85FAD2DE2EC8D8F1872589A4000AF52D Hearing Summary

Senator Gonzales, prime sponsor, introduced and explained House Bill 23-1255. The bill prohibits local governments from enforcing local housing growth restrictions.

Meghan MacKillop, representing the Colorado Municipal League, testified to amend the bill.

Jon Peacock, representing Pitkin County, testified in opposition to the bill.

Commissioner Francie Jacober, representing Pitkin County, testified in opposition to the bill.

Reagan Shane, representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in opposition to the bill.

Claire Carroll, representing the Northwest Colorado Council of Governments Water Quality/Quantity Committee, testified in opposition to the bill.

County Commissioner Kelly McNicholas Kury, representing Pitkin County, testified in opposition to the bill.

Richard Valenty, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Catherine Kentner, representing the Lakewood Strategic Growth Initiative, testified in opposition to the bill.

The panelists responded to questions from the committee.

The panelists continued to respond to questions from the committee.

Catherine Alderman, representing the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, testified in support of the bill.

Kinsey Hasstedt, representing Enterprise Community Partners, testified in support of the bill.

Lauren Cecil, representing the Colorado Association of REALTORS, testified in support of the bill.

Ted Leighty, representing the Colorado Association of Home Builders, testified in support of the bill.

Melissa Mejia, representing the Community Economic Defense Project, testified in support of the bill.

Jonathan Cappelli, representing the Neighborhood Development Collaborative, testified in support of the bill.

Senator Roberts introduced and explained Amendment L.024 (Attachment D).

The committee made closing remarks.