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PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, & TECHNOLOGY
| Date |
05/02/2023 |
| Attendance |
| Baisley |
* |
| Coleman |
* |
| Ginal |
X |
| Hinrichsen |
X |
| Liston |
X |
| Sullivan |
X |
| Will |
* |
| Danielson |
* |
| Rodriguez |
* |
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| Time |
07:04:24 PM to 10:15:25 PM |
| Place |
Old Supreme Court |
| This Meeting was called to order by |
Rodriguez |
| This Report was prepared by |
Jeanette Chapman |
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| Hearing Items |
Action Taken |
| hHB23-1076 |
Referred to Senate Appropriations |
| hHB23-1297 |
Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar |
| hHB23-1288 |
Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar |
| hHB23-1174 |
Referred to Senate Appropriations |
| hHB23-1078 |
Postponed Indefinitely |
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HB23-1076 - Referred to Senate Appropriations
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07:04:42 PM |
Senator Marchman
introduced House Bill 23-1076, concerning workers' compensation. The
bill modifies workers' compensation benefits and creates additional avenues
to prehearings at the Division of the Independent Medical Examiner.
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07:08:17 PM |
Stephan Marsh, representing the Workers' Compensation Education Association, testified in support of the bill.
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07:10:16 PM |
Stephanie Tucker, representing the Workers' Compensation Education Association, testified in support of the bill.
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07:12:03 PM |
Dr. Kathryn Mueller,
representing the Colorado Medical Society, testified in support of the
bill.
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07:15:11 PM |
The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
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07:15:12 PM |
Additional written
testimony that was provided to the committee may be found in Attachment
A.
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07:22:26 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 23-1076 to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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| Moved |
Danielson |
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| Seconded |
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Baisley |
No |
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Coleman |
Yes |
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Ginal |
Yes |
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Hinrichsen |
Yes |
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Liston |
Yes |
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Sullivan |
Yes |
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Will |
Yes |
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Danielson |
Yes |
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Rodriguez |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 8 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB23-1297 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar
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07:23:58 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 23-1297 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. |
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| Moved |
Liston |
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| Seconded |
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Baisley |
Yes |
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Coleman |
Yes |
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Ginal |
Yes |
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Hinrichsen |
Yes |
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Liston |
Yes |
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Sullivan |
Yes |
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Will |
Yes |
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Danielson |
Yes |
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Rodriguez |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 9 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB23-1288 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar
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07:25:16 PM |
The committee took a recess.
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07:25:28 PM |
The committee came back to order.
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07:29:35 PM |
Senator Roberts introduced
House Bill 23-1288 concerning fair access to insurance requirements. The
bill creates the FAIR Plan Association to offer property insurance coverage
that is not otherwise available on the market, consisting of all companies
offering property insurance to the state.
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07:34:20 PM |
Ms. Ashley Stolzmann, representing Boulder County, testified in support of the bill.
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07:35:18 PM |
Commissioner Michael Conway, representing the Colorado Division of Insurance, testified in support of the bill.
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07:36:38 PM |
Susan Minamizono, representing the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, testified in support of the bill.
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07:40:06 PM |
Commissioner Rich
Cimino, representing Counties & Commissioners Acting Together (CCAT),
testified in support of the bill.
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07:42:25 PM |
The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
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07:44:23 PM |
Mrs. Kelly Campbell, representing the American Property Casualty Insurance Association, testified in a neutral position on the bill.
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07:57:03 PM |
Mr Dan Jablan, representing the Rocky Mountain Insurance Association, testified in a neutral position on the bill.
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07:58:36 PM |
Jennifer Goodrum,
representing the Colorado Camps Network, testified in support of the bill.
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08:03:51 PM |
Senator Roberts made closing comments on the merits of the bill.
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08:05:38 PM |
Committee members made closing comments on the merits of the bill.
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08:08:35 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 23-1288 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. |
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| Moved |
Rodriguez |
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| Seconded |
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Baisley |
Yes |
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Coleman |
Yes |
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Ginal |
Yes |
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Hinrichsen |
Excused |
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Liston |
Yes |
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Sullivan |
Yes |
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Will |
Yes |
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Danielson |
Yes |
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Rodriguez |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 8 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB23-1174 - Referred to Senate Appropriations
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08:09:02 PM |
Senators Baisley
and Roberts introduced House Bill 23-1174, concerning homeowner's insurance
underinsurance. The bill specifies what insurers must consider in
establishing replacement cost coverage for homeowners, and requires the
Division of Insurance to publish an annual report on replacement costs.
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08:14:48 PM |
Mrs. Kelly Campbell,
representing the American Property Casualty Insurance Association, testified
in a neutral position on the bill.
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08:16:04 PM |
Mr. Dan Jablan, representing Cherry Point Strategies, testified in a neutral position on the bill.
