AA4F39EF5FD0462F8725850D007BA589 Hearing Summary

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BILL SUMMARY For HB20-1241

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Date Feb 13, 2020
Location HCR 0112

HB20-1241 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment H

03:30:39 PM

Representatives Benavidez and Kipp, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 20-1241. The bill requires the Colorado Supreme Court to issue a license to practice law and the Department of Education to issue a teaching license to people who meet the licensing requirements and have current employment authorization, issued by the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services, are lawfully present and have a valid social security number. Representative Benavidez explained amendment L.001 (Attachment H). The sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

03:45:10 PM

Ryan Case, representing Dr. Sheila Rucki, read a statement from Dr. Rucki in support of the bill.

03:48:57 PM

Ana Rodriguez, representing the Colorado People's Alliance and herself, testified in support of the bill.

03:50:45 PM

Feven Berhanu, representing the Colorado People's Alliance, testified in support of the bill.

03:52:56 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.001
	Moved	Benavidez
	Seconded	Tipper

	Benavidez
	Carver
	Gonzales-Gutierrez
	McKean
	Roberts
	Soper
	Tipper
	Herod
	Weissman
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

03:52:59 PM

The sponsors wrapped up their presentation of the bill and asked for a favorable recommendation.

03:55:59 PM	Motion	Refer House Bill 20-1241, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
	Moved	Benavidez
	Seconded	Gonzales-Gutierrez

	Benavidez	Yes
	Carver	No
	Gonzales-Gutierrez	Yes
	McKean	No
	Roberts	Yes
	Soper	No
	Tipper	Yes
	Herod	Yes
	Weissman	Yes
	Final	YES: 6 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

HB20-1241 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

Colorado General Assembly