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J_LC_2023A 04/26/2023 07:37:30 AM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Date 04/26/2023
Attendance
Amabile X
Armagost X
Coleman X
deGruy Kennedy X
Duran X
Hansen X
Hartsook X
Jodeh X
Lukens X
Lundeen X
Lynch X
Moreno X
Pelton B. X
Simpson X
Smallwood E
Winter F. X
McCluskie X
Fenberg X
Time 07:37:30 AM to 08:39:57 AM
Place Old State Library
This Meeting was called to order by Fenberg
This Report was prepared by Rachel Kurtz-Phelan
Hearing Items Action Taken
SB23-076 Referred to the Committee of the Whole
SB23-035 Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Prioritize Letter Interim Committee Requests Committee Discussion Only

SB23-076 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole


07:38:24 AM  
Representative McLachlan
and Representative Vigil, co-sponsors, presented Senate Bill 23-076, which
concerns the continuation of the Colorado Youth Advisory Council.  They
provided opening comments on the bill.


07:42:24 AM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-076 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved McCluskie
Seconded Coleman
Amabile Yes
Armagost Yes
Coleman Yes
deGruy Kennedy Yes
Duran Yes
Hansen Yes
Hartsook Yes
Jodeh Yes
Lukens Yes
Lundeen No
Lynch Yes
Moreno Yes
Pelton B. No
Simpson Yes
Smallwood Excused
Winter F. Yes
McCluskie Yes
Fenberg Yes
Final YES: 15   NO: 2   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



SB23-035 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole


07:42:31 AM  
Senator Bridges,
sponsor, presented House Bill 23-035, which concerns the operation of the
Middle-income Housing Authority.  The bill adds members to the board
of directors and expands the power of the authority to enter into public-private
partnerships  Senator Bridges gave opening comments and answered questions
from the committee.
07:43:16 AM  
Committee discussion ensued.


07:50:10 AM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-035 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved McCluskie
Seconded Duran
Amabile Yes
Armagost No
Coleman Yes
deGruy Kennedy Yes
Duran Yes
Hansen Yes
Hartsook No
Jodeh Yes
Lukens Yes
Lundeen No
Lynch No
Moreno Yes
Pelton B. No
Simpson Yes
Smallwood Excused
Winter F. Yes
McCluskie Yes
Fenberg Yes
Final YES: 12   NO: 5   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



Prioritize Letter Interim Committee Requests - Committee Discussion Only


07:50:20 AM  
Natalie Castle, Director,
Legislative Council Staff (LCS), explained the interim committee request
process and procedures.  She explained that LCS has funding for eight
meetings with an average of eight members for each meeting.  Each
letter request can be found
here.
 
A summary
of each of the six requests can be found as Attachment A.
07:54:42 AM  
Representative Michaelson
Jenet and Representative Young presented interim committee request (ICR)
2023-1, which concerns Colorado's child welfare system.  They provided
an overview of the request and explained that although they requested 10
meetings in the letter, they would like to amend the request to lower the
number to five meetings.  They answered questions from the committee.

08:07:28 AM  
Representative Marshall
presented ICR 2023-3, which concerns Colorado public records.
08:10:40 AM  
Representative Titone
presented ICR 2023-2, which concerns common interest community governance
and dispute resolution.  She answered questions from the committee.

08:14:05 AM  
Senator Rodriguez
presented ICR 2023-6, which concerns aligning definitions of recidivism.
 He answered questions from the committee.


08:20:57 AM
Motion Move to approve ICR 2023-1 for further consideration
Moved McCluskie
Seconded Duran
Amabile Yes
Armagost Yes
Coleman Yes
deGruy Kennedy Yes
Duran Yes
Hansen Yes
Hartsook Yes
Jodeh Yes
Lukens Yes
Lundeen Yes
Lynch Yes
Moreno Yes
Pelton B. Yes
Simpson Yes
Smallwood Excused
Winter F. Yes
McCluskie Yes
Fenberg Yes
YES: 17   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS


08:22:16 AM
Motion Move to approve ICR 2023-6 for further consideration
Moved Amabile
Seconded Duran
Amabile Yes
Armagost No
Coleman Yes
deGruy Kennedy Yes
Duran Yes
Hansen Yes
Hartsook No
Jodeh Yes
Lukens Yes
Lundeen No
Lynch No
Moreno Yes
Pelton B. No
Simpson No
Smallwood Excused
Winter F. Yes
McCluskie Yes
Fenberg Yes
YES: 11   NO: 6   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS


08:23:37 AM
Motion Move to approve ICR 2023-2 for further consideration
Moved deGruy Kennedy
Seconded Jodeh
Amabile Yes
Armagost No
Coleman No
deGruy Kennedy Yes
Duran No
Hansen No
Hartsook No
Jodeh Yes
Lukens Yes
Lundeen No
Lynch No
Moreno No
Pelton B. No
Simpson No
Smallwood Excused
Winter F. No
McCluskie No
Fenberg No
YES: 4   NO: 13   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL


08:28:49 AM
Motion Move to approve up to 5 meetings for ICR 2023-1, Colorado's Child Welfare System.
Moved McCluskie
Seconded Duran
Amabile Yes
Armagost Yes
Coleman Yes
deGruy Kennedy Yes
Duran Yes
Hansen Yes
Hartsook Yes
Jodeh Yes
Lukens Yes
Lundeen Yes
Lynch Yes
Moreno Yes
Pelton B. Yes
Simpson Yes
Smallwood Excused
Winter F. Yes
McCluskie Yes
Fenberg Yes
YES: 17   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS


08:31:26 AM
Motion Move to approve up to 3 meetings for ICR 2023-6, Aligning Definitions of Recidivism.
Moved Amabile
Seconded Duran
Amabile Yes
Armagost Yes
Coleman Yes
deGruy Kennedy Yes
Duran Yes
Hansen Yes
Hartsook Yes
Jodeh Yes
Lukens Yes
Lundeen No
Lynch Yes
Moreno Yes
Pelton B. Yes
Simpson Yes
Smallwood Excused
Winter F. Yes
McCluskie Yes
Fenberg Yes
YES: 16   NO: 1   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS


08:35:30 AM
Motion Move to change the appointing authority for ICR 2023-6 to one appointment by the President, one by the Speaker, one by each Majority Leader, and one by each Minority Leader.
Moved McCluskie
Seconded Duran
Amabile Yes
Armagost Yes
Coleman Yes
deGruy Kennedy Yes
Duran Yes
Hansen Yes
Hartsook Yes
Jodeh Yes
Lukens Yes
Lundeen Yes
Lynch No
Moreno Yes
Pelton B. No
Simpson No
Smallwood Excused
Winter F. Yes
McCluskie Yes
Fenberg Yes
YES: 14   NO: 3   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
08:35:31 AM  
Elizabeth Burger,
Deputy Director, Legislative Council Staff, came to the table to answer
questions about the role of nonlegislatve members in interim committees
and on task forces.


08:39:30 AM
Motion Move to allow non-legislative members to participate as nonvoting members of the committee created in ICR 2023-6.
Moved Lundeen
Seconded deGruy Kennedy
Amabile Yes
Armagost Yes
Coleman Excused
deGruy Kennedy Yes
Duran Yes
Hansen Excused
Hartsook Yes
Jodeh Yes
Lukens Yes
Lundeen Yes
Lynch Yes
Moreno Yes
Pelton B. Yes
Simpson Yes
Smallwood Excused
Winter F. Yes
McCluskie Yes
Fenberg Yes
YES: 15   NO: 0   EXC: 3   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS


08:39:57 AM   The committee adjourned.