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Senate Journal-1st Day-January 13, 2021 Page 1

SENATE JOURNAL 1Seventy-third General Assembly 2STATE OF COLORADO 3First Regular Session 4

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1st Legislative Day Wednesday, January 13, 2021 789

10Prayer By Senator-Elect James Coleman 11

12Pledge By Senator John Cooke 13

14Musical By President Leroy M. Garcia and Minority Leader Chris Holbert performing "The Star 15Presentation Spangled Banner" and "America The Beautiful" 16

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Call to The hour of 10:00 a.m. having arrived, the Senate of the 73rd General Assembly of the 19Order State of Colorado, pursuant to law, was called to order by President Leroy M. Garcia, 20

President of the Senate of the 72nd General Assembly of the State of Colorado. 2122

Roll Call The roll call of holdover Senators was called with the following result: Present--Cooke, 23Coram, Danielson, Donovan, Gonzales, Hisey, Holbert, Lee, Lundeen, Pettersen, 24Rodriguez Scott, Sonnenberg, Story, Winter, Woodward, President Garcia -- Total: 17. 25

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28COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE 29

30State of Colorado 31Department of State 32

33UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ss. CERTIFICATE 34

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I, Jena Griswold, Secretary of State of the State of Colorado, certify that I have 37canvassed the “Abstract of Votes Cast” submitted in the State of Colorado, and do state 38that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the attached list represents the total votes 39cast for the members of the Colorado State Senate for the 73rd General Assembly by the 40qualified electors of the State of Colorado in the November 3, 2020 General Election. 41

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In testimony whereof I have set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of 44Colorado, at the City of Denver this 11th day of December 2020. 45

46(Signed) 47Jena Griswold 48Secretary of State 49

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52Colorado General Election Results 53

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State Senator - District 4 56Counties: DOUGLAS 57

Vote Totals Percentage 58Jim Smallwood (REP) 73,832 62.27 % 59Elissa Flaumenhaft (DEM) 41,526 35.02 % 60Wayne Harlos (LIB) 3,208 2.71 % 61

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State Senator - District 8 1Counties: GARFIELD, GRAND, JACKSON, MOFFAT, RIO BLANCO, ROUTT, SUMMIT 2

Vote Totals Percentage 3Karl Hanlon (DEM) 41,717 49.42 % 4Bob Rankin (REP) 42,701 50.58 % 5

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State Senator - District 10 8Counties: EL PASO 9

Vote Totals Percentage 10Larry G. Liston (REP) 47,463 56.37 % 11Randi McCallian (DEM) 32,114 38.14 % 12Heather J ohnson (LIB) 4,620 5.49 % 13

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State Senator - District 12 16Counties: EL PASO 17

Vote Totals Percentage 18Bob Gardner (REP) 45,808 58.35 % 19Electra Johnson (DEM) 29,656 37.77 % 20Zechariah L. Harris (LIB) 3,048 3.88 % 21

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State Senator - District 14 24Counties: LARIMER 25

Vote Totals Percentage 26Hans D. Hochheimer (REP) 31,724 33.35 % 27Joann Ginal (DEM) 63,409 66.65 % 28

29State Senator - District 17 30

Counties: BOULDER 31 Vote Totals Percentage 32

Sonya Jaquez Lewis (DEM) 65,266 67.88 % 33Matthew D. Menza (REP) 30,848 32.10 % 34Andrew J. O'Connor (UNA) (Write In) 19 0.02 % 35

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Counties: BOULDER 38 Vote Totals Percentage 39

Steve Fenberg (DEM) 75,261 82.90 % 40Peg Cage (REP) 15,524 17.10 % 41


Counties: JEFFERSON 44 Vote Totals Percentage 45

Rachel Zenzinger (DEM) 54,694 59.17 % 46Lynn Gerber (REP) 37,740 40.83 % 47

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State Senator - District 21 50Counties: ADAMS 51

Vote Totals Percentage 52Dominick Moreno (DEM) 41,483 63.55 % 53Martin Mendez (REP) 23,769 36.45 % 54

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State Senator - District 23 57Counties: BROOMFIELD, LARIMER, WELD 58

Vote Totals Percentage 59Barbara Kirkmeyer (REP) 71,570 55.14 % 60Sally Boccella (DEM) 58,227 44.86 % 61

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State Senator - District 25 1Counties: ADAMS 2

Vote Totals Percentage 3Kevin Priola (REP) 37,195 50.84 % 4Paula Dickerson (DEM) 35,968 49.16 % 5

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State Senator - District 26 8Counties: ARAPAHOE 9

Vote Totals Percentage 10Jeff Bridges (DEM) 54,275 60.56 % 11Bob Roth (REP) 32,984 36.80 % 12Marc Solomon (LIB) 2,366 2.64 % 13


Counties: ARAPAHOE 16 Vote Totals Percentage 17

Chris Kolker (DEM) 51,005 55.30 % 18Suzanne Staiert (REP) 41,222 41.70 % 19



Karl Stecher (REP) 31,387 38.08 % 24Janet Buckner (DEM) 51,028 61.92 % 25



Rhonda Fields (DEM) 45,828 68.66 % 30Michele Poague (LIB) 20,914 31.34 % 31


Counties: ARAPAHOE, DENVER 34 Vote Totals Percentage 35

Chris Hansen (DEM) 74,288 76.70 % 36Doug Townsend (REP) 22,562 23.30 % 37


Counties: DENVER 40 Vote Totals Percentage 41

James Rashad Coleman (DEM) 75,702 91.01 % 42Jerry Burton (UPA) 7,428 8.99 % 43

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State Senator - District 35 47Counties: ALAMOSA, BACA, BENT, CONEJOS, COSTILLA, CROWLEY, 48CUSTER, HUERFANO, KIOWA, LAS ANIMAS, MINERAL, OTERO, PROWERS, 49PUEBLO, RIO GRANDE, SAGUACHE 50

Vote Totals Percentage 51Cleave Simpson (REP) 43,940 60.12 % 52

Carlos R. Lopez (DEM) 29,163 39.88 % 5354

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State of Colorado 1Department of State 2

3UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ss. CERTIFICATE 4

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I, Jena Griswold, Secretary of State of the State of Colorado, certify that I have canvassed 8the "Abstract of Votes Cast" submitted in the State of Colorado, and do state that, to the 9best of my knowledge and belief, the persons listed on the attached list were duly elected 10to the office of Colorado State Senate by the qualified electors of the State of Colorado in 11the November 3, 2020 General Election. 12

13In testimony whereof I have set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of 14Colorado, at the City of Denver this 16th day of December 2020. 15

16(Signed) 17Jena Griswold 18Secretary of State 19

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22Colorado General Election Results 23

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State Senator - District 4 26 Vote Totals Percentage 27

Jim Smallwood (REP) 73,832 62.27 % 289428 Mystic Ct 29Parker, CO 80138 30


33 Vote Totals Percentage 34

Bob Rankin (REP) 42,701 50.58 % 35062A Alpenglo Ln 36Carbondale, CO 81623 37

38State Senator - District 10 39 Vote Totals Percentage 40

Larry G. Liston (REP) 47,463 56.37 % 412846 Country Club Cir 42Colorado Springs, CO 80909 43


Bob Gardner (REP) 45,808 58.35 % 47 60 Mobray Ct 48Colorado Springs, CO 80906 49


Joann Ginal (DEM) 63,409 66.65 % 53 316 E Magnolia St 54Fort Collins, CO 80524 55


Sonya Jaquez Lewis (DEM) 65,266 67.88 % 5911938 Oxford Rd 60Longmont, CO 80504 61

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Steve Fenberg (DEM) 75,261 82.90 % 31819 Walnut St 4Boulder, CO 80302 5

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Rachel Zenzinger (DEM) 54,694 59.17 % 108274 Ammons Cir 11Arvada, CO 80005 12


Dominick Moreno (DEM) 41,483 63.55 % 165821 Tichy Blvd 17Commerce City, CO 80022 18


Barbara Kirkmeyer (REP) 71,570 55.14 % 226100 County Road 4 23Brighton, CO 80603 24


Kevin Priola (REP) 37,195 50.84 % 2812255 Ursula St 29Henderson, CO 80640 30


Jeff Bridges (DEM) 54,275 60.56 % 347600 Landmark Way #805 35Greenwood Village, CO 80111 36


Chris Kolker (DEM) 51,005 55.30 % 406896 S Cook Way 41Centennial, CO 80122 42


Janet Buckner (DEM) 51,028 61.92 % 464124 S Elkhart St. 47Aurora, CO 80014 48


Rhonda Fields (DEM) 45,828 68.66 % 521196 Sable Blvd 53Aurora, CO 80011 54


Chris Hansen (DEM) 74,288 76.70 % 581177 Newport St 59Denver, CO 80220 60

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James Rashad Coleman (DEM) 75,702 91.01 % 35389 Liverpool St 4Denver, CO 80249 5


Cleave Simpson (REP) 43,940 60.12 % 9 6512 County Road 12 S 10

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Credentials On motion of Majority Leader Fenberg, and with unanimous consent of the Senate, a 16Committee committee of three was appointed by the President as the Committee on Credentials. The 17

President appointed Senators Fenberg, Chair, Fields, and Holbert as members of the 18committee. 19

20The President announced that the Senate would be in recess so the committee on 21credentials could meet and prepare its report. 22

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25Senate in recess. Senate reconvened. 26

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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS 29Mr. President: 30

31Your committee on credentials, to which was referred the list of the members of the 32Senate for the 73rd General Assembly of the State of Colorado, transmitted by the 33Secretary of State, begs leave to report that the persons named therein constitute a true and 34correct list of the members as shown by the election certificate and records in the office of 35the Secretary of State, and your committee recommends that the list so furnished and read 36be adopted as the temporary roll call of the Senate of the 73rd General Assembly of the 37State of Colorado. 38

39(signed) 40Majority Leader Fenberg, Chair 41Assistant Majority Leader Fields 42Minority Leader Holbert 43

44On motion of Majority Leader Fenberg, the report of the committee on Credentials was 45read and adopted by unanimous consent of the Senate. 46

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49On motion of Majority Leader Fenberg, and with unanimous consent of the Senate, Senate 50Chief Sergeant-At-Arms, Frank Lombardi, was appointed by the President to escort Chief 51Justice Brian Boatright of the Colorado Supreme Court to administer the oath of office to 52the Senators-elect. 53

54The Senate Chief Sergeant-at-Arms, Frank Lombardi, announced the arrival of the the Chief 55Justice. 56

57Oath of Chief Justice Brian D. Boatright of the Colorado Supreme Court administered the Oath of 58Office Office Office to the Senators-elect. 59

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Senate in recess. Senate reconvened. 3___________ 4

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Roll Call The roll call of the Senators-elect was called with the following result: Present--Bridges, 7Buckner, Coleman, Fenberg, Fields, Gardner, Ginal, Hansen, Jaquez Lewis, Kirkmeyer, 8Kolker, Liston, Moreno, Priola, Rankin, Simpson, Smallwood, Zenzinger -- Total: 18 9

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Quorum The President announced the temporary roll call of the Senate--34 present, 0 absent, and 1 12excused, and that a quorum was present. 13

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16On motion of Majority Leader Fenberg, and with the unanimous consent of the Senate, the 17temporary roll call of the Senate was made the permanent roll call of the Senate. 18

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Election of On motion of Majority Leader Fenberg and seconded by Minority Leader Holbert, 21President President Senator Leroy M. Garcia was nominated as President of the Senate. 22

23Majority Leader Fenberg moved that the nominations for President of the Senate be closed 24and that a unanimous vote be cast for Senator Leroy M. Garcia. The motion was adopted 25by unanimous vote. 26

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Election of On motion of Majority Leader Fenberg and seconded by Minority Leader Holbert, 29President President Senator Kerry Donovan was nominated as President Pro Tempore of the 30Pro Tempore Senate. 31

32Majority Leader Fenberg moved that the nominations for President Pro 33Tempore of the Senate be closed and that a unanimous vote be cast for Senator Kerry 34Donovan. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote. 35

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INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS 4041

SJR21-001 by Senator Fenberg; also Representative Esgar--Concerning the adoption of the joint rules 42as the temporary joint rules of the Seventy-third General Assembly and modifying Joint 43Rule 44 of the Senate and House of Representatives related to legislative procedures during 44a declared disaster emergency. 45

46Amendment No. 1 (L.003), by Senator Holbert 47

48Amend printed joint resolution, page 2, line 37, after the period insert "Before recalling 49the General Assembly to convene on a date other than the date specified in the joint 50resolution, the Speaker and the President shall consult with the minority leaders of both 51chambers and provide to the General Assembly as much advance notice of the date of 52convening as possible.". 53

54The amendment was passed on the following roll call vote: 55

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YES 35 NO 0 EXCUSED 0 ABSENT 0 1Bridges Y Gardner Y Lee Y Simpson Y 2Buckner Y Ginal Y Liston Y Smallwood Y 3Coleman Y Gonzales Y Lundeen Y Sonnenberg Y 4Cooke Y Hansen Y Moreno Y Story Y 5Coram Y Hisey Y Pettersen Y Winter Y 6Danielson Y Holbert Y Priola Y Woodward Y 7Donovan Y Jaquez Lewis Y Rankin Y Zenzinger Y 8Fenberg Y Kirkmeyer Y Rodriguez Y President Y 9Fields Y Kolker Y Scott Y 10

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Amendment No. 2 (L.004), by Senator Holbert 1415

Amend printed joint resolution, page 8, line 35, strike "implement" and substitute 16"implement, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE PRESIDENT,". 17

18Page 8, line 36, strike "suspend" and substitute "suspend, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF 19THE PRESIDENT,". 20

21Page 9, line 5, strike "implement" and substitute "implement, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL 22OF THE SPEAKER,". 23

24Page 9, line 6, strike "suspend" and substitute "suspend, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF 25THE SPEAKER,". 26

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Amendment No. 4 (L.010) , by Senator Sonnenberg 5051

Amend engrossed joint resolution, page 2, line 37, strike "WHILE THE". 5253

Page 2, strike line 38. 5455

Page 3, strike lines 1 through 4. 5657

Page 8, strike lines 9 through 30 and substitute: 5859

"(g)Notwithstanding the provisions of Joint Rule 23 (d), of the Joint Rules of the Senate 60and the House of Representatives regarding counting legislative days of a regular 61session as consecutive days, the maximum of one hundred twenty calendar days 62prescribed by section 7 of article V of the state constitution shall be counted as one 63


hundred twenty separate working calendar days if the Governor has declared a state of 1disaster emergency due to a public health emergency pursuant to section 24-33.5-704, 2Colorado Revised Statutes. Once the disaster emergency is over the House of 3Representatives and the Senate shall resume following Joint Rule 23 (d), during regular 4sessions.". 5

6The amendment was lost on the following roll call vote: 7

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YES 15 NO 20 EXCUSED 0 ABSENT 0 10Bridges N Gardner Y Lee N Simpson Y 11Buckner N Ginal N Liston Y Smallwood Y 12Coleman N Gonzales N Lundeen Y Sonnenberg Y 13Cooke Y Hansen N Moreno N Story N 14Coram Y Hisey Y Pettersen N Winter N 15Danielson N Holbert Y Priola Y Woodward Y 16Donovan N Jaquez Lewis N Rankin Y Zenzinger N 17Fenberg N Kirkmeyer Y Rodriguez N President N 18Fields N Kolker N Scott Y 19

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On motion of Senator Fenberg, the resolution, as amended, was adopted by the following 22roll call vote: 23

24YES 20 NO 15 EXCUSED 0 ABSENT 0 25Bridges Y Gardner N Lee Y Simpson N 26Buckner Y Ginal Y Liston N Smallwood N 27Coleman Y Gonzales Y Lundeen N Sonnenberg N 28Cooke N Hansen Y Moreno Y Story Y 29Coram N Hisey N Pettersen Y Winter Y 30Danielson Y Holbert N Priola N Woodward N 31Donovan Y Jaquez Lewis Y Rankin N Zenzinger Y 32Fenberg Y Kirkmeyer N Rodriguez Y President Y 33Fields Y Kolker Y Scott N 34

35SR21-001 by Senator Fenberg--Concerning the temporary rules of the Senate. 36

37Amendment No. 1(L.001), by Senator Cooke 38

39Amend printed resolution, page 1, strike lines 6 through 9. 40

41The amendment was lost on the following roll call vote: 42

43YES 15 NO 20 EXCUSED 0 ABSENT 0 44Bridges N Gardner Y Lee N Simpson Y 45Buckner N Ginal N Liston Y Smallwood Y 46Coleman N Gonzales N Lundeen Y Sonnenberg Y 47Cooke Y Hansen N Moreno N Story N 48Coram Y Hisey Y Pettersen N Winter N 49Danielson N Holbert Y Priola Y Woodward Y 50Donovan N Jaquez Lewis N Rankin Y Zenzinger N 51Fenberg N Kirkmeyer Y Rodriguez N President N 52Fields N Kolker N Scott Y 53

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On motion of Majority Leader Fenberg, the resolution was adopted by the following roll 56call vote: 57

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YES 20 NO 15 EXCUSED 0 ABSENT 0 1Bridges Y Gardner N Lee Y Simpson N 2Buckner Y Ginal Y Liston N Smallwood N 3Coleman Y Gonzales Y Lundeen N Sonnenberg N 4Cooke N Hansen Y Moreno Y Story Y 5Coram N Hisey N Pettersen Y Winter Y 6Danielson Y Holbert N Priola N Woodward N 7Donovan Y Jaquez Lewis Y Rankin N Zenzinger Y 8Fenberg Y Kirkmeyer N Rodriguez Y President Y 9Fields Y Kolker Y Scott N 10

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SR21-002 by Senator Fenberg--Concerning changes to the rules of the Senate regarding the 16categorization of committees of reference. 17

18On motion of Majority Leader Fenberg, the resolution was adopted by the following roll 19call vote: 20

21YES 35 NO 0 EXCUSED 0 ABSENT 0 22Bridges Y Gardner Y Lee Y Simpson Y 23Buckner Y Ginal Y Liston Y Smallwood Y 24Coleman Y Gonzales Y Lundeen Y Sonnenberg Y 25Cooke Y Hansen Y Moreno Y Story Y 26Coram Y Hisey Y Pettersen Y Winter Y 27Danielson Y Holbert Y Priola Y Woodward Y 28Donovan Y Jaquez Lewis Y Rankin Y Zenzinger Y 29Fenberg Y Kirkmeyer Y Rodriguez Y President Y 30Fields Y Kolker Y Scott Y 31

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34Election of On motion of Majority Leader Fenberg, Cindi L. Markwell was nominated to serve as 35Secretary Secretary Secretary of the Senate during the First Regular Session of the Seventy-third 36

General Assembly of the State of Colorado. 3738

A majority of all members elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the 39motion for the election of Cindi L. Markwell as Secretary of the Senate was adopted. 40

41Oath of The President administered the oath of office to Cindi L. Markwell as Secretary of the 42Office Senate. 43

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46On motion of Majority Leader Fenberg, and with unanimous consent of the Senate, the 47President appointed Senators Kolker and Woodward as members of the Committee to 48Notify the Governor via Telephone that the Senate was organized and ready for business. 49

50A majority of all members elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the 51motion was adopted. 52

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COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS 1December 9, 2020 2

3Ms. Natalie Mullis 4Executive Director 5Office of Legislative Council 6200 E. Colfax Ave., Room 029 7Denver, CO 80203 8

9Ms. Natalie Mullis: 10

11As you know, Senate rules require that as the Majority Leader, I determine the committee 12composition and the majority party’s appointments to the 2021 Legislative Committees of 13Reference. Below are the committee compositions and the Majority’s appointments. 14

15Majority Minority Committee Size 16

Agriculture and 17Natural Resources 18

3 2 5

Appropriations 4 3 7 19Business Labor and 20Technology 21

4 3 7

Education 4 3 7 22Finance 4 3 7 23Health and Human 24Services 25

4 3 7

Judiciary 3 2 5 26Local Government 3 2 5 27State, Veterans and 28Military Affairs 29

3 2 5

Transportation and 30Energy 31

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32Agriculture and Natural Resources State, Veterans and Military Affairs 33Senator Kerry Donovan – Chair Senator Julie Gonzales - Chair 34Senator Jessie Danielson – Vice Chair Senator-elect James Coleman – Vice Chair 35Senator Rhonda Fields Senator-elect Sonya Jaquez-Lewis 36

37Appropriations Transportation and Energy 38Senator Chris Hansen – Chair Senator Faith Winter - Chair 39Senator Dominick Moreno – Vice Chair Senator Brittany Pettersen – Vice Chair 40Senator-elect James Coleman Senator Kerry Donovan 41Senator Julie Gonzales Senator Rachel Zenzinger 42

43Business, Labor and Technology 44Senator Robert Rodriguez – Chair 45Senator Jessie Danielson – Vice Chair 46Senator-elect Chris Kolker 47Senator-elect James Coleman 48

49Education 50Senator Rachel Zenzinger – Chair 51Senator Tammy Story – Vice Chair 52Senator-elect Janet Buckner 53Senator Jeff Bridges 54

55Finance 56Senator Brittany Pettersen – Chair 57Senator Jeff Bridges – Vice Chair 58Senator Pete Lee 59Senator Faith Winter 60

61Health and Human Services 62Senator Rhonda Fields – Chair 63Senator Joann Ginal – Vice Chair 64Senator-elect Sonya Jaquez-Lewis 65Senator-elect Janet Buckner 66

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Judiciary 1Senator Pete Lee – Chair 2Senator Julie Gonzales – Vice Chair 3Senator Robert Rodriguez 4

5Local Government 6Senator Joann Ginal – Chair 7Senator Tammy Story – Vice Chair 8Senator-elect Chris Kolker 9

10I am happy to answer any questions you may have. 11

12Sincerely, 13

(signed) 14Steve Fenberg. 15Senate Majority Leader 16

17Cc:The Honorable Chris Holbert, Senate Minority Leader 18The Honorable John Cooke, Senate Assistant Minority Leader 19The Honorable Alec Garnett, Speaker-designate of the House of Representatives 20The Honorable Hugh McKean, House Minority Leader-elect 21Cindi Markwell, Secretary of the Senate 22Robin Jones, Clerk of the House 23Sharon Eubanks, Director of OLLS 24Rachel Kurtz-Phelan 25

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Ms. Natalie Mullis 33Executive Director, Legislative Council 34200 E. Colfax, Rm 029 35Denver, CO 80203 36

37Dear Director Mullis, 38

39Pursuant to Senate Rules, the Minority Leader is responsible for assigning members of the 40Senate Minority Caucus to Senate Committees of Reference. For the Seventy-third General 41Assembly, the Minority members of the Senate Committees of Reference are: 42

43Committee on Health and Human Services 44Senator Jim Smallwood (R-Parker) [Ranking Member] 45Senator-elect Barbara Kirkmeyer (R-Weld County) 46Senator-elect Cleave Simpson (R-Alamosa) 47

48Committee on Finance 49Senator Dennis Hisey (R-Fountain) [Ranking Member] 50Senator Paul Lundeen (R-Monument) 51Senator Ray Scott (R-Grand Junction) 52Committee on Business, Labor, and Technology 53Senator Rob Woodward (R-Loveland) [Ranking Member] 54Senator Kevin Priola (R-Henderson) 55Senator-elect Larry Liston (R-Colorado Springs) 56Committee on Education 57Senator Paul Lundeen (R-Monument) [Ranking Member] 58Senator Kevin Priola (R-Henderson) 59Senator-elect Barbara Kirkmeyer (R-Weld County) 60

61 Committee on Judiciary 62

Senator Bob Gardner (R-Colorado Springs) [Ranking Member] 63Senator John Cooke (R-Greeley) 64

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Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources 1Senator Jerry Sonnenberg (R-Sterling) [Ranking Member] 2Senator Don Coram (R-Montrose) 3

4Committee on Transportation and Energy 5Senator Ray Scott (R-Grand Junction) [Ranking Member] 6Senator Dennis Hisey (R-Fountain) 7Senator Don Coram (R-Montrose) 8

9Committee on State, Veteran, and Military Affairs 10Senator Jerry Sonnenberg (R-Sterling) [Ranking Member] 11Senator-elect Cleave Simpson (R-Alamosa) 12

13Committee on Local Government 14Senator-elect Larry Liston (R-Colorado Springs) [Ranking Member] 15Senator-elect Barbara Kirkmeyer (R-Weld County) 16

17Committee on Appropriations 18Senator Bob Rankin (R-Carbondale) [Ranking Member] 19Senator Bob Gardner (R-Colorado Springs) 20Senator Jerry Sonnenberg (R-Sterling) 21

22Respectfully yours, 23

(signed) 24Chris Holbert 25Senate Minority Leader 26

27cc: The Honorable Leroy Garcia, President of the Senate 28 The Honorable Stephen Fenberg, Senate Majority Leader 29 The Honorable Alec Garnett, Speaker of the House of Representatives 30 The Honorable Daneya Esgar, House Majority Leader 31 The Honorable Hugh McKean, House Minority Leader 32 Sharon Eubanks, Director of the Office of Legislative Legal Services 33 Cindi Markwell, Secretary of the Senate 34 Robin Jones, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives 35 Elizabeth Haskell, Legislative Council Staff 36 Shannon Briggs, Legislative Council Staff 37

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Ms. Natalie Mullis 44Executive Director 45Office of Legislative Council 46200 E. Colfax Ave., Room 029 47Denver, CO 80203 48


51Please be advised that, pursuant to C.R.S. § 2-3-301, I am reappointing Senators Leroy 52Garcia, Steve Fenberg, Kerry Donovan and Dominick Moreno to serve on the Legislative 53Council effective 01/13/2021 upon approval of the Senate. 54

55Sincerely, 56(Signed) 57Leroy M. Garcia, Jr. 58Senate President 59

60Cc:The Honorable Chris Holbert, Senate Minority Leader 61The Honorable John Cooke, Senate Assistant Minority Leader 62The Honorable Alec Garnett, Speaker-elect of the House of Representatives 63The Honorable Hugh McKean, House Minority Leader-elect 64Cindi Markwell, Secretary of the Senate 65Robin Jones, Clerk of the House 66Sharon Eubanks, Director of OLLS 67Rachel Kurtz-Phelan 68


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12Please be advised that, pursuant to C.R.S. § 2-3-301, I am appointing Senator-elect James 13Coleman replacing Senator Angela Williams serve on the Legislative Council effective 1401/13/2021 upon approval of the Senate. 15

16Sincerely, 17

(signed) 18Leroy M. Garcia, Jr. 19Senate President 20


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40Dear Director Mullis, 41Please be advised that pursuant to C.R.S. § 2-3-301, I am appointing Senators John Cooke, 42Paul Lundeen, Jim Smallwood, and myself to the Legislative Council for the 73rd Colorado 43General Assembly. 44Respectfully yours, 45


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cc: The Honorable Leroy Garcia, President of the Senate 51 The Honorable Stephen Fenberg, Senate Majority Leader 52 The Honorable Alec Garnett, Speaker of the House of Representatives 53 The Honorable Daneya Esgar, House Majority Leader 54 The Honorable Hugh McKean, House Minority Leader 55 Sharon Eubanks, Director of the Office of Legislative Legal Services 56 Cindi Markwell, Secretary of the Senate 57 Robin Jones, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives 58 Elizabeth Haskell, Legislative Council Staff 59 Rachel Kurtz-Phelan, Legislative Council Staff 60 Shannon Briggs, Legislative Council Staff 61

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10Please be advised that, pursuant to CRS § 2-3-502, I am reappointing Senator Pete Lee as 11Chair of the Judiciary Committee to serve on the Committee on Legal Services effective 1201/13/2021. 13

14Sincerely, 15(Signed) 16Leroy M. Garcia, Jr. 17Senate President 18


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41Please be advised that, pursuant to C.R.S. § 2-3-502, I am reappointing Senator Robert 42Rodriguez to serve on Committee on Legal Services effective 01/13/2021 upon approval 43of the Senate. 44

45Sincerely, 46(signed) 47Leroy M. Garcia, Jr. 48Senate President 49


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10Please be advised that, pursuant to C.R.S. § 2-3-502, I am appointing Senator-elect Janet 11Buckner replacing Senator Mike Foote to serve on the Legal Services Committee effective 1201/13/2021 upon approval of the Senate. 13



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40Please be advised that pursuant to C.R.S. § 2-3-502(3), I am appointing Senators Bob 41Gardner and John Cooke to the Committee on Legal Services for the 73rd Colorado 42General Assembly. 43

44Respectfully yours, 45(signed) 46Chris Holbert 47Senate Minority Leader 48

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10Please be advised that, pursuant to C.R.S. § 2-3-101, I am appointing Senator Julie 11Gonzales replacing Senator Rhonda Fields to serve on Legislative Audit Committee 12effective 01/13/2021 upon the approval of the Senate. 13



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41Please be advised that, pursuant to C.R.S. § 2-3-101, I am appointing Senator Robert 42Rodriguez replacing Senator Nancy Todd to serve on Legislative Audit Committee 43effective 01/13/2021 upon the approval of the Senate. 44



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1December 31, 2020 2

3Ms. Natalie Mullis 4Executive Director, Legislative Council 5200 E. Colfax, Rm 029 6Denver, CO 80203 7

8Dear Director Mullis, 9Please be advised that pursuant to C.R.S. § 2-3-101, I am appointing Senators Jim 10Smallwood and Rob Woodward to the Legislative Audit Committee for the 73rd Colorado 11General Assembly. 12



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44Please be advised that, pursuant to CRS §26-6.8-103, I am reappointing Senator Rhonda 45Fields to serve on the Capital Development Committee effective January 1, 2021. 46


52Cc:The Honorable Chris Holbert, Senate Minority Leader 53The Honorable John Cooke, Senate Assistant Minority Leader 54The Honorable K C Becker, Speaker of the House of Representatives 55The Honorable Patrick Neville, House Minority Leader 56Cindi Markwell, Secretary of the Senate 57Robin Jones, Clerk of the House 58Sharon Eubanks, Director of OLLS 59Rachel Kurtz-Phelan 60

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10Please be advised that, pursuant to CRS §26-6.8-103, I am reappointing Senator Tammy 11Story to serve on the Capital Development Committee effective 01/01/2021. 12



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31Ms. Natalie Mullis 32Executive Director, Legislative Council 33200 E. Colfax, Rm 029 34Denver, CO 80203 35


38Please be advised that pursuant to C.R.S. § 2-3-1302, I am re-appointing Senator Jerry 39Sonnenberg to the Capital Development Committee for the 73rd Colorado General 40Assembly. 41

42Respectfully yours, 43(signed) 44Chris Holbert 45Senate Minority Leader 46

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10Please be advised that, pursuant to C.R.S. § 2-3-201 and Senate Rule 21(b)(2) I am 11appointing Senator Dominick Moreno and Senator Chris Hansen to serve on the Joint 12Budget Committee effective immediately. 13

14Sincerely, 15(signed) 16Steve Fenberg. 17Senate Majority Leader 18


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Ms. Natalie Mullis 34Executive Director, Legislative Council 35200 E. Colfax, Rm 029 36Denver, CO 80203 37Dear Director Mullis, 38Please be advised that pursuant to C.R.S. 2-3-201, Senate Rule 21(b)(2), and according to 39a vote of the Senate Minority Caucus, I am re-appointing Senator Bob Rankin to the Joint 40Budget Committee for the 73rd Colorado General Assembly. 41

42Respectfully yours, 43(Signed) 44Chris Holbert 45Senate Minority Leader 46

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10Please be advised that, pursuant to C.R.S. § 2-3-1702, I am reappointing Senator Jeff 11Bridges to serve on the Joint Technology Committee effective 01/01/2021. 12



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31Ms. Natalie Mullis 32Executive Director 33Office of Legislative Council 34200 E. Colfax Ave., Room 029 35Denver, CO 80203 36


39Please be advised that, pursuant to C.R.S. § 2-3-1702, I am appointing Senator-elect Chris 40Kolker replacing Senator Joann Ginal to serve on the Joint Technology Committee 41effective 01/01/2021. 42


48Cc:The Honorable Chris Holbert, Senate Minority Leader 49The Honorable John Cooke, Senate Assistant Minority Leader 50The Honorable Alec Garnet, Speaker-elect of the House of Representatives 51The Honorable Hugh McKean, House Minority Leader-elect 52Cindi Markwell, Secretary of the Senate 53Robin Jones, Clerk of the House 54Sharon Eubanks, Director of OLLS 55Rachel Kurtz-Phelan 56

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9Please be advised that pursuant to C.R.S. § 2-3-1702, I am pleased to appoint Senator 10Kevin Priola to the Joint Technology Committee for the 73rd Colorado General Assembly. 11


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Pursuant to Section 2-3-301 C.R.S., the President and Minority Leader appointedPresident Garcia and Senators Fenberg, Holbert, Coleman, Cooke, Donovan, Lundeen,Moreno, and Smallwood as members of the Legislative Council Committee.

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27YES 35 NO 0 EXCUSED 0 ABSENT 0 28Bridges Y Gardner Y Lee Y Simpson Y 29Buckner Y Ginal Y Liston Y Smallwood Y 30Coleman Y Gonzales Y Lundeen Y Sonnenberg Y 31Cooke Y Hansen Y Moreno Y Story Y 32Coram Y Hisey Y Pettersen Y Winter Y 33Danielson Y Holbert Y Priola Y Woodward Y 34Donovan Y Jaquez Lewis Y Rankin Y Zenzinger Y 35Fenberg Y Kirkmeyer Y Rodriguez Y President Y 36Fields Y Kolker Y Scott Y 37

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1The text of President Garcia's Remarks follow. 23

Madam President Pro Tempore. Mr. Majority Leader. Mr. Minority Leader. Friends. 4Loved Ones. Honored Guests. 5

6Good morning and welcome back to the Senate… 7

8To our re-elected senators, congratulations on your hard-fought campaigns and well- 9earned victories. Your tireless work stood the test, and your constituents reaffirmed their 10confidence in your representation. 11

12Senators Bridges, Fields, Gardner, Ginal, Hansen, Moreno, Priola, Rankin, Smallwood, 13Zenzinger. We are honored to have you return to this body and look forward to our 14continued work together! 15

16To our newly elected senators, Welcome. Your communities have sent you to represent 17them during a time unlike any other – trusting you to put their wellbeing above your own, 18their priorities above party politics... I expect you will treat this chamber with the honor 19and respect it requires and add to our long-standing tradition of cooperation and dutiful 20deliberation. 21

22Senators Buckner, Coleman, Jaquez Lewis, Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Liston, Simpson. I hope 23this chamber will be stronger because of Your presence. 24

25This past year has been one of the most difficult times in living memory. 26

27After almost 10 months of isolation, fear, loss, and burn-out we are a community changed. 28

29People’s jobs have disappeared, their life savings bled dry, and their lives thrust into a 30seemingly endless barrage of tragedy and unrest. 31

32We have seen small businesses suffer, devastating - often unrecoverable - damage, our 33kids turned victim to an ever-changing learning schedule and environment, as well as a 34storm of mental health issues resulting in increased suicide and overdose deaths. 35

36And in the midst of all this heartbreak, we have watched a president and his enablers 37cause unimaginable destruction to our democracy– sowing lies and distrust into the minds 38of vulnerable people and ultimately radicalizing them to engage in violent and seditious 39behavior. 40

41We are at a critical crossroads, with certain challenges no one has ever faced in human 42history, and how we respond to these challenges will define our world ir-revocably. 43

44I know today is not the opening day any of us imagined or hoped for when we adjourned 45last summer. 46

47But even as this crushing pandemic continues to wreak havoc on our state, its grip is 48lessening. 49

50With TENS of thousands of Coloradans already vaccinated, and millions of dollars in 51direct aid to our state already allocated, we are well on our way to defeating this pandemic 52once and for all. 53

54Yet the aftershocks of this disease will ripple through our communities - long after our 55immunity. 56

57That’s why we are at the precipice of one of the MOST important legislative periods in 58Colorado history. 59

60It is our collective responsibility to shepherd this state not only through an economic 61recovery, but a social transformation. 62

63A recovery that doesn’t just “return things to normal” but rights the wrongs of an 64economy that already disadvantaged working people... and corrects course towards a 65system that benefits ALL Coloradans not just those at the top. 66

67While we will not walk these halls over the next month, our work must remain on track. 68


Now is the time to LISTEN to our constituents, get creative, and come back with a 1rigorous plan to deliver on the issues most important to Coloradans. 2

3This includes policies to 4lower the cost of living, 5increase access to affordable healthcare, 6bring direct relief to struggling small businesses, and 7support students getting back to school. 8

9I have tremendous faith in this body and its ability to work together for the good of our 10state. 11

12What better example than the success we achieved during special session – coming 13together to pass meaningful policies that provide direct relief to Coloradans during their 14time of need. 15

16We have PROVED we can work together, but it requires an individual commitment from 17Every Single Member, to roll up their sleeves and be a part of the solution. 18

19Colorado is NOT Washington D.C. We are independent, forward-thinking problem- 20solvers that refuse to allow party affiliations to turn us into mindless soldiers of myopic 21ideologies. 22

23Now more than ever, it is imperative that we continue in this example and do NOT let 24national division grow roots here in our backyard. 25

26So let us use our time wisely and in good faith – putting duty above political agendas and 27humanity above hubris, because people’s lives and livelihoods depend on it. 28

29Thank you. 30

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Mr. President, Mr. Majority Leader, members of the Colorado Senate, families and guests: 3940

With the start of the first regular session of the 73rd General Assembly, our part-time 41citizen state legislature returns to help steer our state through one of the most challenging 42times in the history of our state, and with that, the health, economic, and budgetary 43consequences that have come with it. 44

45If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it is how abundance in the best of 46times must be appreciated. For nearly a decade, a robust and growing Colorado economy 47provided state coffers with record-setting revenue, making a glutton out of our legislature. 48Then, with the sudden collapse of that economy due to COVID-19 and government 49restrictions on business and personal activity, we saw the greatest single-year revenue 50decline in state history. 51

52Senate Republicans offer our thanks to the prior members of the Joint Budget Committee, 53Senators Rankin, Moreno, and Zenzinger. Not just for their ability to navigate those 54troubled waters, but their willingness and cooperation to do so. It was a thankless job that 55required them to stick to facts, numbers, and data despite overwhelming emotional 56upheaval from every department, agency, organization, and program that depends on 57government funding. Mr. President, with your permission, might we take a moment to 58give those members a round of applause to show our appreciation? 59

60But, the work of the Joint Budget Committee isn’t over – our work as the Senate isn’t 61over. Unfortunately, years of blue sky promises from the ruling political party in this state 62are now not able to be fulfilled. Efforts to pad state coffers with new tax and fee proposals 63have been met with fierce opposition by the voters of this state. Where the majority party 64has been successful at implementing new programs, that was often at the expense of long- 65existing programs that are now facing drastic cuts. 66

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In 2019, Colorado voters rejected Proposition CC, which sought to halt refunds under the 1Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. In 2020, the People of Colorado passed both Proposition 116, 2which lowered the rate of state personal income tax; and they passed Proposition 117, 3which will ensure that voters have the right to weigh in on fee increases and put an end to 4the endless creation of massive government enterprises. 5

6To the voters who have made their voices clear, we Senate Republicans hear you. Now 7more than ever, in an economy so controlled by Executive Orders from the Executive 8Branch, we should stand opposed to increasing the burden on the working men and 9women of Colorado. I will stand against the creation of a new tax, an increase of an 10existing tax rate, or attempts to implement new fees on existing taxes and I encourage the 11members of the Senate Minority caucus to stand with me in that effort. Such plans for so- 12called “new revenue” would only serve to increase the burden on Colorado families to 13keep food on the table and a roof over their heads. 14

15During the last 10 months, over 300 Executive Orders have been issued by our Governor. 16Arguably, during an emergency such as this, the executive branch must step up and lead. I 17offer my thanks to Governor Polis and his administration for their endurance during these 18unprecedented times. Still, with the lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, we 19must be willing to have a conversation, however uncomfortable it may be for those in the 20same political party as our current governor, regarding the balance of power in our state 21government during the next prolonged statewide disaster emergency. 22

23People from across Colorado, in all thirty-five state Senate districts and of all political 24affiliations have rightly asked, “Where is our legislature?” For example, they rightly 25demanded answers as to why we, colleagues, decided to limit hair salons to 50% of their 26rated occupancy or 10 persons, whichever was less? They have rightly wanted to 27understand why we decided that restaurants and other establishments were to be limited to 28certain capacities. They demand to know by what criteria we legislators decided which 29businesses were deemed “essential” and which were not. But, the answer to all such 30questions is the same: we didn’t. We couldn’t. We are a part-time citizen legislature and 31we did not participate in making any of those decisions for the people who we represent. 32

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We have seen many changes to our Colorado Constitution within the last 32 years, and 35perhaps it is time that we discuss how we can ensure that the legislature remains a co- 36equal branch with the executive branch during a prolonged declared statewide disaster 37emergency. 38

39Senate Republicans will fight to ensure this discussion occurs this session, led by Senator 40Lundeen who will again introduce a concurrent resolution seeking to restore balance 41between the Executive and Legislative branches of our state government during the next 42prolonged declared statewide disaster emergency. 43

44That proposal is not a partisan one, nor does it seek to pass judgement on the current 45Governor for actions he did – or did not – take during this crisis. Nobody could have 46foreseen an emergency declaration that lasted 308 days, gave authority for hundreds of 47executive orders, and left our legislative branch out of the conversation. 48

49But now we know. Today, we have the benefit of experience and knowledge that our 50predecessors did not have. And now, we must act. 51

52Senate Republicans also invite our friends opposite to join us in an effort to end the 53random discrimination against Colorado small businesses that have been deemed “non 54essential.” Senator Rob Woodward will, once again, introduce a bill based on legislation 55that passed the Ohio House of Representatives with strong bipartisan support. We can do 56that, too. We’ve worked together before and we can do it again. 57

58What would Senator Woodward’s bill do? It would simply allow businesses to remain 59open by following the same guidelines as “essential” businesses, rather like we are now. 60

61You may be familiar with the story of a “Smoker Friendly” store located in Parker 62Colorado. That business sells tobacco products to adult customers. I’m not a customer, 63I’m not even a prospective customer. But, by what criteria was the owner of that business 64forced to remain closed? It wasn’t the products that he sells. Nope, a customer could go to 65any one of several large national businesses within sight of that small business to buy 66tobacco products. 67

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Was it the size of his business? No, it wasn’t that, either. During the entire shutdown 1period, a customer could go to any one of the several liquor stores located nearby, both 2large and small, to buy liquor. Or, for those who patronize cannabis dispensaries, those 3customers could do business at any of the small or large dispensaries located throughout 4the metro Denver area. How about the local small business in my community that sells 5sprinkler parts? No, they weren’t deemed “essential” so they had to remain closed… while 6the big box national chains couldn’t keep enough sprinkler parts in stock last spring. 7

8This isn’t a partisan issue, colleagues. This is just as right for the constituents who you 9represent as it is for the people who I represent. And, it’s the right thing for us to do for 10the business owners and employees of those businesses throughout Colorado. 11

12There has also been a great deal of discussion regarding our role as part-time, citizen 13legislators. Short of a rare special session called by the governor and limited by our state 14constitution to only those topics that the governor identifies, we state Senators and 15Representatives of the People of Colorado have the power of our elected office for only 16120 days each year. During the other eight months each year, we are citizens just like 17everybody else. Yes, there have even been murmurs that we should transition back to a 18full-time legislature. 19

20The hell we do. 21

22Let us not allow a once-in-a-hundred-year pandemic to cloud our judgement on this issue. 23Our roles here as legislators should not be divorced from the realities of everyday working 24Coloradans. 25

26In November 1988, Colorado voters made the right choice. They did not want, and I 27believe still do not want, a full-time, year round, state legislature. As citizen legislators it 28is our job to represent our constituents during a 120-day general session and then we are 29to go home, back to our regular jobs for those who have them, and to be citizens, just like 30the people who we are blessed to represent. 31Senate Republicans believe it is time to discuss our legislature’s role in a declared 32emergency, but we do not embrace the premise that our temporary circumstances should 33inspire us to return to a full-time legislature. 34

35The COVID pandemic has shifted conversations about healthcare here in Colorado. It was 36just one year ago that those in the ruling party were labeling our hospitals as being greedy 37while pushing for a so-called “public option” as if involving the government to an even 38greater extent in the delivery of healthcare would somehow make it more affordable or 39more available. No, that hasn’t worked and it won’t work. If you want to make healthcare 40more affordable, then get the government out of that business, not more involved in it. 41

42But, it is worth asking now – what would the statewide ICU capacity have been if the 43public option had been in place prior to the COVID-19 pandemic? What communities 44would have been without a local hospital if the public option had been passed? 45

46Now, with public approval of our hospitals at an all-time high due to their extraordinary 47efforts to save lives and combat the COVID-19 virus, some in the ruling party have 48changed their tune. Perhaps it would be wise to heed the warnings that came from that 49industry. An industry that has literally saved tens of thousands of lives during this 50pandemic deserves to flourish in the realm of private-sector innovation, not stifled in the 51dusty halls of government bureaucracy. 52

53Yes, Senate Republicans will continue to oppose so-called “public option” legislation, but 54are excited to bring other bills that will aim to increase transparency, bring down costs, 55and expand options for Coloradans without putting their local hospital at risk of closure. 56

57We are excited to see Senator Smallwood reintroduce bipartisan legislation that will 58ensure that this legislature reviews the impacts of our actions on healthcare plans, taking 59into account how many Coloradans are impacted, expected changes in rates, and other 60essential information that will guide us as we work to bring down rates and expand 61options for all Coloradans. 62

63Crises like the one we are currently experiencing have a way of clarifying our thinking 64when it comes to governance. It provides a moment to prioritize what really matters in our 65society, and nothing could be closer to the top of that list than the education of our 66children. 67

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COVID-19’s disastrous effects on the public education system left parents confused, 1anxious, and in many cases, distraught. Many parents with the resources and insight leapt 2into action early, finding alternative pathways to ensure their child remained educated and 3prepared for the lifetime ahead of them. 4

5Unfortunately, those parents tended to be more affluent and more white. The disparity 6between those who were achieving and those who were struggling has only widened, and 7allegiance to the monolithic institutions of old has only furthered that divide. Senate 8Republicans recommit themselves today to the individual – the student, the parent, and the 9teacher, and not to those antiquated institutions. 10

11That’s why Senator Lundeen will be bringing legislation that seeks to reallocate resources 12from these failing institutions directly into the hands of our parents and students to ensure 13that those who are not affluent and predominantly from communities of color can have the 14opportunity to succeed. 15

16There is a kid today in Sun Valley – a neighborhood in Denver where the median income 17is just over $11,000 – who doesn’t have the same opportunities as the kid living across 18town in the neighborhood of Hilltop – where the median income is over $138,000. 19

20We can help bridge that divide but it requires us to refocus ourselves on the individual – 21on the student. I hope my colleagues across the aisle are willing to think outside the box, 22to buck the norms of yesterday, so that we may be able to provide a brighter future for all 23students. 24

25At the end of our extended general session last year you, Mr. President, along with 26Senator Fields and with input from Senators Cooke and Gardner, led the nation in law- 27enforcement reform legislation. Thanks to that collaborative effort, we were able to pass 28the largest piece of police reform legislation in generations and did so with significant, 29bipartisan support. 30

31There will always be work to do on the criminal justice front, which is why Senate 32Republicans remain committed to ensuring that all Coloradans, regardless of their race, 33their creed, gender, or their background, are treated equally under the law. 34

35To that end, Assistant Minority Leader Cooke will introduce legislation to reform “Brady 36Lists” – compilations of officers with disciplinary records created by individual District 37Attorneys – to ensure that we have clear standards for ensuring that officers who violate 38policy are added to the list and that those officers also receive due process. 39

40No one in this chamber – nobody outside this chamber – wants bad law-enforcement 41officers patrolling our neighborhoods. We are excited to continue cultivating the 42bipartisan spirit that was present during the debate of Senate Bill 20-217 into this session 43so that we may continue to make progress on that important issue. 44

45Senators, we have a tough road ahead of us. Welcome to the Senate, Senators Kirkmeyer, 46Simpson, Liston, Buckner, Coleman, Jaquez Lewis, and Kolker. Never shy away from 47sharing your perspective, your life experiences, your expertise, and your wisdom with us. 48We are excited to get to know you, work with you, and together strive for the betterment 49of the People who call Colorado home. 50

51Mr. President, when you took that gavel two years ago, you stated that no party had a 52monopoly on good ideas. We hope this session will be another when those words become 53reality. Let’s not just praise bipartisanship, let’s embody it. Let us not just tell the media 54that we enjoy working with our colleagues across the aisle, let’s actually do so. 55

56You were right, Mr. President, when you said we should reject Washington D.C. politics. 57We should reject blind partisanship as we demonstrated during the recent, three-day, 58special session. We should embrace debate and discourse. 59

60I can only hope that we fulfill that potential and show the entire nation what happens 61when Colorado leads. 62

63God Bless you, colleagues. May God Bless the People of Colorado and, as we sang 64earlier, God Bless America! 65

66Thank you, Mr. President. And now, let’s get to work! 67

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5On motion of Majority Leader Fenberg, and with the unanimous consent of those elected 6to the Senate, the above remarks of President Garcia and Minority Leader Holbert were 7ordered spread upon the pages of the journal. 8

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The following bill was read by title and referred to the committee indicated: 1314

SB21-001 by Senator(s) Winter and Priola; also Representative(s) Herod and Sandridge--Concerning 15modifications to programs enacted to provide relief to certain businesses impacted by 16severe capacity restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 17

Finance 1819

SB21-002 by Senator(s) Winter and Gonzales; also Representative(s) Herod--Concerning 20modification of the limitations on certain debt collection actions enacted in Senate Bill 20- 21211. 22

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SB21-003 by Senator(s) Fields and Holbert; also Representative(s) Ortiz and Larson--Concerning the 25recreation and reenactment, with amendments, of the "Occupational Therapy Practice Act", 26and, in connection therewith, reestablishing the licensing functions of the director of the 27division of professions and occupations in the department of regulatory agencies regarding 28occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants. 29

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MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR 3435

Appointment Letters of designation and appointment from Governor Jared Polis were read and 36assigned to committees as follows: 37

38November 6, 2020 39

40To the Honorable 41Colorado Senate 42Colorado General Assembly 43State Capitol Building 44Denver, CO 80203 45

46Ladies and Gentlemen: 47

48Pursuant to the powers conferred upon me by the Constitution and Laws of the State of 49Colorado, I have the honor to designate, appoint, reappoint, and submit to your 50consideration, the following: 51

52MEMBERS OF THE 53

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for a term expiring September 1, 2021: 5657

Marisa Pacheco of Pueblo, Colorado, to serve as a representative of Colorado municipal 58employers, occasioned by the resignation of Suzanne Janeen Morgan of Lone Tree, 59Colorado, appointed; 60

61for terms expiring September 1, 2024: 62

63John Hoehler of Littleton, Colorado, to serve as a representative of full-time paid police 64officers, appointed; 65

66Adilberto Antonio “Guy” Torres III of Littleton, Colorado, to serve as a member of the 67state's financial or business community with experience in investments, reappointed. 68


Sincerely, 1Jared Polis 2Governor 3Rec'd 1/7/2021 4Andrew Carpenter 5Assistant Secretary of the Senate 6

7Committee on Finance. 8

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The President has signed: SR21-001 and 002. 1516

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21COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE REPORTS 22

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After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB21-003 be referredto the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation.

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After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB21-002 be amendedas follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations withfavorable recommendation.

Amend printed bill, page 5, line 11, strike "THE JUDGMENT CREDITOR".

Page 5, strike lines 12 and 13.

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After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB21-001 be amendedas follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorablerecommendation, and with a recomendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.

Amend printed bill, page 13, line 24, strike "An" and substitute "By December 31, 2021,an".

41Finance The Committee on Finance has had under consideration and has had a hearing on the 42

following appointments and recommends that the appointments be placed on the consent 43calendar and confirmed: 44

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49for a term expiring September 1, 2021: 50

51Marisa Pacheco of Pueblo, Colorado, to serve as a representative of Colorado municipal 52employers, occasioned by the resignation of Suzanne Janeen Morgan of Lone Tree, 53Colorado, appointed; 54

55for terms expiring September 1, 2024: 56

57John Hoehler of Littleton, Colorado, to serve as a representative of full-time paid police 58officers, appointed; 59

60Adilberto Antonio "Guy" Torres III of Littleton, Colorado, to serve as a member of the 61state's financial or business community with experience in investments, reappointed. 62

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After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB21-002 be referredto the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation and with arecommendation that it be placed on the Consent Calendar.

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After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB21-003 be referredto the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation and with arecommendation that it be placed on the Consent Calendar.

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On motion of Majority Leader Fenberg, and with a two-thirds majority of those elected to 23the Senate having voted in the affirmative, SB21-001, 002, and 003 were made Special 24Orders -- Consent Calendar at 3:43 p.m. 25

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Committee The hour of 3:43 p.m. having arrived, Senator Zenzinger moved that the Senate resolve 28of the itself into the Committee of the Whole for consideration of Special Orders -- Second 29Whole Reading of Bills -- Consent Calendar, and Senator Zenzinger was called to act as Chair. 30

31SPECIAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS -- CONSENT CALENDAR 32

33The Committee of the Whole having risen, the Chair reported that the following bills, 34reading at length having been dispensed with by unanimous consent, had been considered 35and action taken thereon as follows: 36

37SB21-001 by Senator Winter and Priola; also Representative Herod and Sandridge--Concerning 38

modifications to programs enacted to provide relief to certain businesses impacted by 39severe capacity restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 40

41Amendment No. 1, Finance Committee Amendment. 42(Printed in Senate Journal, 1/13/21, page 30 and placed in members' bill files.) 43

44As amended, ordered engrossed and placed on the calendar for Third Reading and final 45passage. 46

47SB21-002 by Senator Winter and Gonzales; also Representative Herod--Concerning modification of 48

the limitations on certain debt collection actions enacted in Senate Bill 20-211. 4950

Amendment No. 1, Finance Committee Amendment. 51(Printed in Senate Journal, 1/13/21, page(s) 30 and placed in members' bill files.) 52

53As amended, ordered engrossed and placed on the calendar for Third Reading and final 54passage. 55

56SB21-003 by Senator Fields and Holbert; also Representative Ortiz and Larson--Concerning the 57

recreation and reenactment, with amendments, of the "Occupational Therapy Practice Act", 58and, in connection therewith, reestablishing the licensing functions of the director of the 59division of professions and occupations in the department of regulatory agencies regarding 60occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants. 61

62Ordered engrossed and placed on the calendar for Third Reading and final passage. 63

64ADOPTION OF THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE -- 65

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On motion of Senator Zenzinger, the report of the Committee of the Whole was adopted 1on the following roll call vote: 2

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YES 33 NO 0 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 0 5Bridges Y Gardner Y Lee Y Simpson Y 6Buckner Y Ginal E Liston Y Smallwood Y 7Coleman Y Gonzales Y Lundeen Y Sonnenberg Y 8Cooke Y Hansen Y Moreno Y Story Y 9Coram Y Hisey Y Pettersen Y Winter Y 10Danielson Y Holbert Y Priola E Woodward Y 11Donovan Y Jaquez Lewis Y Rankin Y Zenzinger Y 12Fenberg Y Kirkmeyer Y Rodriguez Y President Y 13Fields Y Kolker Y Scott Y 14

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Passed on second reading: SB21-001, as amended, SB21-002 as amended, and SB21-003 19placed on the calendar for third reading and final passage. 20

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MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR 26272829

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The Honorable General Assembly 32State Capitol 33200 E. Colfax Avenue 34Denver, Colorado 80203 35

36Dear Members of the General Assembly: 37

38This clemency report is submitted to you on behalf of Governor Jared Polis as required 39under Article IV, Section 7, of the Colorado Constitution. I am attaching copies of the 40twenty-two (22) Executive Orders granting clemency after June 3, 2020, which is the date 41of my last letter to you on this subject. These orders were made available to the public at 42the time they were issued. I am also attaching twenty-two (22) letters that accompanied the 43clemency decisions. 44

45In 2020 after the adjournment of the 2020 Colorado General Assembly, Governor Polis 46granted eighteen (18) pardons and four (4) sentence commutations. The following persons 47were granted pardons: 48

491. Adrian Acosta, for the 2005 crime of Marijuana Possession 1-8 oz., committed in 50Pueblo County; 512. Jane Brueckner, for the 1999 crime of Harassment - Strike/Shove/Kick, committed in 52Boulder County; 533. John Beuhler, for the 1984 crimes of two counts of Second Degree Burglary, 54committed in Summit County; 554. Darrel Carson, for the 1992 crime of Controlled Substance - Distribution of Schedule I, 56committed in Jefferson County; 575. Thomas Crawford, for the 1998 crime of Menacing, committed in Mesa County; 586. Kevin Fox, for the 1999 crime of Obstructing a Peace Officer, committed in Mesa 59County; 607. Mayumi Heene, for the 2009 crime of False Reporting to Authorities - Fire Alarm, 61committed in Larimer County; 628. Richard Heene, for the 2009 crime of Attempting to Influence a Public Servant, 63committed in Larimer County; 649. Chad Larsen, for the 2003 crime of Marijuana - Distribution, committed in El Paso 65County; 6610. Carlos Luna-Cano, for the 2014 crime of Third Degree Assault - Know/Reckless Cause 67


Injury, committed in Denver County; 111. Wayne Nguyen, for the 1997 crime of Criminal Attempt - First Degree Criminal 2Trespass, committed in Jefferson County; 312. Michael Nielsen, for the 2008 crime of Attempted Possession of a Schedule II 4Substance - Over One Gram, committed in Mesa County; 513. Timothy Ortiz, for the 2000 crime of Prohibited Use of Weapon, committed in Denver 6County; 714. Esther Carrillo, for the 2006 crime of Theft $100 - $500, committed in Adams County; 815. Jeffrey Sempek, for the 2003 crimes of Theft $100 - $500, committed in El Paso 9County, and Controlled Substance - Possession Schedule II, One Gram or Less, committed 10in Denver County; 1116. Beth Stone, for the 2005 crime of Forgery - Check/Commercial Instrument, committed 12in Denver County, an

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