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H_SA_2025A 02/24/2025 01:42:04 PM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date 02/24/2025
Attendance
Bottoms X
Bradley X
Carter X
Espenoza X
Feret X
Froelich *
Luck X
Mabrey X
Ricks X
Clifford X
Willford X
Time 01:42:04 PM to 09:30:34 PM
Place LSB A
This Meeting was called to order by Willford
This Report was prepared by Amanda King
Hearing Items Action Taken
HB25-1231 Postponed Indefinitely
HB25-1170 Witness Testimony Lay Over
HB25-1089 Postponed Indefinitely
HB25-1164 Postponed Indefinitely
HB25-1238 Referred to the Committee of the Whole

HB25-1231 - Postponed Indefinitely
01:44:04 PM  

Representative Keltie, prime bill sponsor, presented House Bill 25-1231, concerning protecting minors from exposure to sexual content. The bill repeals and reenacts statute regarding sexually explicit materials harmful to children. Representative Keltie requested that the bill be postponed indefinitely.
01:44:26 PM  
Tanya Regan, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill.  The committee recessed.
02:13:14 PM  
The committee came
back to order.



Donna LaBelle,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mark Tisdale,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ash Brandin, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Dr. Olivia Compton, representing
Inside Out Youth Services, testified in opposition to the bill.
02:22:03 PM  
Hannah Goodman, representing
the Libertarian Party of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Jody
Nickerson, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Erin
Meschke, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Written testimony
(Attachment A) was provided to the committee.


02:28:49 PM
 Motion Postpone House Bill 25-1231 indefinitely.
Moved Clifford
Seconded Espenoza
Bottoms Yes
Bradley Yes
Carter Yes
Espenoza Yes
Feret Yes
Froelich Excused
Luck Yes
Mabrey Yes
Ricks Yes
Clifford Yes
Willford Yes
Final YES: 10   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



HB25-1170 - Witness Testimony Lay Over
02:28:59 PM  
Representative Hamrick
and Representative Boesenecker, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House
Bill 25-1170, concerning lobbying on behalf of a charitable tax-exempt
nonprofit entity. The bill creates a new category of “nonprofit lobbyist”
and exempts these lobbyists from the registration requirements for professional
lobbyists if certain conditions are met. The bill sponsors responded to
questions from committee members.



The bill sponsors
provided two handouts (Attachments B and C) to the committee.
02:59:56 PM  
Erin Meschke, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Hannah Goodman, representing
the Libertarian Party of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.
Frank Lehnerz, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
Jessica Fenske, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
Lacey Hays, representing the Colorado Lobbyists Association, testified
in opposition to the bill. Kjersten Forseth, representing the Colorado
AFL-CIO, testified in opposition to the bill.



The panelists
responded to questions from the committee.
03:26:52 PM  
Paul Lhevine, representing
the Colorado Nonprofit Association, testified in support of the bill. Jack
Murphy, representing the Colorado Nonprofit Association, testified in support
of the bill. Theresa Rinne-Meyers, representing the Rocky Mountain MicroFinance
Institute, testified in support of the bill. Jeffrey Lamontagne, representing
the Friends of Dinosaur Ridge, testified in support of the bill. Carmen
Lewis, representing Rise Against Violence, testified in support of the
bill. Pat Hamilton, representing the "I Love U Guys" Foundation,
testified in support of the bill.



The panelists
responded to questions from the committee.
03:54:58 PM  
Scott Martinez, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Tom Downey, representing themself,
testified in support of the bill. Alex McHenry, representing the Community
Resource Center, testified in support of the bill.



The panelists
responded to questions from the committee.
04:19:58 PM  
Representative Boesenecker
made comments to the committee. Representative Willford, Chair, laid the
bill over to a future date for action only.



HB25-1089 - Postponed Indefinitely
04:21:53 PM  
Representative Richardson,
prime bill sponsor, and Representative Pascal presented House Bill 25-1089,
concerning the authority of a county clerk and recorder to allow a team
of bipartisan election judges to verify signatures in a mail ballot election.
The bill allows for multiple election judges to verify election signatures
as a team. Representative Richardson and Representative Pascal responded
to questions from the committee.
04:35:23 PM  
Amanda Gonzalez,
representing the Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder, testified in opposition
to the bill. Jacob Luria, representing themself, testified in support of
the bill. Dallas Schroeder, representing themself, testified in support
of the bill. Rhonda Braun, representing themself, testified in support
of the bill.
04:45:59 PM  
Jana Coen, representing
the Prowers County Clerk and Recorder, testified in support of the bill.
Steve Schleiker, representing the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder, testified
in support of the bill. Frank Lehnerz, representing themself, testified
in support of the bill. Jody Nickerson, representing themself, testified
in support of the bill.
04:57:24 PM  

Erin Meschke, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Natalie Menten, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Bobbie Gross, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Written testimony (Attachment D) was provided to the committee.
05:03:44 PM  
Representative Richardson
explained amendment L.003 (Attachment E).


05:05:52 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment E).
Moved Clifford
Seconded Bradley
Bottoms
Bradley
Carter
Espenoza
Feret
Froelich
Luck
Mabrey
Ricks
Clifford
Willford
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
05:05:53 PM  
Representative Pascal and Representative Richardson made concluding remarks on the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.


05:14:38 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 25-1089, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Clifford
Seconded Luck
Bottoms Yes
Bradley Yes
Carter No
Espenoza No
Feret Yes
Froelich No
Luck Yes
Mabrey No
Ricks No
Clifford Yes
Willford No
YES: 5   NO: 6   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL


05:15:07 PM
 Motion Postpone House Bill 25-1089 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 Clifford
Seconded Mabrey
Bottoms No
Bradley No
Carter Yes
Espenoza Yes
Feret No
Froelich Yes
Luck No
Mabrey Yes
Ricks Yes
Clifford No
Willford Yes
Final YES: 6   NO: 5   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



HB25-1164 - Postponed Indefinitely
05:15:20 PM  
The committee recessed.
05:37:32 PM  
The committee came
back to order.



Representative Weinberg, prime bill sponsor, presented House Bill 25-1164,
concerning the authority to carry a handgun. The bill modifies requirements
for carrying a handgun. Representative Weinberg responded to questions
from the committee.
05:37:50 PM  
Kathryn Ruud, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Jennifer Truchard, representing
the Colorado PTA, testified in opposition to the bill. Mark Harris, representing
Colorado Ceasefire, testified in opposition to the bill. Kathy Hagen, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill.



The panelists
responded to questions from the committee.
05:57:14 PM  
Claire Lucas, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Pat Rottschaefer, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Alexander Cisneros, representing
the University of Colorado - Students Demand Action, testified in opposition
to the bill. Eileen McCarron, representing Colorado Ceasefire Legislative
Action, testified in opposition to the bill.



The panelists
responded to questions from the committee.
06:13:55 PM  
Rhiannon Danborn, representing Team ENOUGH, testified in opposition to the bill and responded to questions from the committee.
06:17:57 PM  
Captain Matt Turner,
representing Weld County Sheriff's Office, testified in support of the
bill. Ronald Dietz, representing themself, testified in support of the
bill. Ava Flanell, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
Jacob Luria, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



The panelists
responded to questions from the committee members.
06:31:13 PM  
Missy Espinoza, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Alicia Garcia, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Catching Valenitnis, representing
the Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, testified in support of the bill. Brian
Cordell, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mark
Tisdale, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



The panelists
responded to questions from the committee.
06:51:08 PM  
Lori Goebel, representing
the Faith Now Fellowship - Clergy, testified in support of the bill. Hans
Manley, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Aaron
Lewis, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Travis
Couture-Lovelady, representing the National Rifle Association, testified
in support of the bill. Frank Lehnerz, representing themself, testified
in support of the bill.



The panelists responded to questions from the committee members.
07:04:55 PM  
Erin Meschke, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Lesley Hollywood, representing
Rally for Our Rights, testified in support of the bill. Elizabeth Smith,
representing Colorado Faith Communities United to End Gun Violence, testified
in opposition to the bill.



Written testimony
(Attachment F) was provided to the committee.
07:12:32 PM  
Representative Weinberg made concluding remarks about the bill. The committee members commented on the bill.


07:30:04 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 25-1164 to the Committee on Finance.
Moved Clifford
Seconded Bradley
Bottoms Yes
Bradley Yes
Carter No
Espenoza No
Feret No
Froelich No
Luck Yes
Mabrey No
Ricks No
Clifford No
Willford No
YES: 3   NO: 8   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL


07:30:25 PM
 Motion Postpone House Bill 25-1164 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 Clifford
Seconded Espenoza
Bottoms No
Bradley No
Carter Yes
Espenoza Yes
Feret Yes
Froelich Yes
Luck No
Mabrey Yes
Ricks Yes
Clifford Yes
Willford Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



HB25-1238 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
07:30:32 PM  
The committee recessed.
07:36:37 PM  
The committee came
back to order.
07:37:24 PM  
Representative Camacho
and Representative Joseph, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill
25-1238, concerning requirements for gun shows. The bill repeals and reenacts
statute related to the operation of gun shows.



The bill sponsors
provided a handout (Attachment G) to the committee.



Representative Camacho and Representative Joseph responded to questions
from the committee.
08:08:09 PM  
Steve Lindley, representing
The Brady Campaign To Prevent Gun Violence, testified in support of the
bill. Dr. Stephanie Greenberg, representing Colorado Faith Communities
United to End Gun Violence, testified in support of the bill. Mark Harris,
representing Colorado Ceasefire, testified in support of the bill. Alexander
Cisneros, representing University of Colorado - Students Demand Action,
testified in support of the bill. Pat Rottschaefer, representing themself,
testified in support of the bill.



The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
08:25:30 PM  
Ronald Dietz, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Sean Steele, representing
the Colorado Federal Firearms Licensee Association, testified in opposition
to the bill. Catching Valenitnis, representing the Rocky Mountain Gun Owners,
testified in opposition to the bill.



The panelists
responded to questions from the committee.
08:39:28 PM  
Eileen McCarron,
representing Colorado Ceasefire Legislative Action, testified in support
of the bill. Kathryn Ruud, representing themself, testified in support
of the bill. Kathy Hagen, representing themself, testified in support of
the bill. Rhiannon Danborn, representing Team ENOUGH, testified in support
of the bill.



The panelists
responded to questions from the committee members.
08:56:09 PM  
Ian Redding, representing
Easy EDC, testified in opposition to the bill. Lesley Hollywood, representing
Rally for Our Rights, testified in opposition to the bill. Melissa Flanell,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mark Tisdale,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Travis Couture-Lovelady,
representing the National Rifle Association, testified in opposition to
the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee members.



Written testimony
(Attachment H) was provided to the committee.
09:14:57 PM  
Representative Camacho and Representative Joseph provided concluding remarks on the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.


09:27:14 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 25-1238 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Clifford
Seconded Carter
Bottoms No
Bradley No
Carter Yes
Espenoza Yes
Feret Yes
Froelich Yes
Luck No
Mabrey Yes
Ricks Yes
Clifford Yes
Willford Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS


09:30:34 PM   The committee adjourned.






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