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PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, & TECHNOLOGY
| Date |
03/24/2021 |
| Attendance |
| Coleman |
X |
| Kolker |
X |
| Liston |
X |
| Priola |
X |
| Woodward |
X |
| Gonzales |
X |
| Rodriguez |
X |
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| Time |
01:34:20 PM to 06:20:03 PM |
| Place |
Old State Library |
| This Meeting was called to order by |
Rodriguez |
| This Report was prepared by |
Jeanette Chapman |
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| Hearing Items |
Action Taken |
| hSB21-163 |
Postponed Indefinitely |
| hSB21-063 |
Committee Discussion Only |
| hSB21-133 |
Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar |
| hSB21-134 |
Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations |
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SB21-063 - Committee Discussion Only
SB21-163 - Postponed Indefinitely
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01:36:36 PM |
Senator Rankin introduced Senate Bill 21-163 concerning cost-benefit analysis for rule making.
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01:44:24 PM |
John Martin, Garfield County Commissioner, spoke in favor of the bill.
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01:45:20 PM |
Cody Davis, Mesa County Commissioner, spoke in favor of the bill.
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01:49:14 PM |
Jeff Rector, Rio Blanco County County Commissioner, spoke in favor of the bill.
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01:49:41 PM |
Chelsie Miera, Western Slope Colorado Oil and Gas Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
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01:54:35 PM |
Scott Prestidge, Colorado Oil and Gas Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
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01:57:44 PM |
Carrie Hackenberger, American Petroleum Institute Colorado, spoke in favor of the bill.
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02:01:37 PM |
Gini Pingenot, Colorado Counties, Inc., spoke about the bill.
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02:05:36 PM |
Katie Wolf, Colorado Chamber of Commerce, spoke in favor of the bill.
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02:09:36 PM |
Tony Gagliardi, National Federation of Independent Business, spoke in favor of the bill.
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02:13:29 PM |
AJ Doran, representing herself, spoke in favor of the bill.
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02:13:51 PM |
Barney Strobel, representing himself, spoke in favor of the bill.
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02:16:17 PM |
Dianna Orf, Association
of Governments of Northwest Colorado, spoke in favor of the bill. She
responded to questions from the committee.
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02:19:23 PM |
Diane Schwenke, Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce, spoke in favor of the bill.
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02:27:21 PM |
Austin Vincent, Colorado Farm Bureau, spoke in favor of the bill.
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02:30:57 PM |
Kjersten Forsyth, Colorado AFL-CIO, spoke in opposition to the bill.
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02:33:03 PM |
Matt Gerhart, Sierra Club, spoke in opposition to the bill.
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02:36:12 PM |
Brian Tobias, Department of Regulatory Agencies, spoke in opposition to the bill.
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02:39:42 PM |
Additional written comments may be found in Attachment A.
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02:42:44 PM |
The committee came
back to order.
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02:42:50 PM |
Senator Rankin made closing comments on the merits of the bill.
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02:45:56 PM |
Committee members made comments on the merits of the bill.
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02:54:58 PM
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Motion |
Refer Senate Bill 21-163 to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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| Moved |
Coleman |
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| Seconded |
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Coleman |
No |
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Kolker |
No |
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Liston |
Yes |
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Priola |
Yes |
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Woodward |
Yes |
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Gonzales |
No |
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Rodriguez |
No |
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YES: 3 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL |
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02:55:15 PM
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Motion |
Postpone Senate Bill 21-163 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely. |
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| Moved |
Coleman |
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| Seconded |
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Coleman |
Yes |
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Kolker |
Yes |
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Liston |
No |
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Priola |
No |
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Woodward |
No |
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Gonzales |
Yes |
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Rodriguez |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 4 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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SB21-063 - Committee Discussion Only
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02:56:19 PM |
Senator Sonnenberg
introduced Senate Bill 21-063, concerning multiple employer welfare arrangements.
He distributed Amendment L.001 to the committee (Attachment B).
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02:57:27 PM |
Adam Fox, Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, spoke in opposition to the bill.
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03:00:09 PM |
Teresa Hammond, Skyland
Grain LLC, spoke about the bill from an amend position. She responded
to questions from the committee.
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03:04:16 PM |
Dan Slinger, Stratton Equity Coop, spoke in favor of the bill.
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03:08:08 PM |
Eric Hinton, Monte
Vista Cooperative, spoke in favor of the bill. He responded to questions
from the committee.
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03:12:07 PM |
Senator Sonnenberg responded to questions from the committee.
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03:16:09 PM |
Keith DeVoe, Rogger Farmers Elevator Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
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03:16:40 PM |
Brent Oestman, Flagler Cooperative Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
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03:16:41 PM |
Additional written
comments may be found in Attachment C.
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03:18:16 PM |
Senator Sonnenberg discussed the purpose of Amendment L.001.
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03:21:35 PM |
Senator Rodriguez laid the bill over for action at a later date.
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SB21-133 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar
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03:24:08 PM |
The committee came back to order.
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03:25:27 PM |
Senator Coram introduced
Senate Bill 21-133 concerning donated alcohol to non profit organizations.
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03:28:27 PM |
Bill Fava, Lakewood
Elks Lodge , spoke in favor of the bill. He responded to questions
from the committee.
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03:29:30 PM |
Charles Chavez, representing
himself, spoke in favor of the bill. He responded to questions from
the committee.
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03:32:26 PM |
Carrie Mesch, representing herself, spoke in favor of the bill.
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03:38:01 PM |
Steve Kjonaas, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Colorado, spoke in favor of the bill.
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03:42:50 PM |
Mark Preston, Lakewood Elks 1777, spoke in favor of the bill.
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03:43:29 PM |
Senator Coram made closing comments on the merits of the bill.
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03:46:38 PM
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Motion |
Refer Senate Bill 21-133 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. |
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| Moved |
Coleman |
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| Seconded |
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Coleman |
Yes |
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Kolker |
Yes |
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Liston |
Yes |
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Priola |
Yes |
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Woodward |
Yes |
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Gonzales |
Yes |
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Rodriguez |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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SB21-134 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations
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03:46:51 PM |
Senators Bridges
and Lundeen introduced Senate Bill 21-134, concerning additional liquor
licensing. They distributed Amendments L.002 and L.003 (Attachments
D and E) and responded to questions from the committee.
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03:47:53 PM |
Danielle Yanksey, representing herself, spoke about the bill. She responded to questions from the committee.
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04:09:13 PM |
Kachina Weaver, Colorado
Licensed Beverage Association, spoke in opposition to the bill. She
responded to questions from the committee.
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04:11:20 PM |
Scott Chase, Coloradoans
for Safety, spoke in opposition to the bill. He responded to questions
from the committee.
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04:14:23 PM |
Dennis Dinsmore, Wyatt's, spoke in opposition to the bill.
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04:29:41 PM |
Lee Earnhart, Chambers Liquors, spoke in opposition to the bill.
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04:30:06 PM |
Alem Syoum, Colorado
Ethiopian and Eritrean Liquor Association (CEELA), spoke in opposition
to the bill.
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04:33:14 PM |
Girum Alemayehu, CEELA, spoke in opposition to the bill.
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04:35:48 PM |
Josh Robinson, Argonaut
Liquors, spoke in opposition to the bill. He responded to questions
from the committee.
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04:38:25 PM |
Joe Bruner, Lukas
Liquors, spoke in opposition to the bill.
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04:40:23 PM |
Mat Dinsmore, Wilbur's, spoke in opposition to the bill.
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04:50:26 PM |
Omar Malik, Grape Leaf Liquors, spoke in opposition to the bill.
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05:01:51 PM |
Thom Noller, Mayfair
Liquors, spoke in opposition to the bill.
Chris Carran, Locals Liquor, spoke in opposition to the bill.
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05:10:45 PM |
Matthew Amerson,
Mayfair Liquors, spoke in opposition to the bill.
Brian Lucas, Big Bear Wine and Liquor, spoke in opposition to the bill.
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05:19:59 PM |
Kara Miller, Colorado
Craft Distiller's Guild, spoke in opposition to the bill.
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05:22:00 PM |
Kim Holt, Total Wine,
spoke in favor of the bill.
Edward Cooper, Total Wine, spoke in favor of the bill. He responded
to questions from the committee.
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05:31:02 PM |
Tony Ryerson, Applejack
Wine & Spirits, spoke in favor of the bill. He responded to questions
from the committee.
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05:44:16 PM |
Sarah Mercer, Brownstein
Hyatt Farber Schreck for goPuff, spoke in favor of the bill.
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05:49:05 PM |
Cameron Flint, representing himself, spoke in favor of the bill.
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05:49:06 PM |
Additional written
comments may be found in Attachment F.
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05:59:36 PM |
Senator Coleman discussed the purpose of Amendment L.002.
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05:59:54 PM |
Senator Lundeen made comments about the amendment.
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06:01:35 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.002 |
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| Moved |
Coleman |
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| Seconded |
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Coleman |
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Kolker |
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Liston |
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Priola |
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Woodward |
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Gonzales |
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Rodriguez |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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06:01:53 PM |
Senator Coleman discussed the purpose of Amendment L.003.
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06:02:10 PM |
Senator Bridges made
comments about the amendment. He responded to questions from the
committee.
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06:04:44 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.003 |
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| Moved |
Coleman |
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| Seconded |
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Coleman |
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Kolker |
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Liston |
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Priola |
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Woodward |
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Gonzales |
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Rodriguez |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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06:05:07 PM |
Senator Lundeen made closing comments on the merits of the bill.
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06:05:29 PM |
The committee members made closing comments on the merits of the bill.
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06:12:26 PM |
Senator Bridges made closing comments on the merits of the bill.
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06:19:51 PM
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Motion |
Refer Senate Bill 21-134, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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| Moved |
Coleman |
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| Seconded |
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Coleman |
Yes |
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Kolker |
No |
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Liston |
Yes |
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Priola |
Yes |
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Woodward |
No |
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Gonzales |
No |
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Rodriguez |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 4 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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| 06:20:03 PM |
The committee adjourned. |
