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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB25-020

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

SB25-020 - Committee Discussion Only
06:21:37 PM  

Senators Weissman and Gonzales presented Senate Bill 25-020, concerning the enforcement of existing landlord-tenant law. They discussed provisions in the bill, including receivership, municipal enforcement, among others.
06:35:53 PM  
Mr. Mike Coffman, representing City of Aurora, testified in support of the bill. Joshua King, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Kelly Reeves, representing CED Law, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Hannah Gay Keao, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Claire Carmelia, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Grace Thorvilson, representing Local Progress, testified in support of the bill.
06:53:06 PM  
Ms. Naomi Amaha, representing The Denver Foundation. testified in support of the bill. Kaitlin Altone, representing 9to5 Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Kristen Wnuck, representing United for a New Economy, testified in support of the bill.
07:00:52 PM  
Andrew West, representing Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Carson Bryant, representing East Colfax Community Collective, testified in support of the bill. Nadeen Ibrahim, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Olivia Sanders, representing East Colfax Community Collective representing former Nome St. tenants, testified in support of the bill.

Committee members asked questions about receivership provisions.
07:18:36 PM  
Andrew Hamrick, representing Colorado Apartment Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Eric Gill, representing CHC Colorado Housing Coalition, testified in opposition to the bill.

Committee members asked questions about state and local responsibilities, related city ordinances, and receivership.
07:35:53 PM  
Ted Leighty, representing Colorado Association of Home Builders, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Scott Hawker, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. Ms. Abigail Rael, representing National Association of Residential Property Managers, Colorado Springs, testified to amend the bill. Jeff Riester, representing Department of Law, testified to amend the bill.

Committee members asked further questions about receivership, habitability, and enforcement.
07:55:25 PM  
Tawny Peyton, representing Rocky Mountain Home Association, testified to amend the bill. Katherine Hill, representing GES Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Jessica Borchard, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Jonathan Marcantoni, representing Redress movement, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Natasha BarShalom-White, representing Redress Movement, testified in support of the bill.
08:11:26 PM  
Latoscaa Hults, representing Denver Metro Tenants Union, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Eida Altman, representing Denver Metro Tenants Union, testified in support of the bill. Jack Regenbogen, representing Colorado Poverty Law Project, testified in support of the bill. Annie Martinez, representing Colorado Center on Law and Policy, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Nancy Ballester, representing Denver Metro Tenants Union, testified in support of the bill.

Committee members asked questions about related fines, complaints, enforcement, and attorney availability to work on these cases.
08:29:31 PM  
Kenneth Westervelt, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Jessica Borchard, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Kiera Mallory, representing Denver Metro Tenants Union, testified in support of the bill. Luisa Fernanda Diaz Ortiz, representing Denver Metro Tenants Union, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Becky Smith, representing Denver Metro Tenants Union, testified in support of the bill. Haley Eicher, representing Denver Metro Tenants Union, testified in support of the bill.
08:45:01 PM  
Betzaida Borges, representing Denver Metro Tenants Union, testified in support of the bill. Becky S, representing Denver Metro Tenants Union, translated in support of the bill. Ms. Hannah Stickline, representing Denver Metro Tenants Union, testified in support of the bill.

Written testimony about the bill is in Attachment K.
08:51:56 PM  
Senator Weissman asked that the bill be laid over to a later date.