2/24/100
3:25 PM HOUSE JOURNALSIXTY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATE OF COLORADO
Second Regular Session
Seventy-ninth Legislative Day Thursday, March 23, 2000
Prayer by Pastor Dan Elliott, South Fellowship, Littleton.
The Speaker called the House to order at 9:00 a.m.
The roll was called with the following result:
Present--64.
Excused--Representative Hagedorn--1.
The Speaker declared a quorum present._______________
On motion of Representative Kester, the reading of the journal of March 22, 2000, was dispensed with and approved as corrected by the Chief Clerk._______________
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE
APPROPRIATIONS
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB00-1451 be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation.
HB00-1452 be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation.______________
PRINTING REPORT
The Chief Clerk reports the following bills been correctly printed: HB00-1455, 1456, 1457, 1458.______________
SIGNING OF BILLS - RESOLUTIONS - MEMORIALS
The Speaker has signed: HB00-1097, 1301; SJR00-010.
______________
DELIVERY OF BILLS TO GOVERNOR
The Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives reports the following bills have been delivered to the Office of the Governor:
HB00-1055, 1164, 1421at 9:30 a.m. on March 22, 2000.
HB00-1097, 1301at 11:00 a.m. on March 22, 2000._______________
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has passed on Third Reading and returns herewith HB00-1007, 1119, 1127, 1260, and 1265.
The Senate has passed on Third Reading and transmitted to the Revisor of Statutes: SB00-202;
HB00-1078, amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 21, page 690;
HB00-1099, amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 21, page 693;
HB00-1114, amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 21, page 689;
HB00-1186, amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 21, pages 691-692;
HB00-1207, amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 21, page 691;
HB00-1300, amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 21, page 692;
HB00-1416, amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 21, page 690._________
The Senate has voted not to concur in House Amendments to SB00-186 and requests that a Conference Committee be appointed. The President appointed Senators Anderson, Chm., Teck, and Hernandez as members of the First Conference Committee on the part of the Senate. The Senate granted permission to members of the First Conference Committee on SB00-186 to consider matters not at issue between the two houses. The bill is transmitted herewith._______________
MESSAGE FROM THE REVISOR
We herewith transmit without comment, SB00-202, HB00-1078, 1099, 1114, 1186, 1207, 1300, and 1416.______________
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
First Reading
The following bills were read by title and referred to the committees indicated:
HB00-1455 by Representatives Leyba, Lee, Mitchell, Veiga, Windels, and Zimmerman; also Senator Wham--Concerning an increase in the administrative penalties for employers who violate certain restrictions on the times a minor may work under the "Colorado Youth Employment Opportunity Act of 1971", and, in connection therewith, requiring an employer to post certain prohibitions and penalties of the act.
Committee on Judiciary
HB00-1456 by Representatives Paschall, Coleman, George, Kester, Larson, May, McKay, Spradley, and Zimmerman; also Senators Wattenberg, Hillman, Anderson, Matsunaka, and Phillips--Concerning a requirement that insurers notify parties of the status of a claim in a timely manner.
Committee on Business Affairs & Labor
HB00-1457 by Representative Mace; also Senator Wham--Concerning the extension of the old age pension work incentive program.
Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare, & Institutions
HB00-1458 by Representatives Dean, Gotlieb, Lawrence, Alexander, Allen, Berry, Clapp, Decker, Fairbank, George, Grossman, Hefley, Hoppe, Johnson, Kaufman, Kester, King, Larson, Lee, Leyba, Mace, May, McElhany, McKay, McPherson, Morrison, Nuņez, Paschall, Plant, Ragsdale, Saliman, Scott, Sinclair, Smith, Spence, Spradley, Stengel, Swenson, Taylor, Tool, Veiga, Webster, Williams T., Witwer, and Young; also Senators Owen, and Hernandez --Concerning modifications to existing benefit plans for members of the public employees' retirement association.
Committee on Local Government_______________
APPOINTMENTS TO CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Pursuant to a request from the Senate, the Speaker appointed Representatives Allen, Chairman, Dean and Mace as House conferees to the First Conference Committee on SB00-186.______________
CONSENT GRANTED TO CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Representative Allen moved that the First Conference Committee on SB00-186 be granted permission to go beyond the scope of the difference between the House and the Senate. The motion was passed by viva voce vote._______________
On motion of Representative Dean, HB00-1451, 1452 shall be made Special Orders on Thursday, March 23, 2000, at 9:23 a.m._______________
The hour of 9:23 a.m., having arrived, on motion of Representative Lawrence, the House resolved itself into Committee of the Whole for consideration of Special Orders and she was called to the Chair to act as Chairman._______________
SPECIAL ORDERS--SECOND READING OF BILLS
The Committee of the Whole having risen, the Chairman reported the titles of the following bills had been read (reading at length had been dispensed with by unanimous consent), the bills considered and action taken thereon as follows:
(Amendments to the committee amendment are to the printed committee report which was printed and placed in the members' bill file.)
HB00-1451 by Representatives Tool, Berry, Saliman; also Senators Lacy, Owen, Tanner--Concerning the provision for payment of the expenses of the executive, legislative, and judicial departments of the state of Colorado, and of its agencies and institutions, for and during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, except as otherwise noted.
Amendment No. 1, by Representative Pfiffner.
Amend printed bill, page 2, line 23, strike "increases," and substitute "increases, performance-based pay increases,".
Page 112, line 9, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "125,888" and substitute "116,788" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "99,428" and substitute "90,328";
after line 9, insert the following:
ITEM & GENERAL
SUBTOTAL FUND
$ $
"Performance-based Pay
Increases 9,100 9,100".
Page 324, line 11, strike "Anniversary Increases" and substitute "Performance-based Pay Increases".
Page 351, line 12, strike "Anniversary Increases" and substitute "Performance-based Pay Increases".
Page 442, line 11, strike "Anniversary Increases" and substitute "Performance-based Pay Increases".
Amendment No. 2, by Representatives Vigil, Tapia, Zimmerman, Gagliardi.
Amend printed bill, page 26, line 5, strike "Subprogram7, 8, 9" and substitute "Subprogram7, 8, 9, 9a".
Page 55, after line 10, insert the following:
"9a Department of Corrections, Management, Executive Director's Office Subprogram -- The Department is requested to analyze sentencing bills which have been passed by the General Assembly over the last five years to determine if the bed impact reflected in the fiscal note for each sentencing bill accurately reflected the actual number of beds added as a result of the legislation. The Department is further requested to submit a report to the House Judiciary Committee, Senate Judiciary Committee, and Joint Budget Committee detailing the results of the analysis by November 1, 2000.".
Amendment No. 3, by Representative Dean.
Amend printed bill, page 29, after line 11, insert the following:
ITEM & CASH
SUBTOTAL FUNDS
$ $
"(C) Inmate Drug Reduction Subprogram
Personal Services 154,342
(4.5 FTE)
Operating Expenses 47,400
Contract Services 49,000
250,742 250,742a
a This amount shall be from the Drug Offender Surcharge Fund.".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Amendment No. 4, by Representatives Taylor, George, Young, Miller, Alexander, Hoppe, Larson, Webster, Smith, Kester, Witwer, Johnson, Kaufman, and Hefley.
Amend printed bill, page 45, line 1, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "474,615" and substitute "145,666" and, in the CASH FUNDS column, insert "328,949b".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 45, line 10, strike "b This amount" and substitute "b These amounts".
Page 306, line 11, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "13,293,411" and substitute "13,428,183" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "13,293,411" and substitute "13,428,183";
after line 12, insert the following:
ITEM & GENERAL
SUBTOTAL FUND
$ $
"Retirements 194,177 194,177".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Amendment No. 5, by Representatives Leyba, Vigil, Tapia.
Amend printed bill, page 51, line 9, strike "BOARD17" and substitute "BOARD17, 22a".
Page 59, after line 17, insert the following:
"22a Department of Corrections, Parole Board -- The Parole Board is requested to provide a report of historical data for the past five fiscal years, including FY 1999-00 and the prior fiscal years. The report should contain, at the minimum, the number of discretionary paroles granted, discretionary paroles denied, mandatory paroles granted, deferred paroles, parole revocations, self-revocations, parolees revoked back to prison, parolees revoked to community corrections, and parolees revoked to any other form of supervision. The report is to be submitted to the House Judiciary Committee, Senate Judiciary Committee, and Joint Budget Committee by November 1, 2000.".
Amendment No. 6, by Representatives Alexander and Allen.
Amend printed bill, page 66, line 3, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "2,042,158,947" and substitute "2,042,308,947" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "1,979,424,268" and substitute "1,979,574,268".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 93, line 4, strike "$15,358.53" and substitute "$15,355.45" and, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "532,403,434" and substitute "532,296,712";
line 8, strike "$11,047.77" and substitute "$11,044.89" and, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "60,674,344" and substitute "60,658,549".
Page 94, line 6, strike "$7,901.50" and substitute "$7,898.80" and, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "415,761,178" and substitute "415,618,958";
line 12, strike "$3,598.89" and substitute "$3,598.47" and, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "94,981,845" and substitute "94,970,892".
