Skip to main content
Colorado General AssemblyToggle Main Menu
Agency NameToggle Agency Menu

073EE98B2112A946872587E900719B4A Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB22-1086

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date Feb 14, 2022      
Location Old State Library



HB22-1086 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole


01:40:55 PM  
Representatives Bacon
and Sullivan, bill sponsors, presented House BIll 22-1086. The bill makes
it illegal to openly carry a firearm at a polling location, drop box, or
central counting facility during election activities. The committee asked
questions about the bill.
02:03:35 PM  
Witness testimony starts on the bill.
02:04:14 PM  
A panel of witnesses
testified on the bill. Taylor Rhodes, representing Rocky Mountain Gun Owners,
testified in opposition to the bill. Robert Edmiston, representing The
Firearms Coalition of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Ronald
Dietz, representing self, testified in opposition to the bill.

02:12:58 PM  
A panel of witnesses
testified on the bill. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Beall, representing
Colorado Secretary of State's Office, testified in support of the bill.
Clerk Josh Zygielbaum, representing Adams County Clerk and Recorder, testified
in support of the bill. Carolyn Boller, representing Alliance for Retired
Americans, testified in support of the bill. The committee asked questions
to the panel.
02:21:38 PM  
A panel of witnesses testified on the bill. Kaviya Chidambaram, representing March For Our Lives, testified in support of the bill. Delainy Harper, representing March For Our Lives, testified in support of the bill.
02:27:05 PM  
A panel of witnesses
testified on the bill. Paul Lopez, representing Denver County Clerk's Office,
testified in support of the bill. Cameron Hill, representing Colorado Common
Cause, testified in support of the bill. Portia Prescott, representing
NAACP CO-MT-WY State Conference, testified in support of the bill. The
committee asked questions to the panel.
02:40:21 PM  
A panel of witnesses testified on the bill. Allison Anderman, representing Giffords Law Center, testified in support of the bill. Marie Venner, representing Catholic Network, testified in support of the bill.
02:50:07 PM  
A panel of witnesses testified on the bill. Jessica Price, representing Moms Demand Action, Everytown for Gun Safety, testified in support of the bill. Alainna Belknap, representing New Era Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Joan Lopez, representing Arapahoe County Government, testified in support of the bill. Dawn Reinfeld, representing self, testified in support of the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel.
03:01:36 PM  
A panel of witnesses testified on the bill. Carl Hamm, representing Colorado Ceasefire, testified in support of the bill. Jan Moorman, representing League of Women Voters of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Kathy Hagen, representing Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, testified in support of the bill. Elena Martinez-Vivot, representing Colorado Elections Youth Advisory Council, testified in support of the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel.
03:15:57 PM  
A panel of witnesses testified on the bill. Cherry-Rose Anderson, representing NAACP Colorado-Montana-Wyoming State Area Conference, testified in support of the bill. Peter Gurfein, representing Colorado Gun Owners for Safety, testified in support of the bill. Robin Lamoreaux, representing Colorado Election Youth Advisory Council, testified in support of the bill.
03:23:06 PM  
A panel of witnesses testified on the bill. Amanda Gonzalez, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Martha Tierney, representing America Votes / Colorado Democratic Party, testified in support of the bill.
03:28:56 PM  
A panel of witnesses testified on the bill. Grace Nordini, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Lily Cahill, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Tessa Mair, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Fiona Cahill, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Lauryn Carr, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Freya Erickson, representing self, testified in support of the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel.
03:37:21 PM  
Written testimony
on the bill can be found in Attachment A.
03:38:03 PM  
Bill sponsors gave final remarks on the bill. The committee gave final remarks.


03:55:59 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 22-1086 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Bacon
Seconded Valdez A.
Amabile Yes
Bacon Yes
Bernett Yes
Bockenfeld No
Boesenecker Yes
Bradfield No
Neville No
Valdez A. Yes
Woog No
Woodrow Yes
Kennedy Yes
Final YES: 7   NO: 4   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