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8B5AD3ED6696A8D58725897F00781C6D Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB23-1237

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date Mar 27, 2023      
Location LSB A



HB23-1237 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations

03:51:58 PM  
Representative Velasco, bill sponsor, presented House Bill 23-1237. The bill requires evacuation alerts and other public safety alerts sent by a county or municipality to be sent in alternate languages, where necessary, beginning January 1, 2026, and instructs the Department of Public Safety to commission a study.
03:53:37 PM  
A panel of witnesses
testified to the committee.




Alex Sanchez,
representing Voces Unidas, testified in support of the bill.




Jack Johnson,
representing Disability Law Colorado, testified in support of the bill.




Sheriff Lou Vallario,
representing Garfield County Sheriff's Office, testified in support of
the bill.
04:01:36 PM  
A panel of witnesses
testified to the committee.




Shirl Garcia,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill and presented a
handout (Attachment D).




Allen Wentworth,
representing American Lung Association, testified in support of the bill.




Garry Briese,
representing Colorado State Fire Chiefs, testified in support of the bill.




Colin Laird, representing
Colorado Communities for Climate Action, testified in support of the bill.




Matt Scherr, representing
Colorado Communities for Climate Action, testified in support of the bill.
04:18:59 PM  
A panel of witnesses
testified to the committee.




Emily Baer, representing
the Town of Erie and Colorado Communities for Climate Action, testified
in support of the bill.




Nick Robles, reading
a statement for Marta Loachamin, representing Boulder County, testified
in support of the bill.
04:23:58 PM  
A panel of witnesses
testified to the committee.




JaciMarie Louise,
representing Colorado 911 Advisory Task Force, testified in support of
the bill as amended.




Katie First, representing
Colorado Counties Inc., testified to amend the bill.




The committee
asked questions to the panel.
04:23:59 PM  
Written testimony
for this bill can be found in Attachment E.
04:29:50 PM  
The bill sponsor
presented Amendment L.001 (Attachment F) to the committee. The committee
discussed the amendment.


04:34:27 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment F)
Moved Sharbini
Seconded Epps
Armagost
Boesenecker Excused
Bottoms
Brown
DeGraaf
Epps
Ricks Excused
Sharbini
Willford
Ortiz
Woodrow
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 2   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:34:28 PM  
The sponsor made closing comments. The committee made closing comments.


04:38:21 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 23-1237, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Brown
Seconded Sharbini
Armagost Yes
Boesenecker Excused
Bottoms No
Brown Yes
DeGraaf Yes
Epps Yes
Ricks Excused
Sharbini Yes
Willford Yes
Ortiz Yes
Woodrow Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 1   EXC: 2   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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