A3E726C8F839BFF687258C65007856DA Hearing Summary

Majority Leader Duran and Minority Leader Pugliese, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 25-1319, concerningÂ vacancies in the office of county commissioner. The bill creates a new November vacancy election for certain county commissioner vacancies. Minority Leader Pugliese responded to questions from the committee.

04:13:12 PM

Hamza Syed, representing
Legislative Council Staff, responded to questions about the bill's fiscal
note from the committee.

04:14:44 PM

Minority Leader Pugliese
responded to additional questions from the committee.

04:16:33 PM

Holly Monkman, representing
the League of Women Voters of Colorado, testified to amend the bill. Celeste
Landry, representing the League of Women Voters of Colorado, testified
to amend the bill. Commissioner Andy Kerr, representing Counties and Commissioners
Acting Together (CCAT), testified to amend the bill. JP Barela, representing
themself, testified to amend the bill. Thomas Davidson, representing CCAT,
testified to amend the bill. Clerk Amanda Gonzalez, representing the Jefferson
County Clerk and Recorder's Office, testified to amend the bill. The panelists
responded to questions from the committee.

04:34:57 PM

Commissioner Carrie
Geitner, representing El Paso County, testified in support of the bill.
Suzanne Taheri, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
Commissioner Kevin Grantham, representing Fremont County, testified in
support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee.

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

04:45:22 PM

Minority Leader Pugliese
explained amendment L.001 (Attachment J).

04:47:06 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment J).
	Moved	Pugliese
	Seconded	Froelich

	Bradley	No
	Carter	Yes
	Espenoza	Yes
	Feret	Yes
	Froelich	Yes
	Luck	No
	Mabrey	Excused
	Pugliese	Yes
	Ricks	No
	Clifford	Yes
	Willford	Yes
		YES: 7 NO: 3 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

04:47:07 PM

Minority Leader Pugliese
explained amendment L.002 (Attachment K).

04:48:17 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment K).
	Moved	Pugliese
	Seconded	Clifford

	Bradley	Yes
	Carter	Yes
	Espenoza	Yes
	Feret	Yes
	Froelich	Yes
	Luck	No
	Mabrey	Excused
	Pugliese	Yes
	Ricks	Yes
	Clifford	Yes
	Willford	Yes
		YES: 9 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

04:48:21 PM

Majority Leader Duran
explained amendment L.003 (Attachment L).

04:49:27 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment L).
	Moved	Pugliese
	Seconded	Espenoza

	Bradley	No
	Carter	Yes
	Espenoza	No
	Feret	Yes
	Froelich	Yes
	Luck	No
	Mabrey	Excused
	Pugliese	Yes
	Ricks	Yes
	Clifford	Yes
	Willford	Yes
		YES: 7 NO: 3 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

04:49:31 PM

Majority Leader Duran
explained amendment L.004 (Attachment M).

04:50:30 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment M).
	Moved	Pugliese
	Seconded	Clifford

	Bradley	No
	Carter	Yes
	Espenoza	Yes
	Feret	Yes
	Froelich	Yes
	Luck	No
	Mabrey	Excused
	Pugliese	Yes
	Ricks	Yes
	Clifford	Yes
	Willford	Yes
		YES: 8 NO: 2 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

04:50:31 PM

Minority Leader Pugliese
and Majority Leader Duran made concluding remarks on the bill. Committee
members commented on the bill.

04:53:33 PM	Motion	Refer House Bill 25-1319, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
	Moved	Pugliese
	Seconded	Clifford

	Bradley	No
	Carter	Yes
	Espenoza	Yes
	Feret	Yes
	Froelich	Yes
	Luck	No
	Mabrey	Yes
	Pugliese	Yes
	Ricks	Yes
	Clifford	Yes
	Willford	Yes
	Final	YES: 9 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

HB25-1319 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations

Colorado General Assembly