F971704D0920365387258C260070F0DA Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB25-1036

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Date Feb 3, 2025
Location HCR 0112

HB25-1036 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment A

Attachment A - HB1036_L.001.pdf

Attachment B

Attachment B - HB1036_L.002.pdf

Attachment C

Attachment C - HB1036_L.003.pdf

Attachment D

Attachment D.pdf

01:33:38 PM

Representative Velasco,
sponsor, presented House Bill 25-1036. The bill creates the Missing and
Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) special license plate to be issued
by January 1, 2026. The license plate will be available to applicants that
pay two one-time fees of $25 each, in addition to standard license plate
fees and taxes to the Department of Revenue (DOR). Applicants must also
make a minimum $25 donation to the Office of the Liaison for MMIR in the
Department of Public Safety (DPS). Donations to the office must be used
to support its duties and to provide financial support to MMIR families.
Rep. Velasco responded to questions from committee members.

01:41:30 PM

John Armstrong, Legislative Council Staff, answered questions about the bill's fiscal note. Rep. Velasco continued to respond to committee member questions.

01:45:40 PM

Lorelei Cloud, representing
the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, testified in support of the bill. Melody
Delmar, representing the Office of the Liaison for Missing or Murdered
Indigenous Relatives, testified in support of the bill. Candice Vigil,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Renee Chacon,
representing Women From The Mountain, testified in support of the bill.
The witnesses responded to questions from the committee.

01:58:57 PM

Monycka Snowbird, representing MMIR Task Force of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Raven Payment, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Z Willbanks, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Shawna Johnson, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Cheyenne Howe, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Micaela IronShell-Dominguez, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

02:16:01 PM

Representative Velasco
presented amendments L.001 (Attachment A), L.002 (Attachment B), and L.003
(Attachment C). Committee members also received a fact sheet about the
bill (Attachment D).

02:16:34 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.001
	Moved	Titone
	Seconded	Garcia

	Brooks
	Camacho
	DeGraaf
	Garcia
	Gonzalez R.
	Hartsook
	Joseph	Excused
	Marshall
	Stewart R.
	Weinberg	Excused
	Zokaie
	Titone
	Lindstedt
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

02:17:39 PM

Mr. Armstrong returned to the table to answer questions about amendment L.002. Rep. Velasco also responded to committee member questions.

02:20:44 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.002
	Moved	Titone
	Seconded	Garcia

	Brooks
	Camacho
	DeGraaf
	Garcia
	Gonzalez R.
	Hartsook
	Joseph	Excused
	Marshall
	Stewart R.
	Weinberg	Excused
	Zokaie
	Titone
	Lindstedt
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

02:21:42 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.003
	Moved	Titone
	Seconded	Garcia

	Brooks
	Camacho
	DeGraaf
	Garcia
	Gonzalez R.
	Hartsook
	Joseph	Excused
	Marshall
	Stewart R.
	Weinberg	Excused
	Zokaie
	Titone
	Lindstedt
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

02:21:43 PM

The committee recessed.

02:26:56 PM

The committee reconvened.

Representative Velasco provided concluding comments on the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.

02:35:53 PM	Motion	Refer House Bill 25-1036, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
	Moved	Titone
	Seconded	Gonzalez R.

	Brooks	Yes
	Camacho	Yes
	DeGraaf	Yes
	Garcia	Yes
	Gonzalez R.	Yes
	Hartsook	Yes
	Joseph	Yes
	Marshall	No
	Stewart R.	Yes
	Weinberg	Yes
	Zokaie	Yes
	Titone	Yes
	Lindstedt	Yes
	Final	YES: 12 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

HB25-1036 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations

Colorado General Assembly