Date: 01/27/2014

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB14-1048

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). The motion p
Postpone House Bill 14-1048 indefinitely. The moti
Refer House Bill 14-1048, as amended, to the Commi		Pass Without Objection
PASS
FAIL



03:22 PM -- HB14-1048

Representative Priola, sponsor, presented House Bill 14-1048, which prohibits public universities from denying religious student groups the use of campus facilities based on their leadership selection criteria.

The following people testified on the bill:

03:27 PM -- David Hacker, representing the Alliance Defending Freedom, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Hacker responded to questions from the committee.

03:33 PM -- Yvonne Williams, representing Real Choices, a Christian organization at the University of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Williams told the committee about the experiences of the organization as they relate to the bill.

03:37 PM -- Matt Boettger, representing St. Thomas Acquinas Catholic Center at the University of Colorado and Religious Campus Organizations, an umbrella group consisting of representatives from 35 religious groups on campus, testified in support of the bill.

03:41 PM -- Scott Powell, a student representing St. Thomas Acquinas Catholic ministry at the University of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

03:45 PM -- Beth Santo, a student representing Fellowship of Catholic Students (FOCUS), part of the St. Thomas Acquinas Catholic Center at the University of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. She described the work of the missionaries in her group.

The three witnesses from the St. Thomas Acquinas Catholic Center responded to questions from the committee.

04:04 PM -- Brian Walsh from the American Religious Freedom Program in Washington, D.C., representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Walsh responded to questions from the committee.

04:09 PM -- Theresa Sidebotham, representing the Christian Legal Society, testified in support of the bill. She asked for the removal of the word "solely." Ms. Sidebotham responded to questions from the committee.

04:23 PM -- Nathan Woodliff-Stanley, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Woodliff-Stanley responded to questions from the committee.

04:38 PM -- Pamela Hirschman, representing the Anti-Defamation League, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Hirschman responded to questions from the committee.

04:48 PM -- Jayne Schindler, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

04:49 PM -- Christopher Schaefbauer, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill.

04:54 PM -- Christopher Hawkey, representing the University of Colorado's Chancellor's Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Hawkey responded to questions from the committee.

04:58 PM -- Daniela Enriquez, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill.

05:03 PM -- Caitlin Pratt, representing herself as a student at the University of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.

05:08 PM -- Scott Weised, representing himself as a non-theistic tolerizer, testified in favor of the bill.
BILL:HB14-1048
TIME: 05:11:24 PM
MOVED:Priola
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.

14HseEd0127AttachB.pdf14HseEd0127AttachB.pdf
SECONDED:Holbert
VOTE
Buckner
Court
Everett
Fields
Holbert
McNulty
Murray
Pettersen
Priola
Wilson
Young
Peniston
Hamner
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


05:13 PM

Ms. Sidebotham was recalled to answer Representative Priola's questions about universities' "all-comers" policies. Ms. Sidebotham responded to questions from other members of the committee. Mr. Walsh was recalled to answer questions from Representative Priola and the committee.


05:21 PM

Representative Priola offered closing comments to the bill. The committee members offered final comments.
BILL:HB14-1048
TIME: 05:28:43 PM
MOVED:Priola
MOTION:Refer House Bill 14-1048, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion failed on a vote of 6-7.
SECONDED:McNulty
VOTE
Buckner
No
Court
No
Everett
Yes
Fields
No
Holbert
Yes
McNulty
Yes
Murray
Yes
Pettersen
No
Priola
Yes
Wilson
Yes
Young
No
Peniston
No
Hamner
No
YES: 6 NO: 7 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL

BILL:HB14-1048
TIME: 05:29:44 PM
MOVED:Court
MOTION:Postpone House Bill 14-1048 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 7-5, with one member excused.
SECONDED:Young
VOTE
Buckner
Yes
Court
Yes
Everett
No
Fields
Yes
Holbert
No
McNulty
No
Murray
Excused
Pettersen
Yes
Priola
No
Wilson
No
Young
Yes
Peniston
Yes
Hamner
Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 5 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS