3A1A3F262552F2AF8725869B006CF98F Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB21-077

SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, & TECHNOLOGY
Date Mar 17, 2021
Location SCR 352

SB21-077 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment C

21SenateBus0317AttachC.pdf

Attachment D

21SenateBus0317AttachD.pdf

Attachment E

21SenateBus0317AttachE.pdf

01:50:32 PM

Senator Gonzales
introduced Senate Bill 21-077 concerning lawful presence credentialing.
The bill specifies that a verification of lawful presence is not
required of an applicant for a license, certificate, or registration to
practice a regulated profession. She distributed Amendments L.001
and L.002 to the committee (Attachments C and D). Senator Gonzales
responded to questions from the committee.

01:51:34 PM

Patty Salazar, Executive Director, Department of Regulatory Agencies, spoke in favor of the bill.

01:57:18 PM

Meghan MacKillop,
Colorado Municipal League, spoke about the bill from an amend position.

01:58:05 PM

Karen Nunez, representing herself, spoke in favor of the bill.

01:58:53 PM

Duvia Ortega, representing herself, spoke in favor of the bill.

02:02:37 PM

Jose Lopez-Nava, representing himself, spoke in favor of the bill.

02:07:12 PM

Lorena Garcia, Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition, spoke in favor of the bill.

02:14:22 PM

Valentina Pons, representing
herself, spoke in favor of the bill.

02:15:10 PM

Stephanie Beltran, representing herself, spoke in favor of the bill.

02:19:13 PM

Carin Rosa, Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Early Childhood, spoke in favor of the bill.

02:19:43 PM

Deysi De Luna, Colorado Jobs with Justice, spoke in favor of the bill.

02:20:35 PM

Brittany Vessely, Colorado Catholic Conference, spoke in favor of the bill.

02:23:30 PM

Christine Hernandez, Colorado Hispanic Bar Association, spoke in favor of the bill.

02:26:49 PM

Michael Nicoletti,
Department of Regulatory Agencies, spoke in favor of the bill. He
discussed the purpose of Amendment L.001 (Attachment C and L.002 (Attachment
D). He responded to questions from the committee.

02:26:50 PM

Additional written
testimony may be found in Attachment E.

02:33:42 PM

Senator Gonzales responded to questions from the committee.

02:39:16 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.001
	Moved	Danielson
	Seconded

	Coleman	Yes
	Kolker	Yes
	Liston	No
	Priola	No
	Woodward	No
	Danielson	Yes
	Rodriguez	Yes
		YES: 4 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:39:45 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.002
	Moved	Danielson
	Seconded

	Coleman
	Kolker
	Liston
	Priola
	Woodward
	Danielson
	Rodriguez
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

02:40:50 PM

Senator Gonzales made closing comments on the merits of the bill.

02:41:20 PM

Senator Priola made closing comments on the merits of the bill.

02:41:39 PM

Senator Rodriguez made closing comments on the merits of the bill.

02:42:44 PM	Motion	Refer Senate Bill 21-077, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
	Moved	Danielson
	Seconded

	Coleman	Yes
	Kolker	Yes
	Liston	No
	Priola	Yes
	Woodward	No
	Danielson	Yes
	Rodriguez	Yes
	Final	YES: 5 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

SB21-077 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

Colorado General Assembly