House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
The House State Affairs Committee killed Assistant Minority Leader Ty Winter's bill to put legislative witnesses under oath, HB26-1149, after Representative Espinoza flagged that it could ensnare vulnerable witnesses and be weaponized against unfavorable testimony. The panel also advanced HB26-1023, on political-party liability for accessibility requirements, over a lone dissent.
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“This is good governance, Bill. This isn't politics. This isn't an I got you moment. This is something that I think that'll make the state better, make us do our jobs better and have people come in and be honest.”
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Sign in to subscribeCarter. The all righty. The House State, Civic, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee will come to order. Ms. King, please call the roll. Representatives. Bottoms. Here. Bradley. Excused. Carter. Espinosa. Here. Ray. Here. Rolick. Here. Luck. Joyfully present. Win. Joyfully present as well. Ricks. Present. Clifford. Just regular. Present. Madam Chair. Present. All right, we have two bills on the agenda today. House Bill 1149 with Assistant Minority Leader Winter and then House Bill 1023 with Representative Locke. So we'll get things started with you, sir. Please tell us about your bill. Good morning, members, and thank you, Madam Chair. I appreciate you all once again. This is a bill born out of my three years here at the legislature, and I think I'm trying to bring what I consider another good governance bill to you all. The bill's, in my opinion, very simple. It's to ensure transparency and honesty throughout the testimony process. It requires a person or an institution of the state when they come in and they testify in front of us that they're held under oath. I think that that's ultra important. I mean, I think that it needs to be true and accurate testimony. We…
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