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7C5ABC7A9AC405B787258994007E3294 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB23-1271

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date Apr 17, 2023      
Location LSB A



HB23-1271 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
04:58:27 PM  
Representatives Gonzales-Gutierrez and Soper, bill sponsors, presented House Bill 23-1271. The bill allows observance of the Lunar New Year by the public and public school districts. The committee asked questions to the bill sponsors.
05:08:28 PM  
A panel of witnesses
testified to the committee.



Nga Vuong-Sandoval, representing themself, testified in support of the
bill.



Father Joseph Dang, representing Vietnamese American Community of Colorado,
testified in support of the bill.




Fran Campbell, representing the Asian Chamber of Commerce, testified in
support of the bill.



Neal Walia, representing Colorado South Asian Democrats, testified in support
of the bill.



The committee asked questions to the panel.  
05:19:43 PM  
A panel of witnesses
testified to the committee.



Dan Sweetser,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Anthony Nguyen,
representing Sap Sua, testified in support of the bill.



Jeremy Shaver,
representing Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region, testified in
support of the bill.



John Lee, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill.
05:26:49 PM  
A panel of witnesses
testified to the committee.



Mimi Luong, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill.



Tran Nguyen-Wills,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Janie Sayavong,
representing National Association of Asian American Professionals, testified
in support of the bill.
05:35:15 PM  
Jack Starr, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. The committee asked questions to the witness.
05:35:16 PM  
Written Testimony
for this bill can be found in Attachment H.
05:40:40 PM  
The bill sponsor
made closing comments. The committee made closing comments.


05:53:34 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 23-1271 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Epps
Seconded Sharbini
Armagost Yes
Boesenecker Excused
Bottoms Yes
Brown Yes
DeGraaf Yes
Epps Yes
Ricks Excused
Sharbini Yes
Willford Yes
Ortiz Yes
Woodrow Yes
Final YES: 9   NO: 0   EXC: 2   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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