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A51F94B95B858740872588370078599E Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB22-232

SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Date May 3, 2022      
Location Old Supreme Court



SB22-232 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations
03:54:37 PM  
The committee recessed.
03:57:29 PM  
The committee came back to order.
03:57:39 PM  
Senator Bridges and Senator Moreno, bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 22-232. The bill creates the Colorado Workforce Housing Trust Authority as an independent special purpose authority for promoting affordable rental housing projects for middle-income workforce housing.
04:06:39 PM  
The bill sponsors responded to committee questions.
04:13:06 PM  
Senator Coleman proceeded with witness testimony on the bill. Submitted testimony may be found in Attachment F.
04:13:39 PM  
Kinsey Hasstedt, representing Enterprise Community Partners, testified to amend the bill. Brian Rossbert, representing Housing Colorado, testified to amend the bill. Jonathan Cappelli, representing Neighborhood Development Collaborative, testified to amend the bill. Cathy Alderman, representing Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, testified to amend the bill. The witness panel responded to committee questions.
04:26:17 PM  
Haroun Cowans, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Rashad Younger, representing self, testified in support of the bill. MiDian Holmes, representing Issachar Center for Urban Leadership, testified in support of the bill. Mark Falcone, representing self, testified in support of the bill. The witness panel responded to committee questions.
04:39:25 PM  
Daphne Gervais, representing
Colorado Counties, Inc., testified to amend the bill. Cris White, representing
Colorado Housing and Finance Authority, testified to amend the bill. Meghan
Dollar, representing Colorado Municipal League, testified to amend the
bill. Thomas Davidson, representing Counties and Commissioners Acting Together,
testified to amend the bill.
04:47:09 PM  
Mark Marshall, representing Rocky Mountain Communities, testified to amend the bill. Michael Valdez, representing Special District Association of Colorado, testified to amend the bill. Dr. Kathleen Van Voorhis, representing Community Investment Alliance, testified to amend the bill. Jennifer Lopez, representing Project Moxie, testified to amend the bill.
04:57:53 PM  
Nola Miguel, representing Globeville Elyria Swansea Coalition, testified to amend the bill. Aaron Miripol, representing Urban Land Conservancy, testified to amend the bill. Amy Case, representing Jefferson County Housing Authority, testified in a neutral position on the bill.
05:06:53 PM  
Fathima Dickerson, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Andrea Gomez, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Michael Walker, representing Church in the City - Beth Abraham, testified in support of the bill. Monica Askew, representing self, testified in support of the bill.
05:19:39 PM  
Amendments L.002,
L.003, L.004, L.007, L.008, L.009, L.010, L.011, L.012, and L.013 were
distributed (Attachments G to P). The committee discussed the amendments.


05:20:04 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment G).
Moved Jaquez Lewis
Seconded
Buckner
Simpson
Sonnenberg Excused
Jaquez Lewis
Coleman
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


05:24:21 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment H).
Moved Jaquez Lewis
Seconded
Buckner
Simpson
Sonnenberg Excused
Jaquez Lewis
Coleman
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


05:26:38 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment I).
Moved Jaquez Lewis
Seconded
Buckner
Simpson
Sonnenberg Excused
Jaquez Lewis
Coleman
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


05:28:52 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment J).
Moved Jaquez Lewis
Seconded
Buckner
Simpson
Sonnenberg Excused
Jaquez Lewis
Coleman
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


05:29:10 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.008 (Attachment K).
Moved Jaquez Lewis
Seconded
Buckner
Simpson
Sonnenberg Excused
Jaquez Lewis
Coleman
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


05:30:25 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.009 (Attachment L).
Moved Jaquez Lewis
Seconded
Buckner
Simpson
Sonnenberg Excused
Jaquez Lewis
Coleman
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


05:31:16 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.010 (Attachment M).
Moved Jaquez Lewis
Seconded
Buckner
Simpson
Sonnenberg Excused
Jaquez Lewis
Coleman
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


05:33:03 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.011 (Attachment N).
Moved Jaquez Lewis
Seconded
Buckner
Simpson
Sonnenberg Excused
Jaquez Lewis
Coleman
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


05:34:27 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.012 (Attachment O).
Moved Jaquez Lewis
Seconded
Buckner
Simpson
Sonnenberg Excused
Jaquez Lewis
Coleman
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


05:36:18 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.013 (Attachment P).
Moved Jaquez Lewis
Seconded
Buckner
Simpson
Sonnenberg Excused
Jaquez Lewis
Coleman
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
05:36:38 PM  
The bill sponsors gave closing comments. Committee members commented.


05:39:01 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 22-232, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Jaquez Lewis
Seconded
Buckner Yes
Simpson Yes
Sonnenberg Excused
Jaquez Lewis Yes
Coleman Yes
Final YES: 4   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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