H_SA_2024A 03/25/2024 01:33:53 PM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS

Date

03/25/2024

Attendance
Bottoms	*
Bradley	X
Brown	X
DeGraaf	X
Epps	X
Parenti	X
Ricks	*
Rutinel	X
Willford	E
Boesenecker	X
Woodrow	X

Time

01:33:53 PM to 02:55:25 PM

Place

LSB A

This Meeting was called to order by

Woodrow

This Report was prepared by

Amanda King

Hearing Items	Action Taken
hHB24-1368	Amended, referred to House Appropriations

HB24-1368 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment A

Attachment B

Attachment C

Attachment D

01:34:02 PM

Representative Lindsay
and Representative Velasco, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill
24-1368, concerning the creation of the Language Access Advisory Board.
The bill creates the Language Access Advisory Board in the Legislative
Department to study and make recommendations on improving language access
to the legislative process for populations with limited English proficiency
over the 2024 interim. Representative Lindsay and Representative Velasco
responded to questions and provided two handouts to the committee (Attachments
A and B).

01:46:16 PM

Khatira Amn, representing
the Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning and Colorado Language Access
Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Vallerie Bustamante, representing
Stand for Children, testified in support of the bill. Maybellin Quintanilla,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Andrew Barton,
representing Colorado Common Cause, testified in support of the bill. The
panelists responded to questions from the committee.

02:09:56 PM

Madison Goering, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Angelica Prisciliano, representing the Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Octavio Gomez, representing Boulder County, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee.

02:27:38 PM

Meredith Henry, representing
The Arc of Colorado, testified to amend the bill. Patricia Ferrero, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Andrea Escalera, representing
the Center for Health Progress, testified in support of the bill. The panelists
responded to questions from the committee.

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

02:39:03 PM

Representative Velasco
explained amendment L.001 (Attachment D).

02:40:22 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment D).
	Moved	Epps
	Seconded	Rutinel

	Bottoms
	Bradley
	Brown
	DeGraaf
	Epps
	Parenti
	Ricks
	Rutinel
	Willford	Excused
	Boesenecker
	Woodrow	Excused
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

02:40:23 PM

Representative Lindsay and Representative Velasco provided concluding remarks about the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.

02:55:10 PM	Motion	Refer House Bill 24-1368, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
	Moved	Brown
	Seconded	Epps

	Bottoms	No
	Bradley	No
	Brown	Yes
	DeGraaf	No
	Epps	Yes
	Parenti	Yes
	Ricks	Yes
	Rutinel	Yes
	Willford	Excused
	Boesenecker	Yes
	Woodrow	Excused
	Final	YES: 6 NO: 3 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:55:25 PM

The committee adjourned.

HB24-1368 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations

Colorado General Assembly