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s_sa_2016a_2016-04-18t13:33:43z1 Hearing Summary

Date: 04/18/2016



Final

BILL SUMMARY for HB16-1396



SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS


Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Postpone House Bill 16-1396 indefinitely using a r

Refer House Bill 16-1396 to the Committee of the W
PASS

FAIL







01:46 PM -- HB16-1396



Senator Hodge presented House Bill 16-1396 to the committee. The bill updates statutory references concerning a person's immigration status. Under current law, the terms alien or illegal alien are used; this bill replaces those terms with the term undocumented immigrant. The bill defines an undocumented immigrant as a person who is not a United States citizen and who is residing or present in the United States without official documents that authorize that person to enter, live in, or work in the country.



01:47 PM --
Jeremy Shaver, representing the Anti-Defamation League, testified in support of the bill.



01:50 PM --
Antonio Esquibel, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.





01:53 PM



Senator Hodge wrapped up her presentation to the committee.

BILL: HB16-1396
TIME: 01:53:18 PM
MOVED: Ulibarri
MOTION: Refer House Bill 16-1396 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion failed on a vote of 2-3.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Hill
No
Jones
Yes
Ulibarri
Yes
Sonnenberg
No
Scott
No
YES: 2 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL






BILL: HB16-1396
TIME: 01:54:19 PM
MOVED: Sonnenberg
MOTION: Postpone House Bill 16-1396 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. The motion passed on a vote of 3-2.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Hill
Yes
Jones
No
Ulibarri
No
Sonnenberg
Yes
Scott
Yes
Final YES: 3 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS












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