H_SA_2021A 04/08/2021 10:43:37 AM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS Date 04/08/2021 Attendance Amabile X Bacon X Bernett X Carver X Duran X Hanks X Neville X Valdez A. X Williams X Woodrow X Kennedy X Time 10:43:37 AM to 02:19:37 PM Place LSB A This Meeting was called to order by Kennedy This Report was prepared by Ryan Dudley Hearing Items Action Taken hHB21-1150 Amended, referred to House Finance hSB21-153 Referred to the Committee of the Whole hHB21-1065 Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole HB21-1150 - Amended, referred to House Finance Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/3F5133D75EEC...$File/21HouseState0408AttachA.pdf?OpenElement 21HouseState0408AttachA.pdf 10:43:48 AM Representative Jodeh, bill sponsor, introduced House Bill 21-1150 to the committee. The bill creates the Office of New Americans in the Department of Labor and Employment and transfers the Refugee Services Program to the new office. 10:45:21 AM Committee members asked question to the bill sponsor. 10:54:16 AM Victoria Francis, representing International Rescue Committee in Denver , testified in support of the bill. Kit Taintor, representing the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, was available for questions. Members of the committee asked questions to both witnesses. 11:06:54 AM Mathew Mengesha, representing Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning; Ms. Jordan Enger, representing International Rescue Committee, testified in support of the bill; Dr. Ki'i Powell, representing Colorado Department of Human Services, testified to amend the bill. 11:19:53 AM Bill Zepernick, Legislative Council Staff, answered questions from the committee about the fiscal note. 11:23:36 AM Representative Jodeh introduced amendment L.002 (Attachment A). 11:24:40 AM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 Moved Woodrow Seconded Duran Amabile Bacon Bernett Carver Duran Hanks Neville Valdez A. Williams Woodrow Kennedy YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 11:24:41 AM Representative Jodeh offered closing remarks. Members of the committee also provided remarks in closing. 11:37:01 AM Motion Refer House Bill 21-1150, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. Moved Woodrow Seconded Valdez A. Amabile Yes Bacon Yes Bernett Yes Carver No Duran Yes Hanks No Neville No Valdez A. Yes Williams No Woodrow Yes Kennedy Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB21-153 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole 11:37:18 AM Representatives Tipper and Ortiz, bill sponsors, introduced Senate Bill 21-153. The bill requires the Department of Corrections to operate a program to assist offenders with acquiring state-issued identification cards and to post program information to its website. 11:39:40 AM Andrea Stojsavljevic, representing Healthier Colorado; Debbie Stafford, representing the Colorado Behavioral Health Care Council, testified in support of the bill. Members of the committee asked questions to Ms. Stafford. 11:53:12 AM Mr. Aaron Greco, representing Colorado Department of Corrections; Lindsay Saunders-Velez, representing the Colorado Justice Advocacy Network, testified in support of the bill. 12:02:37 PM The bill sponsors, and members of the committee, offered closing remarks to Senate Bill 21-153. 12:06:58 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 21-153 to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Duran Seconded Valdez A. Amabile Yes Bacon Yes Bernett Yes Carver Yes Duran Yes Hanks Yes Neville No Valdez A. Yes Williams No Woodrow Yes Kennedy Yes Final YES: 9 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB21-1065 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/1520A5EEDE82...$File/21HouseState0408AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 21HouseState0408AttachB.pdf Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/B104FF0CDC41...$File/21HouseState0408AttachC.pdf?OpenElement 21HouseState0408AttachC.pdf Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/F5EDC23E26E2...$File/21HouseState0408AttachD.pdf?OpenElement 21HouseState0408AttachD.pdf Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/3AFC93720107...$File/21HouseState0408AttachE.pdf?OpenElement 21HouseState0408AttachE.pdf 12:07:09 PM Representatives Carver and Ortiz, bill sponsors, introduced House Bill 21-1065. The bill allows a private employer to adopt a hiring policy showing preference to hiring a military veteran, or the spouse of a disabled veteran or service member killed in the line of duty. 12:26:47 PM Lloyd Lewis, representing arc Thrift Stores, and Matthew Oelrich, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Members of the committee asked questions to the witnesses. 12:38:51 PM Aaron Termain, representing Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center; Joe Rice, representing Lockheed Martin; and Past Department Commander Terri Clinton, representing The American Legion/ Women Veterans, testified in support of the bill. 12:49:33 PM Leanne Wheeler, representing herself; Izzy Abbass, representing Mountain State Chapter Paralyzed Veterans of America, testified in support of the bill. 01:05:33 PM Gregory Barnett, representing TREA: The Enlisted Association; COL (retired) Robert Redding, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 01:15:18 PM Greg Dorman, representing Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs; Mr. Steve Kjonaas, representing Veterans of Foreign Wars Colo HQ, testified in support of the bill. Members of the committee asked questions to Mr. Dorman. 01:19:29 PM Dr. Michelle Martin Barnett, representing herself, testified in support of the bill; Donald Maloy, representing WarriorNow, testified in support of the bill. 01:26:21 PM The bill sponsors introduced amendment L.010 (Attachment B). 02:00:59 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.015 Moved Kennedy Seconded Bacon Amabile No Bacon Yes Bernett No Carver No Duran No Hanks No Neville No Valdez A. Yes Williams No Woodrow No Kennedy Yes YES: 3 NO: 8 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL 02:01:00 PM Representative Kennedy introduced amendment L.015 (Attachment C). Members of the committee and the bill sponsors discussed the amendment. 02:10:32 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.014 Moved Bacon Seconded Duran Amabile No Bacon Yes Bernett No Carver No Duran No Hanks No Neville No Valdez A. No Williams No Woodrow No Kennedy Yes YES: 2 NO: 9 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL 02:10:34 PM Representative Bacon introduced amendment L.014 (Attachment D). Members of the committee discussed the amendment with the bill sponsors. 02:10:37 PM Rep. Carver introduced amendment L.012 (Attachment E) 02:12:34 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.012 Moved Carver Seconded Woodrow Amabile Bacon Bernett Carver Duran Hanks Neville Valdez A. Williams Woodrow Kennedy YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:13:53 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.010 Moved Carver Seconded Duran Amabile Bacon Bernett Carver Duran Hanks Neville Valdez A. Williams Woodrow Kennedy YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:13:55 PM The bill sponsors, and committee members, offered closing remarks on House Bill 21-1065. 02:19:24 PM Motion Refer House Bill 21-1065, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Carver Seconded Duran Amabile Yes Bacon No Bernett Yes Carver Yes Duran Yes Hanks Yes Neville Yes Valdez A. Yes Williams Yes Woodrow Yes Kennedy No Final YES: 9 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 02:19:37 PM The committee adjourned.