfeld |
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|
Duran |
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|
Hanks |
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|
Neville |
Excused |
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Valdez A. |
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|
Williams |
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Woodrow |
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Kennedy |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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12:04:41 PM |
The bill sponsors offered closing remarks on the bill. Members of the committee also made closing comments.
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12:07:53 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 21-1287, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. |
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| Moved |
Woodrow |
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| Seconded |
Duran |
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Amabile |
Yes |
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|
Bacon |
Yes |
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|
Bernett |
Yes |
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Bockenfeld |
Yes |
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|
Duran |
Yes |
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|
Hanks |
Yes |
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Neville |
Excused |
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Valdez A. |
Yes |
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|
Williams |
No |
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|
Woodrow |
Yes |
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|
Kennedy |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 9 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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| 12:08:19 PM |
The committee adjourned. |
