Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 079

Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming Whose broad stripes and bright stars Through the perilous fight O'er the ramparts we watched Were so gallantly streaming And the rocket's red glare The bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh, say does that star-spangled banner get wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? Thank you. Thank you.

Representatives Bacon. Barone. Basinecker. Bottoms. Bradfield. Bradley. Brooks. Brown. Caldwell. Camacho. Carter. Representative Carter. Excuse. Clifford. DeGraff. Representative DeGraff. Excuse. Duran. Rep. English is excused. Excuse. Espinosa. Faray. Flannell. Froelich. Representative Froelich. Excuse. Garcia. Garcia-Sander. Gilchrist. Goldstein. Gonzalez. Representative Gonzalez. Oh Rep Gonzalez is excused Hamrick Hartsook Jackson Representative Jackson. Excused. Johnson. Joseph. Kelty is here. Leader. Lindsey. Here. Luck. Lukens. Representative Lukens. Excuse. Mabry. Marshall. Martinez. Morrow. McCormick. Wynn. Pascal. Phillips. Richardson. Ricks. Representative Ricks. Is excused. Root no. Rep. Root no. Excused. Rydon. Sirota. Slaw. Smith. Soper. Stewart K. Stewart R. She's here. Story. Sukla. Sukla. Taggart. Titone. Representative Titone is excused. Valdez A. Rep. Valdez is excused. Velasco. Representative Velasco is excused. Weinberg. Wilford. Winter. Woodrow. Woog, Zokai, and Madam Speaker. Here.

Representative Martinez Thank you, Madam Speaker I move that the journal of Wednesday, April 1st, 2026 Be approved as corrected by the Chief Clerk

