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7AE956EF892C1EA7872588370076859D Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB22-066

SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Date May 3, 2022      
Location Old Supreme Court



SB22-066 - Postponed Indefinitely
03:34:40 PM  
Senator Woodward, bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 22-066. This bill requires the State Treasurer to transfer $1.1 billion from the General Fund to the Unemployment Compensation Fund on July 1, 2022. The bill requires the Division of Unemployment Insurance in the Department of Labor and Employment to repay the federal government $1.014 billion in advances received due to depletion of the fund during the COVID-19 pandemic.
03:39:01 PM  
Senator Coleman proceeded with witness testimony on the bill. Submitted testimony may be found in Attachment C.
03:39:35 PM  
Tony Gagliardi, representing
the National Federation of Independent Business, testified in support of
the bill. Chris Brown, representing the Common Sense Institute, testified
in a neutral position on the bill. The witness panel responded to committee
questions.
03:44:54 PM  

Amendments L.004 and L.005 were distributed (Attachments D and E).


03:47:35 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment D).
Moved Simpson
Seconded
Buckner
Simpson
Sonnenberg Excused
Jaquez Lewis
Coleman Excused
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 2   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


03:50:24 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment E).
Moved Simpson
Seconded
Buckner No
Simpson Yes
Sonnenberg Excused
Jaquez Lewis No
Coleman Excused
YES: 1   NO: 2   EXC: 2   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL
03:50:26 PM  
The bill sponsor gave closing remarks. Committee members commented.


03:53:45 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 22-066, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Simpson
Seconded
Buckner No
Simpson Yes
Sonnenberg Excused
Jaquez Lewis No
Coleman Excused
YES: 1   NO: 2   EXC: 2   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL


03:54:14 PM
 Motion Postpone Senate Bill 22-066 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 Buckner
Seconded
Buckner Yes
Simpson No
Sonnenberg Excused
Jaquez Lewis Yes
Coleman Excused
Final YES: 2   NO: 1   EXC: 2   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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