Date: 03/21/2013

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB13-184

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer Senate Bill 13-184 to the Committee of the WPASS



02:20 PM -- Senate Bill 13-184

The committee recessed briefly.


02:33 PM

The committee returned to order. Representative Rosenthal, sponsor, presented Senate Bill 13-184. The bill repeals the criminal penalties associated with acts of discrimination in places of public accommodation. It leaves in place the civil penalties that can be assessed by the Division of Civil Rights in the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA).

Background. It is unlawful under Colorado law for a person to directly or indirectly discriminate on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, or ancestry, in a place of public accommodation. Places of public accommodation include businesses, health care facilities, educational institutions, and public facilities of any kind, but not including places principally used for religious purposes. Criminal actions have not been enforced in any recent case.

Representative Rosenthal responded to questions from the committee about the purpose of the bill and his reasons for sponsoring it.
BILL:SB13-184
TIME: 02:40:18 PM
MOVED:Court
MOTION:Refer Senate Bill 13-184 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 7-2, with 2 excused.
SECONDED:Buckner
VOTE
Buckner
Yes
Court
Yes
Gardner
No
Lawrence
Yes
McLachlan
Excused
Murray
Yes
Pettersen
Yes
Salazar
Yes
Wright
No
Lee
Excused
Kagan
Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 2 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS