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Emily Ostapovich, marketing director for the Colorado Eagles, and Zach Miller, the team’s game-presentation manager, said the plate would provide predictable revenue to expand charitable programs across Northern Colorado. \"Our Colorado Eagles license plate would not only benefit our current charitable endeavors...but will also help us continue to be creative and expand our charitable endeavors in Northern Colorado,\" Miller said.

Committee members and the fiscal analyst pressed the sponsor and witnesses on the bill’s fiscal note and fee structure. Legislative fiscal staff (Ms. Forbes) explained the estimated state revenue differences stemmed partly from different estimates of how many drivers would request the plate; she also said the bill as introduced did not set a fixed donation amount to the charity. Committee members raised concerns that specialty plate programs often carry upfront costs for the Department of Revenue and that only a fraction of plate fees typically reach the nonprofit in question.

Representative Weinberg moved the bill to Appropriations, and a second was recorded. During roll call the motion failed on a 4‑8 vote; the committee then took a subsequent motion to postpone the bill indefinitely, which passed without recorded objection.

Supporters said the plate would aid local charitable work already carried out by the team. Opponents and skeptical committee members cited the program’s fiscal structure and the broader issue of the proliferation of specialty plates and the state fiscal cost of producing low‑demand plates.

The sponsor said the Eagles' nonprofit has a track record of local fundraising and that the plate could expand youth hockey scholarships and veteran- and child‑support programs. The committee did not adopt amendments to alter the fiscal mechanics before voting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Colorado Commission on Uniform State Laws [Feb 03, 2025]","oneSentenceSummary","The committee debated a bill to create a Colorado Eagles specialty license plate that would benefit a new nonprofit. Fiscal analysts and some members raised concerns about the bill’s fiscal note and whether the plate would cover upfront costs; the committee ultimately failed a motion to send the bill to Appropriations and later postponed it.","taxTitle","Colorado Commission on Uniform State Laws, YEAR-ROUND COMMITTEES, Committees, Legislative, Colorado","taxId",45206,"location","Colorado","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6347075,"House Finance advances MMIR specialty plate to fund liaison office after tribal advocates’ testimony",2239,0,2239000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2246051-f37f8fd2c7ed3497f6b5f81d2cb1dc1a&start=0&end=2239","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2246051-f37f8fd2c7ed3497f6b5f81d2cb1dc1a/thumbnail_0.jpg","/articles/6347075/Colorado/House-Finance-advances-MMIR-specialty-plate-to-fund-liaison-office-after-tribal-advocates-testimony","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6347075-8dbb945c2a5d7be6e53dab918c61a590/orig.mp4?Expires=1770556555&Signature=kJKBIMdz9fAj~lRWL6x7UQODr1JZY1V0HPBnpO9dKxUgMFWcsov2K8fY7~3GCky2Us-3gubiubmRVYJICH-UdQ9FU2aH7Uk7TqUJUpwC0SqzVad4Pj6a7JsNtbLlWXesIHnky-P-ZcGRsubvOWsnO6~rTMB28Cq35bR4LjoXAOAjPcR3MM2iP9pwF1k2wImhLe2vEED58agV13ZRnbOERIEPOkTNFrfO38eGrBjmHWScytK6vEHU1nITUPa6Bl4iQoobnx1Mcmorq9wo-zCkKayEOCQoBs6KWq0Prygvtbag7sapVWj8xGLdp3rtdWfqjBc8DOdbwVB~M8bjUsqchw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Adrienne Velasco advanced a bill that would create a specialty motor‑vehicle license plate to raise a mandatory donation for the Office of the Liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (OMMIR), and the House Finance Committee voted to send the measure to the Appropriations Committee with a 12‑1 roll call on a motion to refer.

The bill, as amended in committee, adds a legislative declaration (amendment L001), specifies the cash fund to receive the mandatory donation (L002) and establishes membership for an artist selection panel to choose the plate design (L003). Representative Velasco told the committee the last $25 associated with the specialty plate would go directly to the liaison’s office and that the Department of Revenue would not take administrative fees from that donation.

Supporters told the committee the plate would raise continuing funds for family travel, victim assistance and other services, and also act as a public awareness tool. \"This license plate would bring a continual awareness to the crisis of MMIR, offer any drivers a way to support the families who've lost so much,\" said Monica Snowbird, a founding board member of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives task force and program director for the Hasea advocate program. Snowbird said her task force has worked with tribal communities and local outreach to compile more accurate data on missing Indigenous relatives and that MMIR cases have been historically underreported and misclassified.

Raven Payment, a task-force member who identified as Anishinaabe and Mohawk, said the plate builds on momentum from legislation in 2022 and 2023 that created the liaison office. \"This is another step forward, and it is a large statement for the legislative body and the state of Colorado to say that we stand with indigenous people and that we stand with ending the crisis of violence,\" Payment said.

Other witnesses — including Z. Will Banks (Oneida Nation, Bear Clan), Cheyenne Howe (Southern Ute, small business owner), Shauna Jackson and others — urged passage and described the plate as an accessible way for Colorado drivers to support the office and raise awareness.

Committee and staff discussion clarified how the plate fees flow. Department of Revenue staff (Mr. Armstrong) corrected earlier explanations and described three $25 components associated with the plate: the first $25 covers Department of Revenue expenses (directed to the Highway Users Tax Fund), the second $25 covers DRIVES-related administrative costs (DRIVES Cash Fund), and a third $25 is the mandatory donation intended for the liaison office; that third donation, the Department of Revenue representative said, would not be used to cover administrative costs of developing the plate.

Representative Velasco framed the bill as continuing support for the liaison office created in earlier sessions and asked the committee for a favorable recommendation. Committee members from both parties praised witnesses and the bipartisan nature of prior work on Indigenous issues; Representative Camacho called the testimony \"brave,\" while Representative Marshall said he struggled with the proliferation of specialty plates but would not kill this bill. After debate the committee approved a motion to send the bill to Appropriations.

Votes at a glance: the committee’s roll call passed the motion to refer with a 12‑1 vote. The lone recorded no vote during that roll call was Representative Marshall.

The bill’s next stop is the Appropriations Committee where the fiscal ramifications of the plate and the fund language will be reviewed.","The House Finance Committee voted 12-1 to send a bill establishing a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives specialty license plate to the Appropriations Committee after testimony from tribal advocates and three adopted amendments that define the fund, add a legislative declaration and set a design-selection panel.","actionData","errors"]

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Colorado Eagles specialty plate fails in House Finance after questions about fiscal note

House Finance advances MMIR specialty plate to fund liaison office after tribal advocates’ testimony