Aye

No

The motion is adopted Members, we are going to do announcements and introductions. Representative Stewart. Thank you, Madam Speaker. It's an honor to serve with you. It is an honor to serve with you Members today I like to welcome the Indigenous Policy Institute So mostly Fort Lewis College but we have some other students here from oh my gosh Barone, from around the state. So y'all should stand up. Everybody welcome. Representative Stewart, one moment. Members, so much energy this morning. Please keep your voices down. Thank you, Madam Speaker. Members from the Indigenous Policy Institute and Fort Lewis College are joining us today. So if you all could stand up and get a warm welcome from the House floor. Thank you. Madam Majority Leader. Thank you, Madam Speaker. I want to welcome our Volunteers of America who are visiting the Capitol today. Volunteers of America was founded in 1896 with a mission rooted in compassion, dignity, and service to those most in need. For 130 years, Volunteers of America has supported individuals and families across the nation by providing critical programs and services that strengthen communities and create pathways to stability. VOA has carried this legacy forward through more than 50 programs serving Coloradans who are experiencing homelessness, hunger, poverty, and crisis, including seniors, veterans, children, women, and families. Each year, they serve more than 100,000 individuals across the state, providing essential support and hope to those navigating life's most difficult moments. The generosity of donors, volunteers, and community partners, Volunteers of America Colorado provides more than 2.2 million meals, 1.1 million nights of safe shelter, and vital resources that help individuals and families regain stability and move forward for brighter futures. 2026 marks the 130th anniversary of Volunteers of America and represents a historic opportunity to honor the organization's enduring commitment to service and its measurable impact across Colorado communities. Please welcome our guests, and I ask that they please stand to be recognized. Thank you. Assistant Minority Leader Winter. Thank you, Madam Speaker. And after that rendition of the National Anthem, I don't know if she needs much more recognition than that, but I'd like to welcome Mrs. Claire Dunn. She was born and raised in Baca County. She's a fifth-generation farmer or rancher. She's a country music singer, and she has a podcast called The Real Rule where she goes around and she talks to rural Americans about their way of life, and she's a huge advocate for farming and ranching. And we always talk about bridging the rural-urban divide, so if you please give her a hand. Thank you. Majority Leader Duran. Thank you, Madam Speaker. I just didn't want to forget this. members, a reminder to please clean your food out of the refrigerator. Clean your food off your desks if you have them. And I appreciate that. Thank you. Thank you. Minority Leader Caldwell. Thank you, Madam Speaker. I have been approved by leadership to be absent on Monday and Tuesday. I will be at the White House. I will send POTUS your regards and tell him you said hi. So thank you. With that, I'm not sure. I going to approve this one Minority Leader Caldwell so approved So approved Representative Brown Thank you Madam Speaker Yesterday I didn't get a chance to announce folks from Lafayette Elementary, grade four, who were here. There were about 90 students here, so I just want to appreciate that they were here and hope that we, hope you all got a chance to see them a bit. On Monday and Tuesday, appropriations will meet. On Monday, upon adjournment, the Appropriations Committee will meet and hear any bills that have been referred to appropriations. And then on Tuesday, in the Old State Library, the Appropriations Committee will meet at 7 a.m. and hear any other bills that have been referred to the Appropriations Committee. J.B., see you there. I'm bringing that back. I love it. Representative Barron. Thank you, Madam Speaker. Members, giving tomorrow is a good Friday, going into Easter Sunday. I want to invite you, if you want a little Jesus in your life, there's a bowl up here right in front of Darren with little Jesus. You're more than welcome to come down here and grab one, grab two, grab three, whatever you need. Everybody needs a little Jesus in their life. Everybody, thank you. Thank you. Representative Joseph. Thank you, Madam Speaker. I would like to announce that I have students coming from my district, Horizon K-8. They will be here a little bit later today with their field organizer, Mr. Conrad. And we look forward to having them when they get here today. Also, I would like the Capitol Choir to please come down. There are two birthdays, Representative Bradley and belated birthday for Representative Phillips. Please come down. The entire Capitol Choir. Capitol Choir. Come down, come down. The bipartisan Capitol Choir. Representative Phillips and Representative Bradley. Capitol Choir. She's here. She's right here. Bradley. Bradley. Yes. I want to sing. Thank you. All right. Representatives, the bipartisan choir. Come, Corey. All right. Yes, it's her birthday. Who else's birthday? Representative Bradley and Representative Phillips. Come on. All right. Let's go. Ready? All right. One, two, three. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday dear Bradley, happy birthday to you. I have no idea. Yeah, or what you do. Majority Leader Duran. Thank you, Mr. Speaker Pro Tem. Members. Majority Leader Duran. Thank you, Mr. Speaker Pro Tem. I move to proceed out of order for consideration of resolutions. Seeing no objection, we will proceed out of order for consideration of resolutions. Mr. Schiebel, please read the title of HJR 26-1024. House Joint Resolution 1024 by Representatives Soper and McCluskey, also Senators Catlin and Coleman, concerning the designation of State Highway 92 in Delta County from Mile Marker 3 to Mile Marker 7 as the Educators and Teachers Memorial Highway. Representative Soper. Thank you, Mr. Speaker Pro Tem. I move House Joint Resolution 261024 and ask that the Be It Resolved clause be read aloud. Mr. Schiebel. Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the 75th General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein, that the Colorado General Assembly recognizes our educators and teachers for their invaluable labor to lay the foundation of lifelong learning in the students of our state, that it is fitting and proper to designate the portion of State Highway 92 from mile marker 3 to mile marker 7 and that travels through Reed, Colorado as the Educators and Teachers Memorial Highway and that the Colorado Department of Transportation may accept and expend gifts, grants, and donations for the purposes of the initial placement of signs to mark State Highway 92 from mile marker 3 to mile marker 7 as the Educators and Teachers Memorial Highway. Representative Soper. Thank you, Mr. Speaker Pro Tem. And thank you, Madam Speaker. for being on this resolution with me. Members, as many of you know, my mother passed away on November 11th of last year at the age of 79. It was sudden and has been very difficult. She was a teacher in Delta County for 40 years and always said, you guys in the legislature honor the military, veterans, law enforcement, firefighters, but you often omit the educators, the one who helped teach all the other professions what needs to get done. and how to do it. This resolution is not about any one person, but about the countless women and men who have dedicated their lives around our great state to instilling the skills and knowledge to be well-rounded citizens, ready for the workforce, college, or the military. In 2025, Delta County lost several notable teachers, including Mr. Norman Smith, who was a longtime band teacher, although he did tell me that I was better suited to listen rather than play an instrument. he still goes down as one of my favorite teachers as well. He was also the father of former Senator Rachel Zinzinger, who many of you may know. In recent years, Delta County has lost other longtime teachers, teachers who've taught for over 40 years, including Jeanette Roberts, Lou Smith, Gary and Pat Burke, Mabel Howard, Alice Sandberg, Marjorie Long, just to name a few, and a couple of those are my relatives. Educators who devoted decades to teaching, mentoring, inspiring, and helping future generations be successful to citizens. As our state celebrates its 150th birthday and the nation's 250th birthday, what sets America and Colorado apart has been our dedication to public education. Benjamin Franklin emphasized that we not only should have a post office but a public education system, and it is altogether fitting and proper to celebrate our educators and teachers both past and present with a section of highway You know Colorado has been a leader in science technology agritech horticulture aerospace and we didn't get there without teachers. It is my hope that as drivers pass by an area in Delta County known as READ, that they will read the sign that says Educators and Teachers Memorial Highway and think for a moment about who their favorite teacher was. a teacher who inspired them to do what they do, someone who maybe directed their path in life to be something different. When Colorado formed its territorial legislature in 1861, the very first act of this body, after, of course, the formalities, was to establish a public school system. And one of the earliest public schools in Delta County was in Reed, Colorado, and it had been the headquarters for the school district for a number of years until 2018 when it was moved to Delta. I would like to take this moment to recognize Beth Supas, who's president of the Delta County School District Board 50J. And if we could give her a round of applause. And we have another guest, although I am not real sure where she is, Dr. Carla Esser with the Colorado State School Board. And I know she's somewhere here, so we'll give her a round of applause. Thank you. Madam Speaker. Thank you, Mr. Speaker Pro Tem. It is an honor to serve with you. An honor to serve with you. And members, I want to start just by recognizing how proud Representative Soper's mother would be right now. It has been an honor to serve with you for these past eight years, and I am deeply proud to be with you now. Oh my goodness, I'm going to start with the big news of the day. It's National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day. Did you know? I was so excited when Rep Soper brought the idea of this resolution forward and reflected on my own life. Those peanut butter and jelly sandwiches I brought in my lunchbox every day in school and Miss Frederick in sixth grade who believed in me, who believed I could write and encouraged me to try new things. Teachers, teachers do so much more than deliver a lesson in a classroom. They inspire curiosity, compassion, critical thinking, problem solving. They bring out the best in all of us. Pause for just a moment. Who was your favorite teacher? I bet you remember his or her name, face, and how you felt in that classroom when that teacher believed in you, helped you open new doors, explore new horizons, dream about being an astronaut, an actress, an author, an artist, whatever it was. I am a proud granddaughter of two teachers Teachers that had a one-room schoolhouse in Williston, North Dakota And as my father says, we walked one mile uphill there and two miles uphill back Every morning I am so proud of the teachers that made a difference not only in my life but in my children's lives I want to recognize my ski country teachers who are here today in the gallery. Please give a wave, members. I will say without hesitation we should have a small but important highway in every single district dedicated to educators and teachers I hope you will continue to bring that love forward For those of you that have been teachers once upon a time or are still teachers today, raise a hand. I love this. And with that, members, please push that green button with a little bit of extra love for all the teachers in our lives. Thank you. Seeing no further discussion, the motion before us is the adoption of House Joint Resolution 26-1024. Mr. Schiebel, please open the machine, and members, please proceed to vote. Representative Lindsay, how do you vote? Yes, please. Representative Lindsey votes yes. Representative DeGraff, how do you vote? Yes. Representative DeGraff votes yes. Representative Brooks is excused. Please close the machine. With 61 aye, 0 no, and 4 excused, the resolution is adopted. Co-sponsors. Representative Lindsay, co-sponsors. Please close the machine. Madam Majority Leader. Thank you, Madam Speaker. I move to proceed out of order for consideration of Senate amendments to House bills. Mr. Schiebel, please read the title to House Bill... Oh, sorry. I got excited. Seeing no objection, we will proceed out of order for consideration of Senate amendments to House bills. Now, Mr. Schiebel, please read the title to House Bill 1103. House Bill 1103 by Representatives Garcia and Goldstein, also Senator Cutter, concerning amending specific legal processes for certain vulnerable populations. Representative Garcia. Thank you, Madam Speaker. I move the House concur with Senate amendment to House Bill 1103. Please proceed. thank you madam speaker well um the bill was great the bill was perfect nothing needed to be done at all and yet there was a small group of people that many in this chamber including myself regard as very important to the safety of our communities that are called the chiefs that wanted just some further clarification to understand exactly what should be reported when they are communicating with the CACs So we said okay And that is all And here we are So please support this bill Representative Goldstein. Okay. Seeing no further discussion, the motion before us is to concur with Senate amendments to House Bill 1103. Mr. Schiebel, please open the machine and members proceed to vote. Representative Lindsay, how do you vote? Yes. Representative Lindsay votes yes. Representative DeGraff, how do you vote? Representative DeGraff, you are on mute. Representative DeGraff is excused. Please close the machine With 61 ayes, 0 no and 4 excused The motion to concur is adopted Madam Majority Leader Madam Speaker, I move for the repassage of House Bill 1103 as amended The motion before us is the repassage of House Bill 1103 as amended Mr. Schiebel, please open the machine and members proceed to vote Representative Lindsay, how do you vote? Yes Representative Lindsay votes yes. Please close the machine. With 61 ayes, 0 no, and 4 excused, House Bill 1103 is repassed as amended. Co-sponsors. Please close the machine. Mr. Schiebel, please read the title to House Bill 1038. House Bill 1038 by Representatives Paschal and Clifford, also Senator Snyder, concerning County Commissioner Redistricting. Representative Paschal. Thank you, Madam Speaker. I move that the House not concur with the Senate amendments to HB 26-1038. I request that the conference committee be formed, and I request that the conference committee be permitted to go beyond the scope of the differences between the chambers. Representative Clifford. Thank you, Madam Speaker. We did not say okay. We have no idea what they were doing. Members, the motion before us is to not concur with Senate amendments to House Bill 1038, to appoint a conference committee, and to go beyond the scope of differences between the chambers. Mr. Schiebel, please open the machine and members proceed to vote. Representative Lindsay, how do you vote? Yes. Representative Lindsay votes yes. Please close the machine. With 41 I, 20 no and 4 excused, the motion to not concur is adopted. The conference committee for the county commissioner redistricting house bill 1038 will consider of Representatives Paschal, Clifford, and Flannell. Chair of the committee will be Representative Paschal. Thank you. Mr. Schiebel, please read the title to House Bill 1098. House Bill 1098 by Representatives Brooks and Stuart R., also Senators Frizzell and Kipp, concerning modifications to the Colorado Public Trustee Act related to foreclosure procedures. Representative Brooks. Madam Speaker, I move to concur with the Senate amendments to House Bill 1098. Please proceed. It was a few days before the long bill and all throughout the House. Reps waited with great anticipation of what JBC will espouse as a way to fix the structural deficit. and the financial state of Colorado and ultimately our fate. But, of course, none of this really impacts 1098. Representative Stewart. Thank you, Madam Speaker. There once was an amendment to 1098. The bar asked to help clarify its state. For liens held in junior position, It sets rules for proper submission with timelines the clerks could enforce and relate. Poetry. Members, the motion before us is to concur with Senate amendments to House Bill 1098. Mr. Schiebel, please open the machine and members proceed to vote. Representative Lindsay, how do you vote? Yes. Representative Lindsay votes yes. Please close the machine. With 61 ayes, 0 no, 4 excused, the motion to concur is adopted. Madam Majority Leader. Madam Speaker, I move for the repassage of House Bill 1098 as amended. The motion before us is the repassage of House Bill 1098 as amended. Mr. Schiebel, please open the machine and members proceed to vote. Representative Lindsay, how do you vote? Representative Lindsay votes yes. Please close the machine. With 62 ayes, 0 no, 3 excused, House Bill 1098 is repassed as amended. Co-sponsors. Please close the machine. Mr. Schiebel, please read the title to House Bill 1034. House Bill 1034 by Representatives Johnson and Lukens, also Senators Pelton, R. and Hendrickson, concerning modifications to environmental standards for certain irrigation equipment. Representative Lukens. Thank you, Madam Speaker. When talking about the water you may pour, our water efficiency goals must be at the core. A Senate amendment was brought, although the Senate is a bore. So I move the House concur in Senate amendments to House Bill 1034. Well done. Representative Johnson. Thank you Madam Speaker The Senate decided to do more We want a vote for 1034 so please vote for a con four It was close. Members, the motion before us is to concur with Senate amendments to House Bill 1034. Mr. Schiebel, please open the machine and members proceed to vote. Representative Lindsay, how do you vote? Yes. Representative Lindsay votes yes. Representative DeGraff, welcome back. How do you vote? I vote yes. Representative DeGraff votes yes. Ricks? Please close the machine. With 61 I to no to excuse, the motion to concur is adopted. Madam Majority Leader. Madam Speaker, I move for the repassage of House Bill 1034 as amended. The motion before us is the repassage of House Bill 1034 as amended. Mr. Schiebel, please open the machine and members proceed to vote. Representative Lindsey, how do you vote? Yes. Representative Lindsey votes yes. Representative DeGraff, how do you vote? Yes. Representative DeGraff votes yes. Please close the machine. With 63 I, 0 no, to excuse the repassage of House Bill 1034 as amended is adopted. Co-sponsors. Please close the machine. Mr. Schiebel, please read the title to House Bill 1232. House Bill 1232 by Representatives Espinoza and Bacon, and also Senators Gonzalez and Linstead concerning prohibition of certain monetary assessments against the juvenile and the justice system. Representative Espinoza. Thank you, Madam Speaker. I move to concur with Senate amendments to House Bill 26-1232. Please proceed. The Senate found a loophole, closed it up so tight, fixed inclusion of a fine to make it also right. also set the age of juveniles so dear to make it known who qualified and make it crystal clear aml bacon yeah hype woman seeing no further discussion the motion before us is to concur with senate amendments to house bill 1232 mr schiebel please open the machine and members proceed to vote representative Lindsey, how do you vote? Yes. Representative Lindsey votes yes. Representative DeGraff, how do you vote? Yes. Representative DeGraff votes yes. Please close the machine. With 44-I-19 no and to excuse the motion to concur is adopted. Madam Majority Leader. Madam Speaker I move for the repassage of House Bill 1232 as amended. The motion before us is the repassage of House Bill 1232 as amended Mr Schiebel please open the machine and members proceed to vote Representative Lindsay how do you vote Yes Representative Lindsay votes yes Representative DeGraff, how do you vote? No. Representative DeGraff votes no. please close the machine with 45 I, 18 no and 2 excused House Bill 1232 is repassed as amended co-sponsors please close the machine Mr. Schiebel please read the title to House Bill 1011 House Bill 1011 by representatives I forgot co-sponsors

