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BILL SUMMARY For SB25-079

SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Date Feb 19, 2025       Location Old Supreme Court

SB25-079 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole


05:10:29 PM  

Senators Rich and Roberts, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 25-079, concerning the "Colorado Vending of Digital Assets Act".

The bill sponsors distributed a hand out about crypto currency kiosks (Attachment F).

05:26:29 PM  
Mr. Ross Young, representing Mesa County Sheriff's Office, testified in support of the bill. Tyler Morton, representing Mesa County Sheriffs Office, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Michael Blevins, representing Mesa County Sheriff's Office, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Mark Anderson, representing Mesa County Sheriff's Office, testified in support of the bill.
05:38:50 PM  

Amy Nofziger, representing AARP, testified in support of the bill. Margaret Locke, representing AARP, testified in support of the bill. Eliza Schultz, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Committee members asked questions about crypto ATMs.

05:52:17 PM  
Mr. Kevin Lolli, representing CoinFlip, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Mark Smalley, representing Bitcoin Depot, testified to amend the bill. Committee members asked questions about practices in other states.
06:11:56 PM  
Senator Rich explained Amendment L.001 regarding banking associations and credit unions (Attachment G).

06:13:19 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment G)
Moved Roberts
Seconded
Ball
Carson
Daugherty
Frizell
Roberts
Weissman
Gonzales J.
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
06:13:31 PM  
Senator Rich explained Amendment  L.002 (Attachment H).

06:13:47 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment H)
Moved Roberts
Seconded
Ball
Carson
Daugherty
Frizell
Roberts
Weissman
Gonzales J.
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
06:14:01 PM  
Senator Roberts explained Amendment L.003 about kiosk screen warnings (Attachment I).

06:14:44 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment I)
Moved Roberts
Seconded
Ball
Carson
Daugherty
Frizell
Roberts
Weissman
Gonzales J.
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
06:15:31 PM  
Senator Carson explained Amendment  L.004 regarding distinctions between new and existing users (Attachment J).

06:17:41 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment J)
Moved Carson
Seconded
Ball No
Carson Yes
Daugherty No
Frizell Yes
Roberts No
Weissman No
Gonzales J. No
YES: 2   NO: 5   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL
06:18:22 PM  
The bill sponsors made closing remarks.

06:21:28 PM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 25-079, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Roberts
Seconded
Ball Yes
Carson Yes
Daugherty Yes
Frizell Yes
Roberts Yes
Weissman Yes
Gonzales J. Yes
Final YES: 7   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS