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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB25-1153

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date Feb 10, 2025       Location LSB A

HB25-1153 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations
02:51:28 PM  
Representative Velasco and Representative Joseph, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 25-1153, concerning a statewide language access assessment covering principal departments. The bill requires the Department of Personnel and Administration to conduct or commission a statewide language access assessment covering all principal departments except the Departments of State, Treasury, and Law. The bill sponsors provided a handout (Attachment F) to the committee.
02:56:41 PM  
Jocelyne Bisimwa, representing the Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning, testified in support of the bill. Morgan Turner, representing the Colorado Center on Law and Policy, testified in support of the bill. Dee Daniels Scriven, representing the Colorado Office of New Americans, testified in support of the bill. Chase Cowne, representing Colorado Common Cause, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
03:15:51 PM  
Patricia Galetto, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Galetto's comments were translated by Representative Velasco. Khatira Amn, representing the Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning, testified in support of the bill. Octavio Gomez, representing Boulder County, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Michael Neil, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Giovanna Carriero-Contreras, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Written testimony (Attachment G) was provided to the committee.
03:30:55 PM  
Representative Velasco explained amendment L.001 (Attachment H).

03:36:24 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment H).
Moved Clifford
Seconded Espenoza
Bottoms
Bradley
Caldwell
Carter
Espenoza
Feret
Froelich
Mabrey
Ricks
Clifford
Willford
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:36:26 PM  
Representative Velasco and Representative Joseph made concluding remarks on the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.

03:45:04 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 25-1153, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Clifford
Seconded Ricks
Bottoms No
Bradley No
Caldwell No
Carter Yes
Espenoza Yes
Feret Yes
Froelich Yes
Mabrey Yes
Ricks Yes
Clifford Yes
Willford Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS