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H_SA_2025A 02/03/2025 01:34:15 PM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date 02/03/2025
Attendance
Bottoms X
Bradley X
Carter *
Espenoza X
Feret X
Froelich X
Luck X
Mabrey *
Ricks *
Clifford X
Willford X
Time 01:34:15 PM to 03:20:43 PM
Place LSB A
This Meeting was called to order by Willford
This Report was prepared by Amanda King
Hearing Items Action Taken
HB25-1082 Amended, referred to House Appropriations
HB25-1083 Amended, referred to House Appropriations
HB25-1091 Referred to the Committee of the Whole

HB25-1082 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations

01:34:25 PM  
Representative Weinberg
and Representative Brown, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill
25-1082, concerning authorizing certain individuals to complete actions
related to death certificates. The bill expands the types of professionals
who may complete a death certificate to include physician assistants and
advanced practice registered nurses.
01:38:59 PM  
The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
01:41:25 PM  
Dr. Raj Rai, representing
CareSynergy, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Mark Longshore, representing
the Colorado Nurses Association, testified in support of the bill. Harlan
David, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Brian Cotter, representing the Colorado Coroners Association, testified
in support of the bill.
01:53:18 PM  
Alex Quintana, representing
the Colorado Department of Public Health and Enviornment, responded to
committee questions.



Written testimony
was provided to the committee (Attachment A).
02:00:16 PM  
Representative Weinberg
explained amendment L.001 (Attachment B). Josh Schultz, representing the
Office of Legislative Legal Services, answered questions from the committee
regarding amendment L.001. Committee discussion with the bill sponsors
about amendment L.001 ensued.  
02:04:00 PM  
The committee recessed.
02:05:31 PM  
The committee came
back to order. Representative Clifford withdrew his motion on amendment
L.001.


02:05:35 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B).
Moved Clifford
Seconded Bradley
Bottoms
Bradley
Carter
Espenoza
Feret
Froelich
Luck
Mabrey
Ricks
Clifford
Willford
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Withdrawn
02:06:05 PM  
Representative Brown
explained amendment L.002 (Attachment C).


02:07:03 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C).
Moved Clifford
Seconded Espenoza
Bottoms
Bradley
Carter
Espenoza
Feret
Froelich
Luck
Mabrey
Ricks
Clifford
Willford
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
02:07:06 PM  
The committee recessed.
02:12:24 PM  
The committee came
back to order.
02:21:47 PM  
Committee discussion
about the amendment process occurred. Representative Weinberg and Representative
Brown explained amendment L.003 (Attachment D).


02:22:52 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment D).
Moved Clifford
Seconded Ricks
Bottoms
Bradley
Carter
Espenoza
Feret
Froelich
Luck
Mabrey
Ricks
Clifford
Willford
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
02:22:54 PM  
Representative Weinberg
and Representative Brown made concluding remarks about the bill. Committee
members made comments regarding the bill.


02:26:07 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 25-1082, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Clifford
Seconded Bradley
Bottoms Yes
Bradley Yes
Carter Yes
Espenoza Yes
Feret Yes
Froelich Yes
Luck Yes
Mabrey Yes
Ricks Yes
Clifford Yes
Willford Yes
Final YES: 11   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



HB25-1083 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations

02:26:16 PM  
Representative Hamrick
and Representative Bradfield, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill
25-1083, concerning vehicle transactions for deployed military families.
The bill allows a service member’s dependents to extend their driver license
expiration date when the service member is on active duty. The bill sponsors
provided two handouts (Attachments E and F) to the committee.
02:30:10 PM  
Michelle Richart,
representing the U.S. Department of Defense, testified in support of the
bill. Bob McLaughlin, representing the Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center,
testified in support of the bill.
The panelists
responded to questions from the committee.
02:35:35 PM  
Representative Hamrick
explained amendment L.001 (Attachment G).


02:36:12 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment G).
Moved Clifford
Seconded Ricks
Bottoms
Bradley
Carter
Espenoza
Feret
Froelich
Luck
Mabrey
Ricks
Clifford
Willford
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
02:36:13 PM  
Representative Bradfield
and Representative Hamrick provided concluding remarks on the bill. Committee
members commented on the bill.


02:39:00 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 25-1083, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Clifford
Seconded Ricks
Bottoms Yes
Bradley Yes
Carter Yes
Espenoza Yes
Feret Yes
Froelich Yes
Luck Yes
Mabrey Yes
Ricks Yes
Clifford Yes
Willford Yes
Final YES: 11   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



HB25-1091 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
02:39:08 PM  
Representive Phillips,
prime bill sponsor, presented House Bill 25-1091, concerning the designation
of the Agaricus julius mushroom as the state mushroom. The bill designates
the Agaricus julius, or Emperor mushroom, as the state mushroom of Colorado.
The committee discussed the bill.
02:40:57 PM  
Greg Sanchez, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Delilah Viano, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Kritagya Pokharel, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Davian Bedford, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Maddex Legler, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Logan Burdick, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill.
The panelist
responded to questions from the committee.
03:00:12 PM  
Dr. Andrew Wilson,
representing the Denver Botanic Gardens, testified in a neutral position
on the bill. Dr. Amy Honan, representing themself, testified in support
of the bill. Hamilton Pevec, representing the Western Colorado Mycological
Association, testified in support of the bill. Brian Barzee, representing
the Pikes Peak Mycological Society, testified in support of the bill.The
panelists responded to questions from the committee.
03:10:52 PM  
Penelope Zeller,
representing themself, testified on the bill. Trent Sanchez, representing
themself, testified on the bill. Bradley Longacre, representing themself,
testified on the bill.



Written testimony was provided to the committee (Attachment H).
03:15:59 PM  
Representative Phillips
made concluding remarks about the bill. Committee members commented on
the bill.


03:20:23 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 25-1091 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Clifford
Seconded Carter
Bottoms Yes
Bradley Yes
Carter Yes
Espenoza Yes
Feret Yes
Froelich Yes
Luck Yes
Mabrey Yes
Ricks Yes
Clifford Yes
Willford Yes
Final YES: 11   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS


03:20:43 PM   The committee adjourned.






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