House Bill 1011 by Representatives Duran and McCormick, also Senators Rodriguez and Roberts, concerning the transfer of pet animals in Colorado.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I move that the House concur with Senate amendments to House Bill 1011, meow.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. The Senate decided to put out the implementation date to 2028. So I think we should say roof instead of meow. We asked for a yes vote.

Representative Lindsay, how do you vote?

Representative Lindsay votes yes. Representative DeGraff, how do you vote?

Representative DeGraff votes yes.

With 56 I, 7 no, and 2 excuse,

Madam Speaker, I move for the repassage of House Bill 1011 as amended.

Representative Lindsay, how do you vote?

Representative Lindsay votes yes. Representative DeGraff, how do you vote?

Representative DeGraff votes no.

With 43 aye, 20 no, and 2 excused,

Please close the machine Mr Schiebel please read the title to House Bill 1144 House Bill 1144 by Representatives Gilchrist and Basinec are also Senators Sullivan and Wallace concerning measures to prohibit the use of three-dimensional printing to manufacture firearms.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. We reluctantly move to concur with Senate amendments on House Bill 1144. The Senate decided to remove the distribution of firearm or firearm plans from the bill, and we ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Members, it's important to note that the prohibition on printing of firearms, illegal firearm components, including unfinished frames and receivers, high-capacity magazines, and rapid-fire devices like switches and seers remains in the bill. We feel that there's still meaningful policy to be had here, despite the governor's objection to the other proposals, and so we'd ask for your support.

Representative Lindsay, how do you vote?

Representative Lindsay votes yes. Representative DeGraff, how do you vote?

Representative DeGraff votes yes. Representative Ryden.

With 44 I, 19 no, and 2 excuse,

Madam Speaker, I move for the repassage of House Bill 1144 as amended.

Representative Lindsay, how do you vote?

Representative Lindsay votes yes. Representative DeGraff, how do you vote?

Representative DeGraff votes no.

With 40 I, 23 no, and 2 excused,

Please close the machine.

House Bill 1050 by Representatives Garcia-Sander and Hamrick, also Senators Frizzell and Marchman, concerning making it optional for a local education provider to provide an individualized readiness plan to a student who satisfies minimum requirements.

Thanks Madam Speaker I move that the House concur with Senate amendments to House Bill 1050

I guess we concur this is an excellent bill please vote yes on this haiku

Representative Lindsay, how do you vote?

Representative Lindsay votes yes. Representative DeGraff, how do you vote?

Representative DeGraff votes yes.

With 61 ayes, 2 no, and 2 excused, the motion to concur is adopted.

Madam Speaker, I move for the repassage of House Bill 1050 as amended.

Representative Lindsay, how do you vote?

Representative Lindsey votes yes. Representative DeGraff, how do you vote?

Representative DeGraff votes yes.

With 58 aye, 5 no, and 2 excused,

Please close the machine.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I move to lay over House Bill 1095 until Monday.

House Bill 1127 by Representatives Rutanel and Joseph, also Senator Roberts, concerning a report after motor vehicle crashes resulting in death. Run.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I move to concur with Senate amendments to House Bill 1127.

I meant to write a poem, but the words wouldn't come. I sat at my desk and came up with none. But then to me it occurred, I should just ask you to concur.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I leave the poetry to my co-prime. There was an amendment added to clean up the personally identified information amendment that was added in the House on second reading. Basically, it says that CDOT won't ask coroners for any more information than is federally required. CDOT also asked for an amendment to require law enforcement to update their crash report if an injured victim passes away within 30 days. This amendment was adopted. And it's a really good change. Please vote yes. Thank you.

Yes.

Yes.

Madam Majority Leader.

Please close the machine.

The motion to concur is adopted. Madam Majority Leader.

The motion before us is the repassage of House Bill 1127 as amended. Mr. Schiebel, please open the machine and members proceed to vote.

Yes.

No.

Representative Rootnell. Please close the machine.

House Bill 1127 is repassed as amended. Co-sponsors.

Mr. Schiebel, please read the title to House Bill 1198.

Representative McCormick.

Please proceed.

Seeing no further discussion, the motion before us is to concur with Senate amendments to House Bill 1198. Mr. Schiebel, please open the machine and members proceed to vote.

Yes.

Yes.

Please close the machine With 61 I to no to excuse the motion to concur is adopted Madam Majority Leader Madam Speaker I move for the repassage of House Bill 1198 as amended The motion before us is the repassage of House Bill 1198 as amended. Mr. Schiebel, please open the machine and members proceed to vote.

Yes.

Yes.

Please close the machine.

Co-sponsors.

Mr. Schiebel, please read the title to House Bill 1257.

Representative Rutnell.

Please proceed.

Seeing no further discussion, the motion before us is to concur with Senate amendments to House Bill 1257. Mr. Schiebel, please open the machine and members proceed to vote.

Yes.

Yes.

Please close the machine.

Madam Majority Leader.

The motion before us is the repassage of House Bill 1257 as amended. Mr. Schiebel, please open the machine and members proceed to vote.

Yes.

Yes.

Please close the machine.

House Bill 1257 is repassed as amended Co-sponsors

Mr. Schiebel, please read the title to House Bill 1058.

Representative Lukens Thank you Madam Speaker When we watch the videos influencers may create we want to make sure kids are protected right out of the gate A Senate amendment was brought so phone companies would not be brought into the debate. So I move the House Concur and Senate Amendments to House Bill 1058.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Didn't know I had a rhyme for 1058 today. But here we are, so I'll just say The Senate's addressed telecom fright and somehow they managed to get it right. Clear and fair the path we create, the House should concur on 1058.

Representative Lindsay, how do you vote?

Representative Lindsay votes yes. Representative DeGraff, how do you vote?

Representative DeGraff votes yes.

With 63 ayes, 0 no, and 2 excuse, the motion to concur is adopted.

Madam Speaker, I move for the repassage of House Bill 1058 as amended.

Representative Lindsay, how do you vote?

Representative Lindsay votes yes. Representative DeGraff, how do you vote?

Representative DeGraff votes no.

With 54i-902 excused, House Bill 1058 is repassed as amended.

Please close the machine.

House Bill 1259 by Representative Sirota also Senators Marchman and Bridges concerning changing requirements related to early childhood services and in connection therewith, clarifying or extending specified existing licensing exemptions updating early care and education provider reimbursement, modifying certain existing funding provisions for the universal preschool program, clarifying certain existing program eligibility and reporting requirements in adjusting the membership or duties of specified early childhood advisory boards.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I move that the House concur with Senate amendments to House Bill 1259.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. The Senate made two changes. They added a change to the effective date for Section 11 of the re-revised bill to be moved out to July 1, 2027, and they also removed Section 12 of the introduced bill, which codified current practice and rule for the treatment of funding for three-year-olds in the universal preschool program.

