S_JUD_2025A 02/19/2025 01:35:36 PM Committee Summary

Senators Daughterty
and Frizell, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 25-086, concerning
protections for users of social media and establishing certain requirements
for social media companies.



Committee members
asked questions about surveillance, search warrants, and data collection.

Hannah Goodman, representing
The Libertarian Party of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.
Jacob Luria, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
Mr. Michael McReynolds, representing Governors Office of Information Technology,
testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Braden Peltz, representing themself,
testified in opposition to the bill.



Committee members
asked questions about First Amemdment rights and data collection from social
media platforms. Additional questions were asked about the Governor's Office
opposition to the bill. Discussion followed about social media platforms
being held to different standards.

Committee members
continued to raise questions about the Governor's Office position on the
bill.



Mary-Elizabeth
Callaway, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms.
Melissa Burkhart, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
Jason McBride, representing McBride Impact, testified in support of the
bill. Others Warren Binford, representing Kempe Foundation, testified in
support of the bill. Dr. Denise Abdoo, representing Children's Hospital
Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Evie Hudak, representing Colorado PTA, testified in support of the bill. Jessica Dotter, representing Colorado District Attorneys' Council, testified in support of the bill. Jeff Riester, representing Department of Law, testified in support of the bill. Dawn Reinfeld, representing Blue Rising, testified in support of the bill. Antonia Merzon, representing Blue Rising, testified in support of the bill.



Committee members asked additional questions about First Amendment rights, social media search warrants, and recourse for incompliance.



Written testimony submitted about the bill is in Attachment A.

Senators Rich and Roberts, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 25-079, concerning the "Colorado Vending of Digital Assets Act".



The bill sponsors distributed a hand out about crypto currency kiosks (Attachment F).

Amy Nofziger, representing AARP, testified in support of the bill. Margaret Locke, representing AARP, testified in support of the bill. Eliza Schultz, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Committee members asked questions about crypto ATMs.

The bill sponsors made closing remarks.

Senators Weissman and Gonzales presented Senate Bill 25-020, concerning the enforcement of existing landlord-tenant law. They discussed provisions in the bill, including receivership, municipal enforcement, among others.

Andrew West, representing
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, testified in support of the bill.
Mr. Carson Bryant, representing East Colfax Community Collective, testified
in support of the bill. Nadeen Ibrahim, representing themself, testified
in support of the bill. Olivia Sanders, representing East Colfax Community
Collective representing former Nome St. tenants, testified in support of
the bill.



Committee members
asked questions about receivership provisions.

Andrew Hamrick, representing
Colorado Apartment Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Eric
Gill, representing CHC Colorado Housing Coalition, testified in opposition
to the bill.



Committee members
asked questions about state and local responsibilities, related city ordinances,
and receivership.

Ted Leighty, representing
Colorado Association of Home Builders, testified to amend the bill. Mr.
Scott Hawker, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. Ms. Abigail
Rael, representing National Association of Residential Property Managers,
Colorado Springs, testified to amend the bill. Jeff Riester, representing
Department of Law, testified to amend the bill.



Committee members
asked further questions about receivership, habitability, and enforcement.

Latoscaa Hults, representing
Denver Metro Tenants Union, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Eida
Altman, representing Denver Metro Tenants Union, testified in support of
the bill. Jack Regenbogen, representing Colorado Poverty Law Project, testified
in support of the bill. Annie Martinez, representing Colorado Center on
Law and Policy, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Nancy Ballester,
representing Denver Metro Tenants Union, testified in support of the bill.



Committee members
asked questions about related fines, complaints, enforcement, and attorney
availability to work on these cases.

Betzaida Borges,
representing Denver Metro Tenants Union, testified in support of the bill.
Becky S, representing Denver Metro Tenants Union, translated in support
of the bill. Ms. Hannah Stickline, representing Denver Metro Tenants Union,
testified in support of the bill.



Written testimony
about the bill is in Attachment K.