Colorado General AssemblyToggle Main Menu
Agency NameToggle Agency Menu

7B5FABAE50BFE99287258AF20078085B Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB24-1326

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date Apr 1, 2024      
Location LSB A



HB24-1326 - Amended, referred to House Finance

03:51:06 PM  
Representative Ricks
and Representative Brown, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill
24-1326, concerning continuation under the sunset law of the licensing
of certain games of chance including bingo. The bill continues bingo-raffle
licensing through September 1, 2029, which is scheduled to repeal on September
1, 2024, and moves the regulatory functions of the program to the Department
of Revenue. Representative Brown responded to questions from the committee.
Representative Ricks distributed amendments L.001 and L.002 (Attachments
B and C).
04:03:05 PM  
Joelle Zamora Clausen, representing the Mile Hi Veterans, testified in opposition to the bill. Steve Kjonaas, representing the Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado Headquarters, testified to amend the bill.
04:10:54 PM  
Michelle Kelly, representing
the Erie High School Boosters, testified in support of the bill. Ben Vagher,
representing the Broomfield Rotary, testified in support of the bill. Henry
"Corky" Kyle, representing the Colorado Charitable Bingo Association,
testified in support of the bill and provided a handout to the committee
(Attachment D). Alex Goddard, representing the Colorado Department of State,
was available to answer committee questions.  Mike Fitzpatrick, representing
the Colorado Department of State, was available to answer committee questions.
Matt Bishop, representing Legislative Council Staff, was available to answer
committee questions. The panelists responded to questions from the committee.



Written testimony
was provided to the committee (Attachment E).
04:24:57 PM  
Representative Ricks
and Representative Brown explained amendment L.002.


04:27:00 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C).
Moved Ricks
Seconded Brown
Bottoms
Bradley
Brown
DeGraaf
Epps
Parenti
Ricks
Rutinel
Willford
Boesenecker
Woodrow
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:27:01 PM  
Representative Brown and Representative Ricks provided concluding remarks on the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.


04:30:25 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 24-1326, as amended, to the Committee on Finance.
Moved Ricks
Seconded Brown
Bottoms No
Bradley Yes
Brown Yes
DeGraaf No
Epps Yes
Parenti Yes
Ricks Yes
Rutinel Yes
Willford Yes
Boesenecker Yes
Woodrow Yes
Final YES: 9   NO: 2   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






Colorado legislature email addresses ending in @state.co.us are no longer active. Please replace @state.co.us with @coleg.gov for Colorado legislature email addresses. Details

The effective date for bills enacted without a safety clause is August 7, 2024, if the General Assembly adjourns sine die on May 8, 2024, unless otherwise specified. Details