Representative Lindsay, how do you vote?

Representative Lindsay votes yes. Representative DeGraff, how do you vote?

Representative DeGraff votes no.

With 45 I 18 no and 2 excused, the motion to concur is adopted.

Madam Speaker, I move for the repassage of House Bill 1259 as amended.

Representative Lindsay, how do you vote?

Representative Lindsay votes yes. Representative DeGraff, how do you vote?

Representative DeGraff votes no.

With 44I 19-0-2 excused, House Bill 1259 is repassed as amended.

close the machine

thank you Madam Speaker I move to lay over Senate Bill 43 until Monday, April 6th.

House Bill 1302 by Representatives Duran and Bay-Snecker, also Senator Kipp, concerning the Colorado Bureau of Investigations Firearm Background Check Operating Hours.

Madam Speaker, I move House Bill 1302 on third reading and final passage.

Representative Lindsey, how do you vote?

Representative Lindsey votes yes. Representative DeGraff, how do you vote?

Representative DeGraff votes no.

With 42 I, 21 no, and 2 excused,

Representative Lindsay, co-sponsors. Please close the machine.

Senate Bill 77 by Senator Judal so Representatives Gilchrist and Stuart Kay concerning epilepsy mortality awareness Madam Majority Leader Madam Speaker I move Senate Bill 77 by Senator Judal also Representatives Gilchrist and Stuart Kay concerning epilepsy mortality awareness Madam Majority Leader Madam Speaker I move Senate Bill 77 on third reading and final passage

Representative Lindsay, how do you vote?

Representative Lindsay votes yes. Representative DeGraff, how do you vote?

Representative DeGraff votes no. Rep. Marshall.

With 57 ayes, 6 no, and 2 excused,

Representative Lindsay, co-sponsors. Please close the machine.

Senate Bill 88 by Senators Kirkmeyer and Carson also Representatives Winter and Martinez concerning the grounds surrounding the state capitol building and in connection therewith providing for the maintenance and repair of memorials and monuments on the capitol grounds and in Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park

Madam Speaker, I move Senate Bill 88 on third reading and final passage

Representative Lindsay, how do you vote?

Representative Lindsay votes yes. Representative DeGraff, how do you vote?

Representative DeGraff votes no.

With 62 I, 1 no to excuse Senate Bill 88 is adopted.

Representative Lindsay, cosponsors. Please close the machine.

House Bill 1304 by Representatives Lindsay and Winter, also Senators Pelton, Bee, and Hendrickson, concerning the authority of History Colorado to dispose of rights related to minerals and in connection therewith authorizing the disposal of Weld County rights and West Virginia rights.

Madam Speaker, I move House Bill 1304 on third reading and final passage.

Representative Lindsay, how do you vote?

Representative Lindsay votes yes. Representative DeGraff, how do you vote?

Representative DeGraff votes yes.

With 63 ayes, 0 no, 2 excused,

Please close the machine. Mr. Schiebel, please read the title to House Bill 1330. House Bill 1330 by Representatives Woodrow and Soper, also Senators Ball and Bright, concerning the operational parameters of entertainment districts.

The motion before us is the adoption of House Bill 1330 on third reading, final passage.

and members proceed to vote.

Yes.

No.

With 32 aye, 31 no, and 2 excused, the bill is lost.

Madam Majority Leader. Madam Speaker, I move House Bill 1300 on third reading and final passage.

Mr. Schiebel, please read the title to House Bill 1300. House Bill 1300 by Representatives Woodrow and Soper, also Senators Ball and Bright, concerning the ability of a health service district to provide affordable housing services.

The motion before us is the adoption of House Bill 1300 on third reading and final passage.

Members proceed to vote.

Yes.

No.

Joseph.

Representative Lindsay, co-sponsors. Please Please

Madam Majority Leader. Madam Speaker, I move Senate Bill 47 on third reading and final passage.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I am up here today. I was not at all planning to speak on this bill, but we have a birthday girl who needed a moment, and so I decided that this was the best bill to use to speak because my district just came out of a fire. we had a fire not that far from my home we were in a pre-evacuation area and I am grateful for all of the firefighters who came together it was a multi-county fire it was both state and federal fire and it was an ever-growing fire. In fact, as you drive down 115, even today, you can smell the smoke, the residue left over from the fire. And so I wanted to take a moment and thank all of the firefighters for coming and responding, for spending so very long. And so, yes, I am grateful for them, grateful for all that they did. I still will be voting no, but I am grateful for all their

third reading final passage. Mr. Schiebel, please open the machine and members proceed to vote. Representative Lindsey, how do you vote?

Representative Lindsey votes yes. Representative DeGraff, how do you vote?

Representative DeGraff votes no. Please close the machine.

Co-sponsors. Representative Lindsay, co-sponsors.

Madam Majority Leader. Madam Speaker, I move Senate Bill 25 on third reading and final passage.

Mr. Schiebel, please open the machine and members proceed to vote. Representative Lindsay, how do you vote?

Representative Lindsay votes yes. Representative DeGraff, how do you vote?

Representative DeGraff votes yes.

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Co-sponsors.

Madam Majority Leader. Madam Speaker, I move Senate Bill 14 on third reading and final passage.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I wanted to come down here and talk on Senate Bill 14. We heard this in House Judiciary Committee, and I was a no vote but then worked with Representative Ryden on an amendment that was adopted onto the bill in second reading. And that's one that ensured that our district attorneys get to weigh in on any decisions that are made within this course of action. It's important to understand that this came out of the Legislative Oversight Committee concerning the treatment of persons with behavioral health disorders and the criminal and juvenile justice systems. This was something that was unanimously supported in going through talking to our various law enforcement stakeholder groups that were part of that commission. They agreed that this is actually a really good pathway to create. One thing that the Senate may have gotten mixed up a little bit is the difference between competency and not guilty by reason of insanity. Those are two completely different concepts. And I want to make that very clear here on the record that we're talking about not guilty by reason of insanity. This is where someone has gone through the trial process, but they can't be found guilty because they are not able to form the requisite mental state to have commissioned the crime. Someone who is not competent to stand trial that a temporary mental diminishment in which a person cannot stand trial because we need a person competent to do so So instead what happens are those individuals we wait until whatever mental deficiency has been resolved and then we proceed with trial. That's a completely different issue. That's what we have the backlog on. We're talking about individuals here that by and large then are sent to the state hospital in Pueblo, where they will be for usually the rest of their lives. But for those who are low risk and ones that, let's face it, are geriatric, probably immobile, this gives the ability to have them at another place other than a very expensive mental health ward within the state hospital. So certainly looking at another path there. The safeguards that are in place by having our district attorneys weigh in, the courts must weigh in, medical evaluators must weigh in, this is before any decision gets made. So those are the safeguards that I was looking for within Senate Bill 14, and they have now been incorporated within the bill. So I'm proud to be joining as a co-prime sponsor because this is the right thing to do. It's fiscally responsible, and it's also one that allows us to manage this small but important population. Thank you.

Mr. Schiebel, please open the machine and members proceed to vote. Representative Lindsay, how do you vote?

Representative Lindsay votes yes. Representative DeGraff, how do you vote?

Representative DeGraff votes no. Please close the machine.

Co-sponsors.

housing fund. Madam Majority Leader. Madam Speaker, I move House Bill 1313 on third reading

final passage. Mr. Schiebel, please open the machine and members proceed to vote. Representative Lindsay, how do you vote? Yes. Representative Lindsay votes yes. Representative DeGraff,

No. Representative DeGraph votes no. Please close the machine.

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Madam Speaker, I move House Bill 1318 on third reading and final passage

Mr. Schiebel, please open the machine and members proceed to vote. Representative Lindsay, how do you vote?

Representative Lindsay votes yes. Representative DeGraff, how do you vote?

Representative DeGraff votes no. Please close the machine.

Co-sponsors. Representative Lindsay, co-sponsors.

Madam Majority Leader. Madam Speaker, I move Senate Bill 76 on third reading and final passage.

Mr. Schiebel, please open the machine and members proceed to vote. Representative Lindsay, how do you vote?

Representative Lindsay votes yes. Representative DeGraff, how do you vote?

Representative DeGraff votes yes. please close the machine

co-sponsors

Madam Majority Leader. Thank you, Madam Speaker. I'd like to lay over Senate Bill 53 to the end of the third reading calendar.

Mr Schiebel please read the title to Senate Bill 31 Senate Bill 31 by Senators Linstead and Rich also Representatives Camacho and Soper concerning the lawful use of a prescription drug product containing a Schedule I controlled substance

Representative Bradley.

Seeing no further discussion, the motion before us is the adoption of Senate Bill 31 on third reading and final passage.

Yes.

Yes.

With 62 I 1 no to excuse, Senate Bill 31 is adopted.

Please close the machine. Mr. Schiebel, please read the title to Senate Bill 87. Senate Bill 87 by Senators Wallace and Pelton Bee, also Representatives Wynn and Lindsay, concerning authorizing legislative leave from employment during the legislative session for certain members of the General Assembly.

Representative Sucla.

Representative Soper.

Representative Bradley.

Representative Garcia Sander

Maybe that's what we should be looking at, especially with our budget. Maybe we need to be running fewer bills and spending less time here, and that would probably save us a few million dollars out of the budget. So for those reasons, I will be a no on this vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. And like my colleagues before me, I stand in opposition to Senate Bill 26087. We were elected to be the voices of the people. We're supposed to be public servants. We should not be running for the title of representative or a state legislator for privileges. We should be running because we have two ears and one mouth. Two ears to listen to the people who elected us to be here. One mouth to be their voice here at the Capitol while they are busy doing what they do best. Being parents, being first responders, being in the military, being teachers, business owners, farmers, ranchers. they send us here because they're so busy doing what they're doing. They don't send us here to vote on more privileges for ourselves. We had to think carefully before we ran for this position. We sought this position knowing what it entailed, the salary, whatever benefits that came with it, and understanding that we would be here for 120 days and that we opted into this option because opt-in is a choice. We knew what we were getting into. We should not know what we're getting into and then try to change the rules once we're elected. That seems like we're throwing a blanket over the people's eyes. This bill does not make it more affordable in Colorado. This bill does not protect businesses and while I am thankful that we did get the amendment on seconds that makes it an opt-out provision for businesses, that's still extra paperwork. That's still an extra mandate. One of two ways. It's a mandate if they don't opt out because now they have to save a spot that they may not fiscally be able to do or it's a mandate they have extra paperwork to do to take the time to do it and they have to be aware that they can do that. That means they have to look into more legal provisions, understand the entire process on how they opt out, and that is adding a lot of extra time to small businesses struggling already. We have jobs already from businesses, from family members who seek multiple jobs without the promise that they keep one job when they go to to another. In Northeast Colorado, I'm blessed that many of our small businesses allow for volunteer firefighters to leave work to respond to fire. That's not a mandate. That's because they do it out of the goodness of their heart. The only mandate on optional leave on leave like this for your military members or National Guard. That makes sense. When they're called to service to go fight for our country, they should have a job when they return. We have protections when someone has a baby, they can return. That's maternal leave. Those are the only two things, though, because otherwise life is a choice. Life happens. And we shouldn't be putting more strains on businesses because then that actually dilutes the people who want to run for this position. Because if anyone hears any political aspirations from a potential hire, they're going to look back and say, oh, now I don't get them for 120 days. Maybe that's the reason I won't hire them, because I don't want to have that burden of an open spot that I can't fill because they're gone. We heard the solution. Make session 90 days. Make it 60 days. Maybe give us only three bills on top of that if we don't think we can do it in 60 days or 90 days. If we are so worried that we can't get back to our families, let's make sure we fix that ourselves and make session shorter. I see Colorado being excited for that, because the longer we're in this building, the more mandates we put on small businesses, we need to be focusing on affordability. And we're in a budget crutch. If we weren't here for 30 of those days and we moved it to 90, that would help with the budget. We don't have to allocate those 30 for a session. What doesn't help with the budget is forcing, yes, I know it's an opt-out, but they have papers to do or they might not be aware of it, that people have to hold placeholder jobs for those who decide. Decide because we're adults and we know the consequences when we do decisions that they have to hold this job. this is not for the people this bill is for the legislators under this dome and that's not why we're elected to be here for the people of Colorado, I or Jenovo

thank you Madam Speaker this bill I actually did want to talk about thank you for earlier entertaining us, appreciate that so for those in the gallery who may not understand what this bill does, basically the issue that has been discussed in this building for a number of years revolves around the compensation for this particular position that we hold here and whether it's sufficient to sustain folks in the job. There are people who will take this job and then not realize the financial burden and they will exit in order to be able to provide for their families. And so what is the answer there? If we want to recruit good folks, if we want to keep good folks, what do we do vis-a-vis the costs of this particular position? And this is one option that has been proposed. And I also don't think it is the solve to this broader conversation that has been had because I do not believe that the burden should be placed on the businesses is that we work for, the entities that we work for when we choose to sit in these seats. If somebody has to bear that burden, it should be those of us who made that choice, right? It should be us. And so I can't get behind this. There are a number of reasons why, but one of the things that I do think we should drill down on that hasn't been brought forth during third reading is as relates to page four, lines 12 through 16, the definition of a qualified member. This bill doesn't apply across the board to all 100 legislators. It only applies to qualified legislators, which are defined as members who qualify, members who have an who sorry a member must not have an annual individual or household income that exceeds 120 of the area median income I have served two districts in my time in the legislature, which equates to six counties. And when I look at their particular area median income and what that standard would be, Even within my own districts, there is quite a range. In one county, that number is $61,800. In another one of my counties, that's $122,400. Even within my own district. If I work from home or remotely for a company and I live in one part of my district, I can make more than if I lived in another part of my district. Not to mention the fact that I only cover six of the 64 counties. What is the disparity between all of us? One person could get a supplemental job of nearly $80,000 a year, whereas someone else could only get a supplemental job of about $19,000 a year. The qualified member definition does preclude people in this space from taking up this particular opportunity. And when this was brought forth in committee, the bill sponsor's response was to focus in on the working class and the need to help the working class through this standard, right, to be able to attract that particular population. and a response was given that for me i worked as a teacher a sixth grade teacher nearly right before i came into this job and i made thirty thousand dollars a year that means this job is a pay raise for me but there are other people in my district or in this state that I myself have tried to recruit to sit in these seats and they run their own businesses or they have a position that is much higher than 120% of the area median income and they can't continue to pay their mortgage or their car payment or put their kids into special activities and sit in this job, but they wouldn't be afforded this privilege. Again, I don't believe that the privilege is the right way to go, but if we are going to go this direction, should that not be a privilege open to all 100 members? Because otherwise the disparity is going to be so great. Let's note, a member must not have an annual individual or household income. That includes the dollars we make here. So for that one county that I served that their income is $61,000, you deduct ours, that's not much left for the rest of the year, for those other eight months. The conversation is worth having. A man is entitled to the wages of his labor, and we all know that we labor in this building and outside of this building year-round. But I don believe this is the solution to satisfying that particular concern I think there are many other ways that we could address that And so I urge a no vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. And it is an honor to serve with you. It is an honor to serve with you. Thank you. I appreciate that. And I have appreciated that tradition that we hold when we say that. Because I do believe that this position is a position that is somewhat of service. It is not of self. Ten years ago, I was working for a company. And I had been also offered an opportunity to go and serve on a short military tour in Germany. I thought Germany sounded great. I also knew that on the federal side, we do have protections for service members to be able to come back to their jobs if they are involuntarily, that word is important, involuntarily called to service. I could not really in good conscience accept that position in Germany knowing that it was not involuntary even though the papers that I would have gotten that would have been my orders would have said that it was involuntary I knew that it had been offered to me I knew that it would have just been a choice that I made so instead I tried to do what I felt like was the more right thing I left my position with the home builder that I was working for. I started my own company. That meant that I had the flexibility to come and go as I pleased without putting the burden of my salary on the back of my employer. Just previous to the beginning of this session, I was in an involuntary military mobilization, and we are restricted from being able to serve at the same time that we are serving in other capacities. And that is okay with me because I think that there are problems inherent in doing both, but I also believe that it wouldn't be fair to expect that somebody would hold my position for me if I were making a conscious choice to go and do something else for a time. I appreciate the comments from my colleague from Delta. I agree and with the discussion that has been had and I apologize that I didn't get to come and say these things in a second reading I tried to but I was engaged in other conversations as well but I appreciate the conversations that have been had I do think that if we were all more enabled to be able to spend more time focusing more on the things that we do in here that would yield better bills for the people. I think that we could also have fewer bills if we had better bills. I think that there are some times when we've spoken to the fact that we have a Colorado revised statutes because we have to continually go back and revise them. We have to make them better. We have to adapt and change with times, but sometimes we just have to go back and fix things that we didn't do super well in a previous iteration of that particular thing. And to that point, I appreciate the comments from my colleague from Douglas County about having shorter sessions, fewer bills. Again I think that putting the burden of our service on the backs of the small businesses even the large businesses that this would do I don think that that is fair I don think that that is indicative of the service that we are honored to be able to provide to our constituents Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. It is an honor to serve with you. It is an honor to serve with you. Members, this bill only affects 100 lawmakers in the General Assembly, in the Senate, and the House. And the goal of this bill, again, is to open up the doors and opportunities for working-class Americans to serve in the public office. And just to reiterate, other states have implemented similar policies. Maine, Minnesota, and South Dakota have unpaid leave for all employees. Vermont has unpaid leave for employees under six. Oregon has unplayed leave for employers with 10 or less employees. And we want to emphasize this. We believe that this bill would allow for people an opportunity to serve in our communities that would not have the chance. And I want to reiterate this promise right now is that we're willing to amend this bill and keep a carve-out for small businesses to allow them to also opt out. That is on the table, and we're working with the sponsors in the Senate. Today, I ask you to consider the bill as amended already. We have already accepted an amendment that was implemented during seconds, and we ask for a yes vote. Thank you, Madam Chair.

I'm sorry. I was told—I'm sorry that I'm sick today and not there, but I would like to speak on behalf of the bill before the vote.

Oh, no problem. Thank you, everybody. And again, sorry that I'm not there for this. I just want to explain the impetus of this bill is trying to have a very representative government looking at. And I think it's so interesting, the comments that were made. Some people are clearly saying this is a full time job and we should be paid that way, which is actually something that I technically agree with. but that's not the situation that we're working with. And I'm not even talking about examples of like, you know, making $200,000 as a business. I'm looking at a situation and like, this is not about me, by the way, because I actually don't want to have another job in this job because I think this job is so much work. I'm not trying to balance two jobs. But I also, before we got paid a couple of days ago, had $6 left in my checking account. And I recognize that no one is here to become millionaires. And I'm fine with that. I'm not trying to be a millionaire. I don't think anyone needs to be a millionaire by joining the legislature. But I think that none of us should be underwater in doing this work. And if we're not looking at the fact that some of us are underwater in doing this work. And I will say this as respectfully and kindly as I can, that if you're not struggling financially by taking on this job, then you are speaking from a perspective of financial security, stability, and privilege that does not exist for even all of your colleagues. But it certainly keeps people out of the legislature because they are seeing like, oh, yes, if this is the income, There's no way in heck I could ever make that much money and survive. But we want those voices. We want people that are not just retired, independently wealthy, business owners, We want those people too, but we don't want just those folks in the legislature. But we are creating a system where it's only the people that have enough financial security and flexibility to be able to do this weird hybrid job that we either say is a full-time job or it's part-time or it's a citizen legislature. and we're meant to go back to our regular work. But if we are doing that regular work, then that's obviously a conflict of interest and unethical. So we're really in this weird spot. And all of the comments that I heard, it's, we are, we obviously, there's some more fixes that need to be done on this. And I will agree, the other day on seconds, things went very strangely. we were open to accepting an amendment for a small business carve out. And things went very quickly and changed and an amendment was accepted and the bill was passed and it was over. So we are at this place now, we are working on these things with in discussion with our Senate co-primes. But I think that it's really, really important for our state to have the ability for working class people to be able to join us at the legislature, along with all the other various folks that are here, because really it takes all different voices, all different income levels, all different work experience to put forth some really good ideas. We want that. That makes us a stronger body when we have a lot of views represented. That's why I'm on this bill. and I think I look at it, we have leave in other areas. Like we heard, we have military leave, we have family leave. And I understand that the leave is for involuntarily when you're called for service, but it was your choice to join the military. It is your choice to have a baby. I could have a baby every year, I suppose, and take the leave, although now I can't, I'm too old. That wouldn't happen. But I mean, those things are also choices And those businesses figure out how to accommodate their needs while also accommodating the needs of their employee. And so I think this is possible. And as my co-prime mentioned, this is a very small number of people, only for 100 of us. Out of that 100, not even all of us want to take a leave or have to have another job. And of that, we did put in the Senate the 120 percent AMI piece because we're also not trying to protect the C-suite. We're trying to make this so that regular working class people can join this work without having to take like a vow of poverty, because that's what a lot of us have to do when we join this work. And some of us, I think, still joyfully would do it. But that's asking a lot. And so we're just trying to figure out solutions for this very strange situation we find ourselves all in. I'm very happy that all of us look at this as a public service, which I think it is. But I don't know that I look at this as volunteer service, because I'm in no position to be working full time as a volunteer for free. and kudos to any of you that are able to do that, but that is not the majority of people in our state. That is not me here. And even if we, I heard some arguments about changing the timing of our legislature you know those discussions can be had but even most people can take 90 60 or 30 days off from a job It doesn that in itself that that amount of leave unless it is codified is still it's still something that the employer and the employee needs to contemplate. So I understand these discussions are very interesting and I appreciate everybody who has reached out and talked about this. There's some more massaging that needs to be done here, obviously, and we are looking at that with our Senate co-primes. I wish that Seconds had gone a little differently here, but they haven't. So I urge an aye vote today, and then we will continue some work for a small business carve-out that we would have been happy to do on Seconds. And with that,

Mr. Schiebel, please open the machine and members proceed to vote.

Yes.

No.

With 33 a. 31 no and one excused,

Please close the machine. Mr. Schiebel, please read the title to Senate Bill 9. Senate Bill 9 by Senators Lindstedt and Snyder, also Representatives McCluskey and Stuart R., concerning the determination of whether an entity is a charitable organization for purposes of state sales and use tax.

Madam Speaker, I move Senate Bill 9 on third reading and final passage.

Mr. Schiebel, please open the machine and members proceed to vote.

No.

Yes

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Please close the machine Mr. Schiebel, please read the title to Senate Bill 21. Senate Bill 21 by Senators Mullica and Simpson, also Representatives Barone and Pascal, concerning authorizing the Clean Fleet Enterprise to encourage the replacement of high-emitting trucks with low-emitting trucks in motor vehicle fleets.

Madam Speaker, I move Senate Bill 21 on third reading in final passage.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Members, I know you're going to hate me, but I'm going to request permission to run a third reading amendment.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. A brief explanation on this amendment is we accepted a second reading amendment yesterday. What was it yesterday?

I know these days are running really just blending together. That unintentionally took out school districts from... That's not the reason. Okay. That's one of the reasons. Unintentionally took out school districts from going into being able to use this program, but also it added a loan program, which the loan program was never in the bill or in this program initially, So there's no staffing to provide services for a loan. Everything else in that amendment still applies. It's just we need to take that loan out and allow the school districts to take part of this program.

Mr. Schiebel, please open the machine and members proceed to vote.

Representative Lindsey votes yes.

Yes.

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Thank you, Madam Speaker. I move L14 to Senate Bill 21. and request that it be lovingly displayed.

It is lovingly displayed. Please proceed. So this amendment, on second reading, we accepted an amendment that would restrict the companies that could apply for replacing diesel trucks and so in this amendment F still describes the same language about which companies are excluded but in the amendment that was offered on seconds it said that these folks could use the loan program well it turns out that in the original creation of the clean fleet enterprise there is language saying there could be a loan program but it was never created so we don't have one in the clean enterprise. We don't want to ask them to create one. So we removed that language and we also put in some language that we have a little bit of belt and suspenders here to reiterate that the that the priority for this program would be small businesses, independently owned businesses, and businesses that have limited access to capital So we believe this is in the spirit of the original amendment but we struck out the loan issue and we passed this past CDPAG and the original sponsors of the bill and

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I just want to seek clarification from the bill sponsors. in that first section, Section E in your amendment, the prioritization seems to be going to businesses that are, as it cites there, fall under those categories. Is that prioritization as relates to public? Because we're dealing in this Section 8 with public and private owners. So are we saying we're prioritizing private businesses over public entities?

Mr. Schiebel, please open the machine and members proceed to vote.

Yes.

No.

Excuse me, yes.

Representative DeGraff votes yes.

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Madam Speaker, I move for the repassage of Senate Bill 21 as amended.

Mr. Schiebel, please open the machine and members proceed to vote.

Yes.

No.

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Please close the machine. Mr. Schiebel, please read the title to Senate Bill 54. Senate Bill 54 by Senators Catlin and Snyder, also Representatives Ricks and Richardson, concerning an exception to the statutory limit on the amount that a landlord may require a tenant to provide as a security deposit in cases where the landlord and tenant have executed a post-closing occupancy agreement. Madam Majority Leader. Madam Speaker, I move Senate Bill 54 on third reading and final passage. The motion before us is the adoption

open the machine and members proceed to vote. Representative Lindsay, how do you vote?

DeGraff, how do you vote?

Representative DeGraff votes yes. Please close the machine. With 64 ayes 0-1 excused, Senate Bill 54 is adopted. Co-sponsors. Please close the machine. Mr. Schiebel, please read the title to Senate Bill 26. Senate Bill 26 by Senators Katlin and Mullica, So representatives leader in winter concerning increasing the gross vehicle weight limit, weight rating limit for a passenger motor vehicle for which the use of a child restraint system is required.

The motion before us is the adoption of Senate Bill 26 on third reading, final passage.

Yes.

Yes.

Madam Majority Leader. Madam Speaker, I move Senate Bill 126 on third reading and final passage.

Mr. Schiebel, please open the machine and members proceed to vote. Representative Lindsay, how do you vote?

Representative Lindsay votes yes. Representative DeGraff, how do you vote?

Representative DeGraff votes yes. Please close the machine. With 64 ayes, 0, no, 1 excuse. Senate Bill 126 is adopted. Co-sponsors. Representative Lindsay, co-sponsors. Please close the machine. Mr Schiebel please read the title to Senate Bill 61 Senate Bill 61 by Senators Rich and Roberts also Representatives Lukens and Richardson concerning a change to legal notice publication requirements for a county without a requisite legal newspaper Madam Majority Leader

The motion before us is the adoption of Senate Bill 61 on third reading, final passage.

Yes.

Yes.

Madam Majority Leader. Madam Speaker, I move House Bill 1123 on third reading and final passage.

Mr. Schiebel, please open the machine and members proceed to vote. Representative Lindsay, how do you vote?

Representative Lindsay votes yes. Representative DeGraff, how do you vote?

Representative DeGraff votes no. Flannell Luckin Soper. Please close the machine. With 44 I-20 no one excused, House Bill 11-23 is adopted. Co-sponsors. Representative Lindsay, co-sponsors. Please close the machine. Mr. Schiebel, please read the title to Senate Bill 18. Senate Bill 18 by Senators Wallace and Colker, also Representatives Froelich and Garcia, concerning legal protections for the dignity of a minor and in connection therewith, suppressing a court record associated with changing a minor's name.

Seeing no further discussion, the motion before us is the adoption of Senate Bill 18 on third reading and final passage.

Yes.

Madam Majority Leader. Madam Speaker, I move House Bill 1322 on third reading and final passage.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. so listening to this bill yesterday a lot we talked a lot about it and sometimes you listen to bills and you're like I don't this is not my wheelhouse I maybe don't relate to everything I maybe don't relate to what the sponsors are what they have gone through or what they're considering so then today comes along and I'm in taking yoga hot yoga? is it Bikram maybe? I call it hot yoga and the reason I say that, this is to the bill I promise sometimes things come to me at different times and in particular with this yoga class the last five minutes you're just laying still on your back and for me it's very calming it's probably the one time my head is clear because when we're here every day I think we all relate things coming at us at times, most of the time. So two things happened and it was very almost overwhelming. And this happens on occasion when I practice this exercise. And I wasn't thinking of this bill at the time, but it just hit me hard. And there were two things. So the first thing that really just was clear to me and really hit me first was, you know, when we talk about children or adults that are considering conversion, I guess I just, it made me not understand, but just the feeling I had of imagining someone that feels like they're in the wrong body. They were born in the wrong body. And that was pretty intense. People that feel like they're probably at times feeling rejected I think probably most of us in here at some point have felt that way and they may be feeling rejected because of the people in their lives, their family, friends, colleagues just society in general if they believe in a creator they may feel rejected by God again that incredibly heavy Maybe some of us have felt that way It a really lonely place So that really hit me And just to think of their feelings of insecurity, the pain, not understanding, I think in my own life that really creates issues for me, is just not understanding something. Why? Like, why am I even dealing with this, or what's happening? so I thought of that a lot and the next thing that came to me is thinking about I'm a parent, I have two kids a 16 year old, a 14 year old and I think about not everyone, I'll speak for myself it's not always easy as a parent to talk to someone in your family especially kids if something heavy is in their life something, you can tell they're down and you actually feel their pain and the parents here know how that is and it's for some of us, some of us are probably great at it. I came from heavy German blood and as much as anyone can handle, and it's not always easy for me to talk to my kids or understand or maybe ask the right questions, say the right things. So being kind of a therapist as a parent is not always easy. And then the next thing, as I'm just, you know, this is just kind of really intense, these thoughts I'm having. And I think a therapist, and the first thing I'm thinking is, I guess I just struggle with this bill because there's so many therapists that are good at what they do. They probably, many of them have a heart for people they're talking to or listening to. They're empathetic. They've gone through a lot of training, way more than I have, to even understand what these people are going through or thinking. and I don't know how many people have gotten to a therapist here, but I realize that therapists are asking questions, and they dig deep, and they're probably touching their patients' souls, and they're also asking questions to get kind of the mindset of this person, Like, what are they thinking right now? And it's a deep dive, and it can be very intense, and I'm sure a lot of you know that. You know, I've been here, this is my fourth year, and I've realized more than ever that probably a lot of people in here have had traumatizing experiences. We've heard some of them. So I think we all really get pain, and it might not be exactly the pain I'm talking about with these particular patients that relate to this bill, but it's pain and it's real. and the therapists I've dealt with in different aspects of my life, they try to get you to think and understand. I've never heard of any that are trying to convince you. They're asking you questions. That's what's so great. They're helping you understand what your thoughts mean, what you're going through, and again combining your soul, your heartfelt emotions with your thoughts and truly I think a lot of therapists I'm sure of it save people's lives and they're so important to so many people and to me whether they help someone after a transition or before and maybe that person doesn't transition but But the thought that they have this pressure on them now, that they have to worry about what they ask or what they say, and I don't even know how you can go after them. I mean, there's a patient in there, and maybe the patient said they did this or they said this, or the patient changed their mind. Maybe now they're not going to transition. Maybe it's before. It just feels very wrong to go after that therapist. I mean, again, it's my experience and hopefully a lot of others that if they've dealt with things that you're going there to get an understanding that therapists are there to help you, not to tell you what you need to do or how you need to be or convert one way or convert back. And that's just my big problem with this bill. just to open them up to all this liability and be concerned with how they do their job and what they're doing. Because the reality is they're there to help. They're not there to tell you, you need to do this or you need to do this or this is wrong. That's just not something I've seen or heard. So whether it happens or not, and maybe it does, and maybe the sponsors of the bill feel differently. But to put that liability on a professional that's helping people, even if they change their mind. And again, these people have over hundreds of years, maybe thousands, saved lives and just help people understand themselves and maybe get those people to start thinking about things that they had never even thought of before, maybe getting them to have some dignity and self-respect for themselves. And I'm not saying these patients don't. Some may not. But that's all positive. and to put the pressure on them and the liability to really worry about everything they say and everything they do when they're trying to help people, I don't think that's the direction we should be going. So that was just a moment of clarity. Like I said, it's hard on some of these laws that we talk about or listen to and we don't really understand maybe what people are really going through. but I think, like I said, all of us can relate in maybe a different way, and maybe it's not as strong or maybe it's not as intense, but there's just people out there to help, and I really hate to put those helpers, put this kind of pressure on them, and again, possibly to not help someone, possibly to not help save some other lives. And when I say that, I don't mean not transition or not transition back. I just mean helping them and helping them think a different way and get their mind in a good place. So I'm going to be a no on this, and I hope we can just all consider that. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker Pro Tem, and thank you to the previous representative. We didn't speak before this, but you kind of teed it off for me because I put in my notes last night, how do we break the cycle of abuse? And that's what I was thinking about last night on my way home from the Capitol. And what I was thinking about as I was leaving the restaurant celebrating my birthday with my children. And they were like, Mom, why are you so quiet? Have we done something? And I was like, no, you haven't. because I am breaking the cycle for my children, and I so proud of myself for breaking that cycle for them And I was wondering on my drive home why we can break the cycle for the children of Colorado And I think that that why I lose so much sleep Because the children of Colorado will continue to be victims of policies made here under the Golden Dome. Victims of a new type of conversion therapy, a type of conversion therapy defined by teachers and schools, some types of counselors, art clubs, and legislators. This bill defines sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts as inherently harmful exposures and then builds a special low-limitation cause of action around them. It doesn't go both ways because I asked the sponsors that yesterday, and instead of giving me a response, I just got a head shake. I've brought forward the research, research that other countries have seen and have subsequently banned. Doctors, American Society of Plastic Surgeons who are doing these harmful surgeries on children have banned. I have brought a study that had 96 million participants that said people that undergo these surgeries have a 19-time increased risk of suicide. and many, many, too many countries to even announce right now have said that children deserve psychological treatment, not abuse. They deserve informed consent, not harmful rhetoric pushed by medical societies that have a price tag on their heads. Money to groom these children into a life of mutilation and sterility means much more to them than actually making sure these children have informed consent to make a clear conscious decision, and it disgusts me every single day to be a part of that society. I was told the lies throughout my childhood. I was told I would never be good enough. I would never measure up. And then an amazing teacher named Mr. Cathcart, who I would later find out was a gay liberal man, saved me from myself. He came to my wedding. He told me the truth. He told me the world would be devastated to lose someone like me. That the world needed my voice. that I was perfectly made in the eyes of the beholder. I didn't know his politics. I didn't know his sexual orientation. I just knew that he adored me and defended me from the lies being sold to me. In Colorado, I think he would probably be seen as a bigot. He would be stripped of his religious freedom to tell me truth and light. I listen to a song every day that says I keep fighting voices in my mind that say I'm not enough. Every single lie that tells me I will never measure up? Am I more than just the sum of every high and every low? Remind me once again just who I am because I need to know. And the point of that song is because I have a creator that says I am loved when I can't feel a thing. I am strong when I think I'm weak. I am held when I am falling short. And when I don't belong, you say I am yours. And that is what children need. they need to know they are beautifully and perfectly made and that our creator makes zero mistakes and they are being sold lies and now we're going to legislate those lies and that is what keeps me up at night because I had a teacher who told me not to listen to the lies and listen to the truth and I will come here. I don't care how many names I get called and I will stand boldly and courageously and shine that light every day. People ask me, you've been through a lot this year. Why do you smile so much Because I got the Holy Spirit baby And I will bring it every day And the people who tell me that my children are not my property I've never said that they were, not once. Of course they're not. No one in this chamber believes children are our property. Let's stop pretending that's what this debate is about, because it's not. That line is being used to justify something far more concerning, expanding government authority over families. Because if children are not property, and we all agree on that, then they do not belong to the state. And yet that is exactly the direction this bill pushes us. This bill elevates government judgment over the rights of fit-loving parents and fit-loving mental health professionals. It tells families and therapists that if they don't affirm a specific state-endorsed viewpoint, they risk being overridden or worse, investigated. That is not child protection, that is government coercion. Let's be very clear, disagreement is not abuse, parenting is not a crime, and raising your child according to your values should not trigger state intervention or label you a bigot. We are opening the door to a system where the government can insert itself into the most personal decision a family will ever face, decisions with lifelong consequences, and I think that's why the Supreme Court overthrew it. And once that door is open, it does not close easily. So when I hear children are not property, I agree. But I want to ask this body, when did we decide they belong to the government instead? Because I heard the press conference last week, and I heard big lobbyists say the government does not have right to weigh in on parenting decisions. But boy, when you guys bring bills, they certainly think that you do. when did we decide bureaucrats and policymakers know a child better than their own parents? Because I can tell you, none of you were sleeping with my child for the six weeks he was in the hospital, and not a single one of you were making life and death decisions for my child while he was in the hospital. And none of you were in the treatment rooms making decisions with mental health professionals, but you sure are ready to make sure they only can affirm other people's children. This bill doesn't protect children. It shifts power. It shifts it away from families and therapists and into the hands of the state. And that should concern every parent in Colorado. And I think that the parents are waking up. I think this is an 80-20 issue. I think November will come and it will tell us. And I think that this will be handled in the courts just like it was at the Supreme Court. And Colorado will continue to lose. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker Pro Tem. In 2019 this body passed a law banning conversion therapy for minors That law was challenged, and the Supreme Court heard arguments on the case in the fall term of 2025. Earlier this week, the Supreme Court struck down that law. In Gorsuch's opinion of the court, a decision that was 8-1, he states, We do not doubt that the question how best to help minors struggling with issues of gender identity or sexual orientation is presently a subject of fierce public debate. But Colorado's law addressing conversion therapy does not just ban physical interventions. In cases like this, it censors speech based on viewpoint. Colorado may regard its policy as essential to public health and safety. Certainly, censorious governments throughout history have believed the same. But the First Amendment stands as a shield against any effort to enforce orthodoxy in thought or speech in this country. It reflects instead a judgment that every American possesses an inalienable right to think and speak freely, and a faith in the free marketplace of ideas as the best means for discovering truth. However well-intentioned, any law that suppresses speech based on viewpoint represents an egregious assault on both of these commitments. It is my belief that House Bill 2613-22 was drafted in anticipation of this particular ruling, drafted in order to respond to what would likely be the striking down of that ban on conversion therapy for minors. and as I read through this bill an image came into my mind my two year old when he's told no around something that he desperately desires he throws quite a fit I guess that's where the phrase terrible too comes from this bill feels like a tantrum to me it is not measured it is not reasonable it is not consistent with other areas of law bless you as we heard yesterday over and over and over again the standards set in this bill far surpass any other areas where liability is imposed. To be liable for counseling forever and always until you die, five years after your patient dies, up to, to nearly any extent, damages, economic, non-economic, exemplary, and any others that the court might want to throw at you. It doesn't just apply to minors like the 2019 law. It applies to everyone, including adults who walk in and consent to a particular course of treatment. Now, it's a clever way to circumvent what was likely to be found by the court, to say, sure, you can do this behavior, we're not banning you, but you will forever and always be liable in the event that there is any kind of injury, and even if you only contributed 0.5% to someone's injury, you are going to be held responsible for 100% of that. No insurer is going to insure people who practice in this. no employer is going to employ someone who practices in this and for some that's a delightful thing because they genuinely believe

Thank you, Rep. Luck. Your time has expired.

Further discussion? Representative Valdez. And Representative McCormick. Rep. McCormick, would you like to go first?

Representative Valdez.

Please be seated.

The motion before us is the adoption of House Bill 26-13-22 on third reading and final passage.

Members, please proceed to vote.

Yes.

No.

With 40 I, 23 no, and 2 excused, House Bill 1322 is adopted. Co-sponsors.

Representative Lindsay, co-sponsors.

Madam Majority Leader.

Representative Clifford.

Please briefly explain.

The motion before us is permission to run a third reading amendment on Senate Bill 53.

Representative.

Yes.

Yes.

With 64 ayes, 0 no and 1 excused, permission is granted. Representative Clifford.

I move L-9 to Senate Bill 53 and ask that it be displayed.

Please proceed.

Seeing no further discussion, the motion before us is the adoption of L-9 to Senate Bill 53.

Yes.

Yes.

With 64 ayes, 0 no. One excuse. The amendment is adopted. Madam Majority Leader.

The motion before us is the adoption of Senate Bill 53 as amended on third reading, final passage.

Yes.

No.

With 51 I, 13 no and 1 excused, Senate Bill 53, as amended, is adopted. Co-sponsors.

Representative Marshall.

It's an honor to serve with you. It is an honor to serve with you.

Please proceed.

Representative Woodrow.

It's an honor to serve with you.

Representative Soper.

Representative Soper, I am providing leeway since the question about reconsideration is before us, but I can provide additional time to speak to the bill should the motion for reconsideration pass.

So please vote yes on reconsidering Thank you Seeing no further discussion the motion before us is reconsideration of House Bill 1330 Members, as a reminder, this does require two-thirds of the body in order to pass, which is 44. Seeing no further discussion, the motion before us is to reconsider House Bill 1330.

Yes.

No.

With 42 aye, 22 no, and 1 excuse, the motion for reconsideration is lost. Members, any announcements? Members, we are on announcements and introductions. Representative Clifford.

So granted.

Representative Clifford, you have one minute remaining.

Representative Barone

Representative Soper.

So approved. Representative Woodrow.

It is an honor to serve with you.

All right, folks. House Finance will be meeting at 1 p.m. I know it seems a little late, but we'll be meeting 1 p.m. and 1 12 to hear one bill, 1224. See you then.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I anticipate that the majority leader will be coming up here shortly, if my experience tells me anything, to announce that we will not see each other this Friday And so I going to take this opportunity to give my Friday farewell It that time of session where conversations get hard emotions run high offenses grow deep and I'm grateful for this weekend and what it represents because of the fact that it represents in part the opportunity for healing and for coming back together again while we were yet sinners Christ died for us is what we hear in the Holy Scriptures and this weekend is Passover and Easter to celebrate those very things and so while there are times when we vehemently disagree. There are times when we hurt each other deeply. There are times when we misunderstand each other and don't take time to actually hear each other out. The reality always remains that each of you are loved and amazing and worthy and adored And while sometimes space is good, so I'm grateful for three days, the reality also is that I look forward to seeing you again on Monday. Thank you. Madam Majority Leader.

Seeing a lot of enthusiasm And no objection We will lay over the balance of the calendar Until Monday, April 6 Madam Majority Leader

The House will stand in recess until later today. Thank you. Thank you.