[Colorado-Talk] Meet me at the capital in the morning!

Fri May 3 19:15:40 UTC 2024

Hey there  active and dedicated NFB of Colorado members!

SB24-153 - our NFB Newsline expansion bill passed out of the Senate (thank
you Sen. Danielson) and is scheduled for its first committee meeting
tomorrow morning. This is with the House State, Civic, Military and
Veterans Committee. Our House sponsors are Stephanie Vigil of Colorado
Springs and David Ortiz of Centennial.

If the bill passes in the committee, it will then go to the House
Appropriations Committee, hopefully on Monday. If it passes Appropriations,
it has two votes on the floor of the House. These votes must be on separate
days, so you can see that if we are going to get this passed, we will just
barely have the time. That's because the legislative session ends on
Wednesday, May 8!

We've already sent out an email to all 65 of the House members, and we'll
be there Saturday morning to testify of course. You can do one of two (or
both) things to help get SB24-153 over the first hurdle.

1. Come and be in the room. We don't need a lot of testimony at this late
stage. But canes and guide dogs in the room will make an impact. Right now,
if they see someone cares about these little bills, they are more likely to
pass them.  The committee meets after the full house adjourns in HCR 0107.
When does the House adjourn on Saturday morning? That cannot be determined
from what we know, unfortunately. The full House usually meets at 9:00 AM,
but there is no calendar entries as i write this.

2. Whether you can come or not, email or call the committee members today -
today! The list is below. I really think that if they receive even five or
six messages, they're just going to move it on. They are verry, very busy
right now!

So, all you have to say is that you ask for a "Yes" vote on SB24-153 when
it comes before the committee tomorrow morning, May 4. Oh yes, mention you
are a member of the NFB of Colorado!

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Representative Steven Woodrow

Chair

steven.woodrow.house at coleg.gov

303-866-2967

Representative Andrew Boesenecker

Vice Chair

andrew.boesenecker.house at coleg.gov

303-866-2917

Representative Scott Bottoms

scott.bottoms.house at coleg.gov

303-866-5525

Representative Brandi Bradley

brandi.bradley.house at coleg.gov

303-866-2935

Representative Kyle Brown

kyle.brown.house at coleg.gov

303-866-2920

Representative Ken DeGraaf

ken.degraaf.house at coleg.gov

303-866-2927

Representative Elisabeth Epps

elisabeth.epps.house at coleg.gov

303-866-2911

Representative Jennifer Lea Parenti

jennifer.parenti.house at coleg.gov

303-866-2924

Representative Naquetta Ricks

Naquetta.Ricks.house at coleg.gov

303-866-2944

Representative Manny Rutinel

manny.rutinel.house at coleg.gov

Representative Jenny Willford

jenny.willford.house at coleg.gov

303-866-2931

On Fri, May 3, 2024 at 11:32 AM kevan nfbco.org via Colorado-Talk <
colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Greetings to the Organized Blind Movement of Colorado,
>
> Anybody interested in meeting me at the capital at around 9 am tomorrow
> morning? I have signed up to testify on behalf of NFBCO in support of
> SB-24-153 News Access for Consumers Who Are Print-Disabled. The bill will
> be heard by the State, Civic, Military and Veterans Affairs committee. We
> don't know the exact time of the hearing. It will be heard following the
> adjournment of the house which is typically around 9:30 or so, but who
> really knows given the fact that the general assembly will adjourn at
> midnight this Wednesday. We have to get this bill out of this committee.
> Then it has to pass house appropriations. Then it has to pass the full
> house. Our task over the next 5 days is daunting. But it is doable!  I plan
> to be at the capital at about 9 am. I will head directly to hearing room
> HCR 0107. The bill is sponsored in the house by representatives Stephine
> Vigil and David Ortiz. If you would like to sign up to testify you can do
> so at this link
> https://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/signIn.xsp.xsp<
> https://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/signIn.xsp>. I
> plan to leave the springs at about 7:15 if any Springszians wish to go with
> me please let me know. But, I then plan to head to the Wild West Chapter,
> "May the 4th be with you" gathering at The Lakewood Grill, 8100 W Colfax,
> at 2:00.
>
> Let's do this!
>
> At your service,
> Kevan Worley
> 303-929-2369
> Manager Project Literacy, National Federation of the Blind of Colorado
> The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends
> who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation's blind. Every day we
> work together to help blind people live the lives they want.
> Colorado Center for the Blind believes when you believe in yourself and
> experience a thriving community of positive blind people, nothing can hold
> you back from pursuing your dreams.
>
>
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-- 
Dan Burke

National Federation of the Blind of Colorado Legislative Co-chair

"Blindness is not what holds you back.  You can live the life you want!"

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