DD52B4772C08D84B872586C600601875 Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB21-188

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date Apr 29, 2021
Location LSB A

SB21-188 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment B

21HouseState0429AttachB.pdf

11:29:39 AM

Representatives Duran and Ortiz, bill sponsors, introduced Senate Bill 21-188. The bill allows voters with disabilities to return their ballots electronically.

11:37:17 AM

Members of the committee asked questions to the bill sponsors and made comments on the bill.

11:42:01 AM

C. Jay Coles, representing
Verified Voting; Ms. Susan Greenhalgh, representing Free Speech For People;
and Neal McBurnett, representing himself, testified in opposition to the
bill.

11:56:45 AM

Andrea Wilkins, representing
the League of Women Voters of Colorado; Amanda Gonzalez, representing Colorado
Common Cause; and Mr. Harvie Branscomb, representing Coloradans For Voting
Integrity, testified to amend the bill.

12:06:37 PM

Paul Lopez, representing the Denver Clerk and Recorder, testified in support of the bill. Members of the committee asked questions to Clerk Lopez.

12:13:37 PM

Curtis Chong, Scott LaBarre, and Dan Burke, all representing the National Federation of the Blind of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

12:30:46 PM

Olivia Pilcher, representing
Disability Law Colorado; and Jennifer Levin, representing The Arc of Colorado,
testified in support of the bill.

12:36:09 PM

Caleb Thornton, representing Colorado Department of State, was available to answer committee questions. Members of the committee asked questions to Mr. Thornton.

12:52:21 PM

The bill sponsors
introduced amendment L.003 (Attachment B).

01:03:05 PM

Members of the committee discussed the amendment.

01:03:36 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.003
	Moved	Duran
	Seconded	Woodrow

	Amabile
	Bacon
	Bernett
	Bockenfeld
	Duran
	Hanks
	Neville
	Valdez A.
	Williams
	Woodrow
	Kennedy
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

01:03:37 PM

The bill sponsors concluded their presentation with closing remarks. Members of the committee also made final remarks.

01:08:50 PM	Motion	Refer Senate Bill 21-188, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
	Moved	Duran
	Seconded	Valdez A.

	Amabile	Yes
	Bacon	Yes
	Bernett	Yes
	Bockenfeld	Yes
	Duran	Yes
	Hanks	No
	Neville	No
	Valdez A.	Yes
	Williams	No
	Woodrow	Yes
	Kennedy	Yes
	Final	YES: 8 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

SB21-188 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

Colorado General Assembly