B7893F2698F3E2308725869C006DC04D Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB21-023SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARYDate Mar 18, 2021 Location Old Supreme Court SB21-023 - Postponed Indefinitely Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/F9E39970273D...$File/210318 AttachC.pdf?OpenElement 210318 AttachC.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/A7E33B2FD33A...$File/210318 AttachD.pdf?OpenElement 210318 AttachD.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/0D83E4435DFE...$File/210318 AttachE.pdf?OpenElement 210318 AttachE.pdf 01:58:49 PM Senator Kirkmeyer, bill sponsor, explained Senate Bill 21-023, concerning restrictions on nondisclosure agreements affecting state government employees. She discussed former state employees, nondisclosure and settlement agreements, and transparency. 02:10:29 PM Committee members asked questions about county and municipal employees. Discussion ensued about the breadth and scope of the bill and confidentiality. 02:21:59 PM Senator Kirkmeyer read into the record letter from Colorado Broadcasters Association (Attachment C). Mr. Miller Hudson, representing self, testified in support of the bill. He discussed nondisclosure agreements and negative consequences. He answered questions about labor negotiations and whistleblowers. 02:31:40 PM Mr. Dino Ioannides, representing Colorado Independent Ethics Commission, testified to amend the bill. He discussed confidentiality and frivilous claims. Senator Kirkmeyer distributed and explained Amendment L.001 (Attachment D) and Amendment L.002 (Attachment E) regarding the Independent Ethics Commission and the Executive and Judicial Branches. 02:35:57 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment D) Moved Gonzales Seconded Cooke Gardner Rodriguez Gonzales Lee YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:36:53 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment E) Moved Gonzales Seconded Cooke Gardner Rodriguez Gonzales Lee YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:36:55 PM Senator Kirkmeyer made closing remarks and reiterated her openness to working on further amendments. 02:40:35 PM Committee members raised concerns about the bill's scope. 02:42:48 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 21-023, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Gardner Seconded Cooke Yes Gardner Yes Rodriguez No Gonzales No Lee No YES: 2 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL 02:43:25 PM Motion Postpone Senate Bill 21-023 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. Moved Gonzales Seconded Cooke No Gardner No Rodriguez Yes Gonzales Yes Lee Yes Final YES: 3 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS