s_sa_2017a_2017-04-12t13:33:41z1 Hearing Summary
Date: 04/12/2017
Location: SCR 357
BILL SUMMARY for SB17-283
SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
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| Refer Senate Bill 17-283 to the Committee of the W | PASS |
01:53 PM -- SB17-283
Senator Lundberg, sponsor, presented Senate Bill 17-283 to the committee. This bill clarifies that it is not a discriminatory practice for an owner of a place of public accommodation to decline to provide goods, services, facilities, or other accommodation to an individual, group, or event that represents a message with which the owner disagrees.
01:59 PM -- Jacki Cooper Melmed, representing the Office of the Governor, testified against the bill.
02:02 PM -- Jeremy Bronson, representing Occasions Catering, testified against the bill.
02:05 PM -- Emma Shinn, representing the Colorado LGBT Bar Association, testified against the bill.
02:08 PM
Ms. Melmed and Ms. Shinn responded to committee member questions.
02:11 PM -- Rev. Amanda Henderson, representing the Interfaith Alliance of Colorado, testified against the bill.
02:13 PM -- Dilpreet Jammu, representing Colorado Sikhs, testified against the bill.
02:17 PM -- Tim Gaudette, representing Small Business Majority, testified against the bill.
02:20 PM
Mr. Jammu and Ms. Henderson responded to committee member questions.
02:24 PM -- Scott Levin, representing the Anti-Defamation League, testified against the bill.
02:28 PM -- Barry Roseman, representing the Plaintiff Employee Lawyers Association, testified against the bill.
02:31 PM -- Danna Liebert, representing herself, testified against the bill and responded to committee member questions.
02:36 PM
Mr. Levin and Mr. Roseman responded to committee member questions.
02:39 PM -- Michelle Jozaitis, representing the Colorado Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, testified against the bill.
02:41 PM -- Nancy Nixon, representing the American Civil Liberties Union, testified against the bill.
02:45 PM -- Holly Settle, representing herself, testified against the bill.
02:48 PM -- Rachel Clark, representing the Colorado Women's Bar Association, testified against the bill.
02:52 PM -- Elizabeth Mueller, representing herself, testified against the bill.
02:56 PM
Ms. Clark responded to committee member questions.
02:58 PM -- William Cook, representing himself, testified against the bill.
03:01 PM -- Mark Braunlich, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. He provided a written copy of his testimony to committee members (Attachment B).
17SenateState0412AttachB.pdf
03:04 PM -- Stephanie Luck, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
03:09 PM -- Carolyn Martin, representing Christian Home Educators of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
03:12 PM
Ms. Martin, Mr. Braunlich, and Ms. Luck responded to committee member questions.
03:31 PM -- Charles Friedenstein, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.
03:36 PM -- Robert Fox, representing the Patriot League, read testimony on behalf of Aaron Robertson in support of the bill.
03:39 PM
Senator Lundberg wrapped up his presentation of the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.
| BILL: | SB17-283 | |
| TIME: | 03:57:36 PM | |
| MOVED: | Lundberg | |
| MOTION: | Refer Senate Bill 17-283 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 3-2. | |
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Court
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No
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Fenberg
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No
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Hill
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Yes
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Lundberg
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Yes
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Sonnenberg
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Yes
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Final YES: 3 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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03:58 PM
The committee recessed.