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08:16:56 PM |
Ms. Ashley Stolzmann, representing Boulder County, testified in support of the bill.
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08:20:27 PM |
Commissioner Michael Conway, representing the Colorado Division of Insurance, testified in support of the bill.
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08:23:06 PM |
Commissioner Rich Cimino, representing Counties & Commissioners Acting Together (CCAT), testified in support of the bill.
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08:26:47 PM |
Ms. Wendy Wyss, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
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08:26:48 PM |
Additional written
testimony that was provided to the committee may be found in Attachment
B.
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08:34:27 PM |
Senator Baisley made closing comments on the merits of the bill.
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08:37:00 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 23-1174 to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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| Moved |
Baisley |
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| Seconded |
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Baisley |
Yes |
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Coleman |
Excused |
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Ginal |
Yes |
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Hinrichsen |
Yes |
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Liston |
Yes |
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Sullivan |
Yes |
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Will |
Excused |
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Danielson |
Yes |
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Rodriguez |
Excused |
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Final |
YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 3 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB23-1078 - Postponed Indefinitely
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08:37:24 PM |
The committee took a recess.
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08:37:36 PM |
The committee came
back to order.
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08:42:01 PM |
Senators Hansen and
Winter introduced House Bill 23-1078, concerning unemployment insurance.
The bill creates a dependent allowance for an individual receiving
unemployment compensation. The sponsors distributed Amendment L.018 to
the committee (Attachment C). They responded to questions from the
committee.
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08:54:18 PM |
Angelique Espinoza, representing Good Business Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
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08:54:41 PM |
Melissa Benjamin, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
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08:57:39 PM |
Jennifer Sherer, representing the Economic Policy Institute, testified in support of the bill.
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08:59:23 PM |
Caitlin Adams, representing the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, testified in opposition to the bill.
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09:04:34 PM |
Mrs. Loren Furman, representing the Colorado Chamber of Commerce, testified in opposition to the bill.
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09:06:30 PM |
Phil Spesshardt, representing the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, testified in opposition to the bill.
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09:08:45 PM |
The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
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09:12:42 PM |
Ryan Gedney, representing the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, responded to questions from the committee.
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09:27:50 PM |
The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
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09:28:06 PM |
Kathy White, representing the Colorado Fiscal Institute, testified in support of the bill.
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09:30:12 PM |
Mar Galvez Seminario, representing the Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights, testified in support of the bill.
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09:33:07 PM |
Dennis Dougherty, representing the Colorado AFL-CIO, testified in support of the bill.
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09:35:34 PM |
Kevin Vick, representing the Colorado Education Association, testified in support of the bill.
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09:37:29 PM |
Rachel Beck, representing the Colorado Competitive Council, testified in opposition to the bill.
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09:40:27 PM |
Mr. Tony Gagliardi, representing the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), testified in opposition to the bill.
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09:42:49 PM |
Caroline Nutter,
representing the Colorado Fiscal Institute, read testimony on behalf of
Kallie Leyba in support of the bill.
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09:46:59 PM |
Esther Turcios, representing the Colorado Fiscal Institute, testified in support of the bill.
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09:50:25 PM |
Nina DiSalvo, representing Towards Justice, testified in support of the bill.
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09:50:42 PM |
Kayla Frawley, representing ProgressNow Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
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09:56:26 PM |
The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
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09:56:27 PM |
Additional written
testimony that was provided to the committee may be found in Attachment
D.
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09:58:44 PM |
Senator Hansen explained
the purpose of Amendment L.018.
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09:59:49 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.018 |
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| Moved |
Danielson |
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| Seconded |
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Baisley |
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Coleman |
Excused |
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Ginal |
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Hinrichsen |
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Liston |
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Sullivan |
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Will |
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Danielson |
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Rodriguez |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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10:00:04 PM |
The bill sponsors
made closing comments on the merits of the bill.
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10:00:26 PM |
Committee members made closing comments on the merits of the bill.
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10:14:47 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 23-1078, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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| Moved |
Danielson |
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| Seconded |
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Baisley |
No |
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Coleman |
Yes |
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Ginal |
No |
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Hinrichsen |
Yes |
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Liston |
No |
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Sullivan |
Yes |
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Will |
No |
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Danielson |
Yes |
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Rodriguez |
No |
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YES: 4 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL |
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10:15:11 PM
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Motion |
Postpone House Bill 23-1078 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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| Moved |
Liston |
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| Seconded |
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Baisley |
Yes |
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Coleman |
No |
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Ginal |
Yes |
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Hinrichsen |
No |
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Liston |
Yes |
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Sullivan |
No |
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Will |
Yes |
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Danielson |
No |
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Rodriguez |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 5 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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| 10:15:25 PM |
The committee adjourned. |
