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PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB22-066
SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Date May 3, 2022
Location Old Supreme Court
SB22-066 - Postponed Indefinitely
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03:34:40 PM |
Senator Woodward, bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 22-066. This bill requires the State Treasurer to transfer $1.1 billion from the General Fund to the Unemployment Compensation Fund on July 1, 2022. The bill requires the Division of Unemployment Insurance in the Department of Labor and Employment to repay the federal government $1.014 billion in advances received due to depletion of the fund during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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03:39:01 PM |
Senator Coleman proceeded with witness testimony on the bill. Submitted testimony may be found in Attachment C.
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03:39:35 PM |
Tony Gagliardi, representing
the National Federation of Independent Business, testified in support of
the bill. Chris Brown, representing the Common Sense Institute, testified
in a neutral position on the bill. The witness panel responded to committee
questions.
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03:44:54 PM |
Amendments L.004 and L.005 were distributed (Attachments D and E).
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03:47:35 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment D). |
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Simpson |
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| Seconded |
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Buckner |
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Simpson |
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Sonnenberg |
Excused |
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Jaquez Lewis |
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Coleman |
Excused |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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03:50:24 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment E). |
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Simpson |
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Buckner |
No |
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Simpson |
Yes |
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Sonnenberg |
Excused |
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Jaquez Lewis |
No |
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Coleman |
Excused |
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YES: 1 NO: 2 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL |
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03:50:26 PM |
The bill sponsor gave closing remarks. Committee members commented.
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03:53:45 PM
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Motion |
Refer Senate Bill 22-066, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Simpson |
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Buckner |
No |
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Simpson |
Yes |
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Sonnenberg |
Excused |
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Jaquez Lewis |
No |
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Coleman |
Excused |
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YES: 1 NO: 2 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL |
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03:54:14 PM
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Motion |
Postpone Senate Bill 22-066 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely. |
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Buckner |
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Buckner |
Yes |
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Simpson |
No |
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Sonnenberg |
Excused |
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Jaquez Lewis |
Yes |
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Coleman |
Excused |
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Final |
YES: 2 NO: 1 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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