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393C253508B317688725838C007ADA68 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB19-1021

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Date Jan 24, 2019      
Location Old State Library



HB19-1021 - Postponed Indefinitely


03:21:57 PM  
The committee recessed.
03:34:43 PM  

The committee came back to order.  Representative Humphrey and Representative Saine, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 19-1021. The bill repeals the prohibition on the selling, transferring, and possessing large-capacity magazines. It also repeals the requirement that gun magazine manufacturers stamp their magazines to indicate that they were made after July 1, 2013.

03:42:52 PM  
Representative Saine answered questions from the committee.
03:45:49 PM  
Taylor Rhodes, Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, testified in support of the bill.
03:47:40 PM  
Jean Fredlund, League of Women Voters of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.
03:50:00 PM  
Keith Emerson, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. He provided a handout to the committee (Attachment D).
03:54:05 PM  
Amanda Whitworth, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America - Colorado Chapter, testified in opposition to the bill.
03:56:37 PM  
Ronald Dietz, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.
03:59:13 PM  
Alana Smart, Colorado Faith Communities United to End Gun Violence, testified in opposition to the bill.
04:05:25 PM  

Robert Edmiston, Firearms Coalition of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. He referenced his prior handout (Attachment B).

04:09:11 PM  
Dr. JoAnn Fujioka, Colorado PTA, testified in opposition to the bill.
04:11:22 PM  
Jane Dougherty, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill.
04:15:59 PM  
Mary Parker, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill.
04:18:49 PM  
Connie Grieshaber, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill.
04:20:00 PM  
Myra Isenhart, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill.
04:24:08 PM  
Eileen McCarron, Colorado Ceasefire, testified in opposition to the bill.
04:27:38 PM  
Representative Humphrey and Representative Saine made concluding remarks regarding the bill. Committee members made comments regarding the bill.


04:38:07 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 19-1021 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Humphrey
Seconded Rich
Duran No
Humphrey Yes
Lontine No
Melton No
Rich Yes
Sirota No
Williams D. Yes
Jaquez Lewis No
Kennedy No
YES: 3   NO: 6   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL


04:38:22 PM
Motion Postpone House Bill 19-1021 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.
Moved Jaquez Lewis
Seconded Melton
Duran Yes
Humphrey No
Lontine Yes
Melton Yes
Rich No
Sirota Yes
Williams D. No
Jaquez Lewis Yes
Kennedy Yes
Final YES: 6   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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