Date: 03/22/2017
Location: RM 271

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment I). The chair ru Postpone Senate Bill 17-007 indefinitely. The moti Refer Senate Bill 17-007 to the Committee of the W	PASS FAIL

06:43 PM -- SB17-007

The committee came back to order.

Representative Humphrey and Representative Saine, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 07-007. The bill repeals the prohibition on the sale, transfer, and possession of large-capacity ammunition magazines. It also repeals the requirement that a magazine manufactured in Colorado have a permanent stamp or marking indicating it was produced after July 1, 2013.

Representative Saine answered questions from the committee.

06:49 PM -- Dan Murphy, Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, testified in support of the bill.

06:51 PM -- Tiaja Pierre, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill.

06:55 PM -- Robert Edmiston, Firearms Coalition of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. He referenced handouts he provided during his testimony on Senate Bill 17-005.


06:58 PM

Don Macalady provided written testimony to the committee in opposition to the bill (Attachment H).

17HouseState0322AttachH.pdf

06:59 PM -- Myra Isenhart, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill.

07:02 PM -- Travis Couture-Lovelady, National Rifle Association, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Couture-Lovelady answered questions from the committee.

07:06 PM -- Ronald Pierre, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Pierre answered questions from the committee.

07:22 PM -- Ellie Cabell, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill.

07:25 PM -- Tom Mauser, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill.

07:30 PM -- Jane Dougherty, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill.

07:34 PM -- Jean Grattet, League of Women Voters of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.

07:38 PM -- Tom Sullivan, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill.

07:42 PM -- Eileen McCarron, Colorado Ceasefire, testified in opposition to the bill.

07:46 PM -- Joan Bradt, Colorado Faith Communities United to End Gun Violence, testified in opposition to the bill.

07:50 PM -- Gene Drumm, Colorado Faith Communities United to End Gun Violence, testified in opposition to the bill.

07:54 PM -- Michelle Beinlich, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill.


07:58 PM

Representative Saine explained amendment L.002 (Attachment I). Representative Humphrey made comments about amendment L.002. The committee discussed amendment L.002.

17HouseState0322AttachI.pdf

08:04 PM

Richard Sweetman, Office of Legislative Legal Services, answered questions from the committee. The committee continued discussion of amendment L.002.

BILL:	SB17-007
TIME:	08:05:45 PM
MOVED:	Humphrey
MOTION:	Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment I). The chair ruled that the amendment did not fall under the title of the bill.
SECONDED:	Williams D.
		VOTE
	Benavidez
	Hooton
	Humphrey
	Leonard
	Melton
	Weissman
	Williams D.
	Lontine
	Foote
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION:

08:05 PM

Representative Humphrey and Representative Saine made concluding remarks about the bill. Committee members made comments about the bill.

BILL:	SB17-007
TIME:	08:24:20 PM
MOVED:	Humphrey
MOTION:	Refer Senate Bill 17-007 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion failed on a vote of 3-6.
SECONDED:	Leonard
		VOTE
	Benavidez	No
	Hooton	No
	Humphrey	Yes
	Leonard	Yes
	Melton	No
	Weissman	No
	Williams D.	Yes
	Lontine	No
	Foote	No
YES: 3 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL

BILL:	SB17-007
TIME:	08:25:40 PM
MOVED:	Melton
MOTION:	Postpone Senate Bill 17-007 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 6-3.
SECONDED:	Lontine
		VOTE
	Benavidez	Yes
	Hooton	Yes
	Humphrey	No
	Leonard	No
	Melton	Yes
	Weissman	Yes
	Williams D.	No
	Lontine	Yes
	Foote	Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

08:26 PM

The committee adjourned.