1CB1A7A5167B389F8725896C005E5B80 Hearing Summary

Senators Fendberg and Sullivan, bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 23-170. The bill allows community members, educators, licensed health-care professionals, mental health professionals, and district attorneys to petition for an extreme risk protection order.

The committee asked questions to the sponsors.

A panel of witnesses
testified on the bill.



Janet Drake, representing
Department of Law, testified in support of the bill.



Jane Dougherty,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Colonel Matthew
Packard, representing Colorado State Patrol, testified in support of the
bill.



Amie Baca-Oehlert,
representing Colorado Education Association, testified in support of the
bill.



The committee
asked questions to the panel.

A panel of witnesses
testified on the bill.



Rachael Hagar,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Nadine Bridges,
representing One Colorado, testified in support of the bill.



Leanne Rupp, representing
National Association of Social Workers, testified in support of the bill.




Jessica Francois,
representing Colorado Assocation of School Nurses, testifed in support
of the bill.

A panel of witnesses
testified on the bill.



Nikki Goeser,
representing themself, testifed against the bill.



John Lott, representing
Crime Research Prevention Center, testified in opposition to the bill.




Erik Stone, representing
Teller County, testified in opposition to the bill.



Sheriff Joseph
Roybal, representing El Paso County Sheriff's Office, testified in opposition
to the bill.



The committee
asked questions to the panel.

A panel of witnesses
testified on the bill.



Dr. George Hertner,
representing Emergency Medical Specialists, testified in support of the
bill.



Denver District
Attorney Beth McCann, representing themself, testified in support of the
bill.



Dr. Allison Trop,
representing Colorado Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians,
testified in support of the bill.



Julie Meyers,
representing Colorado Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics, testified
in support of the bill.



The committee
asked questions to the panel.

A panel of witnesses
testified on the bill.



Richard Orf, representing
Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado, testified in opposition to
the bill.



Tanner Coors,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.



Robert Strieby,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.



William Zuzelski,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.



The committee
asked questions to the panel.

A panel of witnesses
testified on the bill.



Vic Bencomo, representing
Giffords, testified in support of the bill.



Commissioner Marta
Loachamin, representing Boulder County, testified in support of the bill.




Eileen McCarron,
representing Colorado Ceasefire, testified in support of the bill.



Tom Mauser, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill.



The committee
asked questions to the panel.

A panel of witnesses
testified on the bill.



Mark Nilson, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill.



Todd Rathner,
representing The Firearms Policy Coalition, testified in opposition to
the bill.



Christopher Trimble,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.



Mark Tisdale,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.

A panel of witnesses
testified on the bill.



Sheila Longwell,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Connie Boyd, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill.



Mary Parker, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill.



Rebekah Venturella,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Benjamin Teevan,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



The committee
asked questions to the panel.

A panel of witnesses
testified on the bill.



Ronald Dietz,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.



Tiffany Taylor,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.



John Lockamy,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.



Lesley Hollywood,
representing Rally for our Rights, testified in opposition to the bill.

A panel of witnesses
testified on the bill.



Jennifer Cunningham,
representing NAMI Boulder County, testified in support of the bill.



Ian Coggins, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill.



Kelly Murphy,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Kallie Leyba,
representing American Federation of Teachers, Colorado, testified in support
of the bill.

A panel of witnesses
testified on the bill.



Andrew Lucas,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.



Vern  Sutcliffe,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.



Darcy Schoening,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.



Lucas Baumgartner,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.

A panel of witnesses
testified on the bill.



Michael Dougherty,
representing District Attorney's Office - Boulder County, testified in
support of the bill.



Claire Lucas,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Mary Susan Carabello,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Dawn Reinfeld,
representing Blue Rising, testified in support of the bill.



The committee
asked questions to the panel.

A panel of witnesses
testified on the bill.



Alicia Garcia,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.



Jake Veith, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill.

A panel of witnesses
testified on the bill.



Maisha Fields,representing
themself, testified in support of the bill.



Dr. David Knochel,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Senator Evie Hudak,
representing Colorado PTA, testified in support of the bill.

Written testimony can be found in Attachment A.

The bill sponsors presented Amendment L.001 (Attachment B) and L.009 (Attachment C).

The bill sponsors and committee gave final remarks.