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72061DC63AEB7CDA872584F800824CA1 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB20-1099

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Date Jan 23, 2020      
Location Old Supreme Court Chamber



HB20-1099 - Postponed Indefinitely

04:43:25 PM  
The committee recessed.
04:53:45 PM  
The committee came back to order.
04:55:41 PM  

Representative Saine and Representative Humphrey, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 20-1099. The bill repeals the prohibition on the selling, transferring, and possessing large-capacity magazines. It also repeals the requirement that gun magazine manufacturers stamp their magazines to indicate that they were made after July 1, 2013.

04:59:35 PM  
Taylor Rhodes, Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, testified in support of the bill.
05:03:40 PM  

Lesley Hollywood, Rally for Our Rights, testified in support of the bill. She provided a handout to the committee (Attachment C).

05:06:03 PM  

Robert Edmiston, Firearms Coalition of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. He referenced the handout he previously distributed to the committee during the hearing on House Bill 20-1040 (Attachment B).

05:08:41 PM  

Alexanda Garza, National Rifle Association, testified in support of the bill.

05:11:20 PM  

Dr. JoAnn Ota Fujioka, Colorado PTA, testified in opposition to the bill.

05:13:53 PM  

Alan Franklin, ProgressNow Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.

05:17:30 PM  
Mary Parker, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill.
05:20:01 PM  

Connie Grieshaber, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. She provided a handout to the committee (Attachment D).

05:24:36 PM  

Beth Utton and Stan Gelb provided written statements for the record (Attachments E and F).

05:25:32 PM  

Eileen McCarron, Colorado Ceasefire, testified in opposition to the bill.

05:29:39 PM  

Helen Kamin, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, testified in opposition to the bill.

05:31:37 PM  

Jane Dougherty, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. She provided a handout to the committee (Attachment G).

05:34:57 PM  
Kelly Murphy, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill.
05:37:29 PM  

Don Macalady, Hunters Against Gun Violence, testified in opposition to the bill. He provided a handout to the committee (Attachment H).

05:41:19 PM  

Percy Benedick, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill.

05:43:17 PM  
Eleanor Cabell, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill.
05:45:14 PM  

Jafar Partowmah, Rally for Our Rights, testified in support of the bill.

05:48:52 PM  
Representative Humphrey and Representative Saine made concluding remarks about the bill.
05:53:03 PM  
Committee members made comments regarding the bill.


05:53:58 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 20-1099 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Humphrey
Seconded Williams D.
Duran No
Humphrey Yes
Kipp No
Lontine No
Rich Yes
Sirota No
Williams D. Yes
Jaquez Lewis No
Kennedy No
YES: 3   NO: 6   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL


05:54:17 PM
Motion Postpone House Bill 20-1099 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 Jaquez Lewis
Seconded Lontine
Duran Yes
Humphrey No
Kipp Yes
Lontine Yes
Rich No
Sirota Yes
Williams D. No
Jaquez Lewis Yes
Kennedy Yes
Final YES: 6   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS