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Committee adopts amendments, advances bill to protect ranchers' personal data in wildlife compensation claims
Summary
Senate Bill 38 would exempt personally identifying information of individuals who apply for wildlife (including wolf) damage compensation from public disclosure under CORA while preserving aggregated and site assessment data; the committee adopted clarifying amendments and advanced the bill 6–0.
The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee advanced Senate Bill 38 after adopting three sponsor amendments to clarify the bill's effect on public records and data disclosure. Sponsor Senator Roberts said the bill seeks to protect the personal information of people filing wildlife damage compensation claims — including for wolf depredations — while maintaining government transparency on aggregate program data.
Senator Roberts told the committee that some ranchers "were uncomfortable and nervous about filling out those compensation claims" because claim materials could be subject to the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) and allow the public to learn a claimant's name and address. He said the bill would not prevent claimants from speaking publicly if they chose to do so, but would allow them to submit claims…
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