1E5535641795B5DD872586E90080455A Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB21-087HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRSDate Jun 3, 2021 Location LSB A SB21-087 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/7CF0F0ADE890...$File/21HouseState0603AttachE.pdf?OpenElement 21HouseState0603AttachE.pdf Attachment F http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/E24AA5F95777...$File/21HouseState0603AttachF.pdf?OpenElement 21HouseState0603AttachF.pdf Attachment G http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/6B9B05218B0F...$File/21HouseState0603AttachG.pdf?OpenElement 21HouseState0603AttachG.pdf Attachment H http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/A341CD5136A9...$File/21HouseState0603AttachH.pdf?OpenElement 21HouseState0603AttachH.pdf Attachment I http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/4A5BBC6DDCB8...$File/21HouseState0603AttachI.pdf?OpenElement 21HouseState0603AttachI.pdf Attachment J http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/0F8B85EC0158...$File/21HouseState0603AttachJ.pdf?OpenElement 21HouseState0603AttachJ.pdf 05:21:05 PM Representative McCormick and Representative Caraveo, bill sponsors, introduced Senate Bill 21-087. This bill removes the agricultural worker exemption from the Colorado Labor and Peace Act. 05:32:08 PM The bill sponsors distributed and discussed the amendments. 05:37:45 PM Members of the committee asked questions to the bill sponsors. 06:00:33 PM Fatuma Emmad, representing Farmer, Co-Founder of Frontline Farming, Co-Convenor of PPFSW, Network Manager of PPPN, and President of MHF, testified in support of the bill. Juana Armijo, representing Former Farmworker in CO & AZ and current farmworker Frontline Farming, testified in support of the bill. Roberto Meza read a version of of Mr. Armijo's testimony in English. 06:16:43 PM The witness panel answered questions from the committee. 06:22:11 PM Mr. Carlyle Currier, representing Colorado Farm Bureau, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Pat O'Toole, representing Colorado Wool Growers and Colorado Cattlemen's Associations, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Dan Waldvogle, representing Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, testified to amend the bill. Mrs. Hana Fullmer, representing herself, testified to amend the bill. Bruce Talbott, representing Colorado Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, testified to amend the bill. 06:48:00 PM Members of the committee asked questions to the witness panel. 06:58:49 PM Mr. Blaine Diffendaffer, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill. 07:03:16 PM Erin Foster West, representing National Young Farmers Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Jennifer Rodriguez, representing Colorado Legal Services, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Thomas Acker, representing Hispanic Affairs Project, testified in support of the bill. Members of the committee asked questions to the witness panel. 07:30:15 PM The bill sponsors introduced amendments L.078 (Attachment E), L.080 (Attachment F), L.084 (Attachment G), L.092 (Attachment H), L.089 (Attachment I), and L.093 (Attachment J). Committee members discussed the amendments. 07:31:28 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.078 Moved Duran Seconded Valdez A. Amabile Bernett Boesenecker Catlin Duran Hanks Neville Valdez A. Williams Sirota Kennedy YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 07:32:05 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.080 Moved Amabile Seconded Duran Amabile Bernett Boesenecker Catlin Duran Hanks Neville Valdez A. Williams Sirota Kennedy YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 07:33:50 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.084 Moved Valdez A. Seconded Sirota Amabile Bernett Boesenecker Catlin Duran Hanks Neville Valdez A. Williams Sirota Kennedy YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 07:34:39 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.092 Moved Duran Seconded Bernett Amabile Bernett Boesenecker Catlin Duran Hanks Neville Valdez A. Williams Sirota Kennedy YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 07:36:14 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.089 Moved Bernett Seconded Valdez A. Amabile Bernett Boesenecker Catlin Duran Hanks Neville Valdez A. Williams Sirota Kennedy YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 07:39:55 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.093 Moved Valdez A. Seconded Bernett Amabile Bernett Boesenecker Catlin Duran Hanks Neville Valdez A. Williams Sirota Kennedy YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 07:39:56 PM The bill sponsors and members of the committee made closing remarks. 07:58:47 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 21-087, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Duran Seconded Valdez A. Amabile Yes Bernett Yes Boesenecker Yes Catlin No Duran Yes Hanks No Neville No Valdez A. Yes Williams No Sirota Yes Kennedy Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS