Journal for 03/07/2000

House Journal--63rd Day--March 7, 2000

2/7/100

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HOUSE JOURNAL

SIXTY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATE OF COLORADO
Second Regular Session

Sixty-third Legislative Day Tuesday, March 7, 2000

Prayer by Pastor Rick Long, Grace Church, Arvada.

The Speaker Pro Tempore called the House to order at 9:00 a.m.

The roll was called with the following result:

Present--63.

Excused--Representatives George, McPherson--2.

Present after roll call--Representative McPherson.

The Speaker Pro Tempore declared a quorum present.

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On motion of Representative Fairbank, the reading of the journal of March 6, 2000, was dispensed with and approved as corrected by the Chief Clerk.

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LAY OVER OF CALENDAR ITEMS

On motion of Representative Dean, Consideration of Special Orders (

SB00-061, 098, HB00-1285

) was laid over until March 8, retaining place on Calendar.

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REPORTS OF COMMITTEES OF REFERENCE

APPROPRIATIONS

After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:

HB00-1083

be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:

Amend Business Affairs and Labor Committee report dated January 27, 2000, page 10, after line 20 insert the following:

SECTION 4. Appropriation.

In addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby appropriated, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, to the department of local affairs, executive director's office, office of workforce development, the sum of one hundred fifty thousand four hundred sixty-seven dollars ($150,467) and 2.0 FTE, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the implementation of this act. Said sum shall be from cash funds exempt received as follows: Eighty-three thousand two hundred sixty-eight dollars ($83,268) shall be from federal "Workforce Investment Act" funds in the department of labor and employment, twenty-nine thousand one hundred eighty-nine dollars ($29,189) shall be from federal "Temporary Assistance to Needy Families" funds in the department of human services, twenty-nine thousand three hundred eighty-four dollars ($29,384) shall be from federal "Perkins Act" funds anticipated to be received from the department of higher education, six thousand two hundred ninety-five dollars ($6,295) shall be from federal "Adult Basic Education" funds anticipated to be received from the department of education, one thousand seven hundred seventy-six dollars ($1,776) shall be from federal "Community Services Block Grant" funds anticipated to be received from the department of local affairs, and five hundred and fifty-five dollars ($555) shall be from federal "Older Americans Act" funds anticipated to be received from the department of human services.";

line 21, strike ""

SECTION 4.

" and substitute "

SECTION 5.

After line 29, insert the following:

""Page 1, line 102, strike "

Act

"." and substitute "

Act", and making an appropriation therefor"

.".".

EDUCATION

After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:

SB00-039

be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation.

SB00-058

be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation.

HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, WELFARE, AND INSTITUTIONS

After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:

SB00-095

be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:

Amend reengrossed bill, page 2, line 12, after "

plan

", insert "

or through its eye care services intermediary

line 15, before "

included

", insert "

annually

Page 3, line 2, strike "

line 5, strike "

plan.

" and substitute "

plan, unless an eye care provider is licensed pursuant to article 36 of title 12, C.R.S.

;

(III)

Impose penalties upon primary care providers as a result of the direct access provisions of this subsection (5.5).

SB00-138

be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation.

HJR00-1007

be referred out for final action.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:

HB00-1427

be referred favorably to the Committee on Appropriations.

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MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR

I certify I received the following on the 6

^th

day of March, 2000, at 3:45 p.m. The original is on file in the records of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly.

Judith Rodrigue,

Chief Clerk of the House

March 6, 2000

To the Honorable

House of Representatives

Sixty-second General Assembly

Second Regular Session

Denver, CO 80203

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I have the honor to inform you that I have approved and filed with the Secretary of State the following Acts:

HB00-1396

Concerning a Supplemental Appropriation To the Department Of Agriculture.

Approved March 6, 2000 at 11:01 a.m.

HB00-1397

Concerning A Supplemental Appropriation To The Department Of Corrections.

Approved March 6, 2000 at 11:03 a.m.

HB00-1398

Concerning A Supplemental Appropriation To The Department Of Education.

Approved March 6, 2000 at 11:04 a.m.

HB00-1399

Concerning A Supplemental Appropriation To The Offices Of The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, And State Planning And Budgeting.

Approved March 6, 2000 at 11:05 a.m.

HB00-1400

Concerning A Supplemental Appropriation To The Department Of Health Care Policy And Financing.

Approved March 6, 2000 at 11:06 a.m.

HB00-1401

Concerning A Supplemental Appropriation To The Department Of Higher Education.

Approved March 6, 2000 at 11:06 a.m.

HB00-1402

Concerning A Supplemental Appropriation To The Department Of Human Services.

Approved March 6, 2000 at 11:07 a.m.

HB00-1403

Concerning A supplemental Appropriation To The Judicial Department.

Approved March 6, 2000 at 11:08 a.m.

HB00-1404

Concerning A Supplemental Appropriation To The Department Of Labor And Employment.

Approved March 6, 2000 at 11:08 a.m.

HB00-1405

Concerning A Supplemental Appropriation To The Department Of Law.

Approved March 6, 2000 at 11:09 a.m.

HB00-1406

Concerning A Supplemental Appropriation To The Department Of Military Affairs.

Approved March 6, 2000 at 11:10 a.m.

HB00-1407

Concerning A Supplemental Appropriation To The Department Of Natural Resources.

Approved March 6, 2000 at 11:09 a.m.

HB00-1408

Concerning A Supplemental Appropriation To The Department Of Personnel.

Approved March 6, 2000 at 11:11 a.m.

HB00-1409

Concerning A Supplemental Appropriation To The Department Of Public Health And Environment.

Approved March 6, 2000 at 11:12 a.m.

HB00-1410

Concerning A Supplemental Appropriation To The Department Of Public Safety.

Approved March 6, 2000 at 11:13 a.m.

HB00-1411

Concerning A Supplemental Appropriation To The Department Of Regulatory Agencies.

Approved March 6, 2000 at 11:14 a.m.

HB00-1412

Concerning A Supplemental Appropriation To The Department Of Revenue.

Approved March 6, 2000 at 11:14 a.m.

HB00-1413

Concerning The Supplemental Appropriation To the Department Of State.

Approved March 6, 2000 at 11:17 a.m.

HB00-1414

Concerning The Supplemental Appropriation To The Department Of Transportation.

Approved March 6, 2000 at 11:18 a.m.

HB00-1415

Concerning The Supplemental Appropriation To The Department Of The Treasury.

Approved March 6, 2000 at 11:21 a.m.

Sincerely,

(signed)

Bill Owens

Governor

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CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION

HJR00-1010

By Representatives Lawrence, Clapp, Gotlieb, Hefley, Kaufman, Nuñez, Sinclair, Spence, Swenson, and Windels; also Senators Blickensderfer, and Wham--Concerning commending the Peace Corps on the occasion of its thirty-ninth anniversary.

(Printed and placed in member's file; also printed in House Journal, March 3, 2000, pages 831-832.)

On motion of Representative Lawrence, the resolution was read at length and

adopted

viva voce

vote

Co-sponsors added: Roll call of the House.

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CONSIDERATION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

SB00-183

by Senator Feeley; also Representative McPherson--Concerning the role of higher education in the development of technology, and, in connection therewith, encouraging higher education institutions and systems to participate in the development of information technology education, innovation, and commerce.

(Conference Committee Report printed in House Journal, March 6,

page 854.)

On motion of Representative McPherson, the Conference Committee Report was

adopted

by the following roll call vote:

YES 63 NO 0 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 0

Alexander Y

Allen Y

Bacon Y

Berry Y

Chavez Y

Clapp Y

Clarke Y

Coleman Y

Dean Y

Decker Y

Fairbank Y

Gagliardi Y

Gordon Y

Gotlieb Y

Grossman Y

Hagedorn Y

Hefley Y

Hoppe Y

Johnson Y

Kaufman Y

Keller Y

Kester Y

King Y

Larson Y

Lawrence E

Lee Y

Leyba Y

Mace Y

May Y

McElhany Y

McKay Y

McPherson Y

Miller Y

Mitchell Y

Morrison Y

Nuñez Y

Paschall Y

Pfiffner Y

Plant Y

Ragsdale Y

Saliman Y

Scott Y

Sinclair Y

Smith Y

Spence Y

Spradley Y

Stengel Y

Swenson Y

Takis Y

Tapia Y

Tate Y

Taylor Y

Tochtrop Y

Tool Y

Tupa Y

Veiga Y

Vigil Y

Webster Y

Williams S. Y

Williams T. Y

Windels Y

Witwer Y

Young Y

Zimmerman Y

Mr. Speaker E

The question being "Shall the bill, as amended, pass?".

A roll call vote was taken. As shown by the following recorded vote, a majority of those elected to the House voted in the affirmative and the bill, as amended, was declared

repassed

YES 63 NO 0 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 0

Alexander Y

Allen Y

Bacon Y

Berry Y

Chavez Y

Clapp Y

Clarke Y

Coleman Y

Dean Y

Decker Y

Fairbank Y

Gagliardi Y

Gordon Y

Gotlieb Y

Grossman Y

Hagedorn Y

Hefley Y

Hoppe Y

Johnson Y

Kaufman Y

Keller Y

Kester Y

King Y

Larson Y

Lawrence E

Lee Y

Leyba Y

Mace Y

May Y

McElhany Y

McKay Y

McPherson Y

Miller Y

Mitchell Y

Morrison Y

Nuñez Y

Paschall Y

Pfiffner Y

Plant Y

Ragsdale Y

Saliman Y

Scott Y

Sinclair Y

Smith Y

Spence Y

Spradley Y

Stengel Y

Swenson Y

Takis Y

Tapia Y

Tate Y

Taylor Y

Tochtrop Y

Tool Y

Tupa Y

Veiga Y

Vigil Y

Webster Y

Williams S. Y

Williams T. Y

Windels Y

Witwer Y

Young Y

Zimmerman Y

Mr. Speaker E

Co-sponsors added: Representatives Kaufman, McElhany, Morrison, Spence, Vigil

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THIRD READING OF BILL--FINAL PASSAGE

The following bill was considered on Third Reading. The title was publicly read. Reading of the bill at length was dispensed with by unanimous consent.

SB00-029

by Senator Hillman; also Representative Young--Concerning the limitation of actions for nuisance against agricultural operations.

The question being "Shall the bill pass?".

A roll call vote was taken. As shown by the following recorded vote, a majority of those elected to the House voted in the affirmative and the bill was declared

passed

YES 47 NO 16 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 0

Alexander Y

Allen Y

Bacon N

Berry Y

Chavez N

Clapp Y

Clarke N

Coleman Y

Dean Y

Decker Y

Fairbank Y

Gagliardi Y

Gordon N

Gotlieb Y

Grossman N

Hagedorn Y

Hefley Y

Hoppe Y

Johnson Y

Kaufman Y

Keller Y

Kester Y

King Y

Larson Y

Lawrence E

Lee Y

Leyba N

Mace Y

May Y

McElhany Y

McKay Y

McPherson Y

Miller Y

Mitchell Y

Morrison Y

Nuñez Y

Paschall Y

Pfiffner Y

Plant N

Ragsdale N

Saliman N

Scott Y

Sinclair Y

Smith Y

Spence Y

Spradley Y

Stengel Y

Swenson Y

Takis N

Tapia Y

Tate N

Taylor Y

Tochtrop Y

Tool Y

Tupa N

Veiga N

Vigil N

Webster Y

Williams S. Y

Williams T. Y

Windels N

Witwer Y

Young Y

Zimmerman N

Mr. Speaker E

Co-sponsors added: Representatives Alexander, Clapp, Coleman, Dean, Fairbank, Gagliardi, Gotlieb, Hefley, Hoppe, Johnson, Kaufman, Kester, Larson, Lee, McElhany, McKay, Miller, Mitchell, Paschall, Pfiffner, Spence, Spradley, Stengel, Swenson, Taylor, Tochtrop, Webster, Williams T

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LAY OVER OF CALENDAR ITEMS

On motion of Representative Dean, the following items on the Calendar were laid over until March 8, retaining place on Calendar:

Consideration of General Orders--

HB00-1420, SB00-035, 086, 067, 101, HB00-1417, SB00-055, HB00-1262, 1375, SB00-075, 187, 072, 103, HB00-1192, SB00-014, 171, 011, 093

Consideration of Resolutions--

HJR00-1008, SJR00-005, HJR00-1011, 1012

Consideration of Senate Amendments--

HB00-1243

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On motion of Representative Dean, the House adjourned until 9:00 a.m., March 8, 2000.

Approved:

RUSSELL GEORGE,

Speaker

Attest:

JUDITH RODRIGUE,

Chief Clerk

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