Page 95, line 7, strike "$1,444.62" and substitute "$1,444.52" and, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "173,278,437" and substitute "173,266,964";
line 10, strike "$2,275.24" and substitute "$2,274.40" and, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "30,414,172" and substitute "30,402,905";
line 13, strike "$6,105.37" and substitute "$6,105.10" and, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "34,855,548" and substitute "34,854,039".
Page 96, line 7, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "8,265,804" and substitute "8,265,743";
line 11, in the TOTAL column, strike "1,399,918,135" and substitute "1,399,618,135", in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "696,052,547(M)" and substitute "695,902,547(M)", and, in the FEDERAL FUNDS column, strike "694,012,455" and substitute "693,862,455".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Amendment No. 7, by Representative Larson.
Amend printed bill, page 66, line 3, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "2,042,158,947" and substitute "2,042,958,947" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "1,979,424,268" and substitute "1,980,224,268".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 125, line 8, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "3,133,400" and substitute "2,333,400" and, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, strike "3,133,400(T)a" and substitute "2,333,400(T)a".
Adjust affected totals and adjusted (T) notation totals accordingly.
Page 276, line 2, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "3,133,400" and substitute "2,333,400" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "3,133,400" and substitute "2,333,400".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Amendment No. 8, by Representatives Tochtrop, Larson, Coleman, Kaufman.
Amend printed bill, page 92, line 12, strike "PREMIUMS 10, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50" and substitute "PREMIUMS 10, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 50a".
Page 108, after line 7, insert the following:
"50a Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Medical Services Premiums -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that additional client services and client utilization in community long-term care be reduced by 32.1 percent on a per capita basis for a net community provider per capita client increase of 11.51 percent for FY 2000-01. This change will result in a reduction of $6.4 million (including $3.2 million General Fund and $3.2 million federal funds). Furthermore, it is the intent that this funding reduction instead be earmarked within this budget for provider rate increases of the following amounts: $4.8 million (including $2.4 million General Fund and $2.4 million federal funds) for additional rate increases for home and community based services providers and for home health providers, and $1.6 million ($800,000 General Fund and $800,000 federal funds) for additional rate increases for alternative care facilities. The Department is instructed to ensure that these adjustments are made and that the budget is not exceeded for FY 2000-01.".
Amendment No. 9, by Representative Gotlieb.
Amend printed bill, page 117, line 9, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "129,635,724" and substitute "129,601,951" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "73,974,212" and substitute "73,940,439".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 118, line 7, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "268,707,857" and substitute "268,649,914" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "146,215,222" and substitute "146,157,279".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 119, line 10, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "475,427,897" and substitute "475,356,461" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "206,635,580" and substitute "206,564,144".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 121, line 6, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "45,165,151" and substitute "45,154,300" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "19,506,509" and substitute "19,495,658".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 122, line 4, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "74,394,516" and substitute "74,374,556" and, in the GENERAL FUND column strike "41,979,698" and substitute "41,959,738".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 123, line 3, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "205,473,020" and substitute "205,455,475" and, in the GENERAL FUND column strike "124,482,033" and substitute "124,464,488".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 370, line 12, in the GENERAL FUND column, insert "211,508", in the CASH FUNDS column, strike "336,178a" and substitute "117,847a", and, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, strike "48,144b" and substitute "54,967b".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 370, line 13, in the GENERAL FUND column, insert "(3.5 FTE)" and, in the CASH FUNDS column, strike "(5.5 FTE)" and substitute "(2.0 FTE)".
Page 371, line 4, strike "$373,282" and substitute "$318,716" and strike "$263,898" and substitute "$250,339";
line 5, strike "$204,566" and substitute "$174,663" and strike "$137,033" and substitute "$134,190";
line 6, strike "$1,246" and substitute "and $1,064" and strike "collected, and $117,278 shall be from" and substitute "collected.";
strike line 7;
line 8, strike "This amount" and substitute "Of this amount, $48,144", and strike "C.R.S." and substitute "C.R.S., and $6,823 shall be from the Department of Local Affairs using the Local Government Severance Tax Fund pursuant to Section 39-29-110 (1) (b) (I), C.R.S.".
Amendment No. 10, by Representative Smith.
Amend printed bill, page 149, line 15, strike "Immigrants" and substitute "Immigrants81a".
Page 189, after line 9, insert the following:
"81a Department of Human Services, Self-Sufficiency, Special Purpose Welfare Programs, Emergency Assistance for Legal Immigrants --It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Department submit a decision item in their FY 2001-02 budget request to justify continued appropriations for this line item.".
Amendment No. 11, by Representatives Hefley, Alexander, Larson, Tapia, Tupa, S. Williams, and Witwer.
Amend printed bill, page 156, line 6, strike "Grants" and substitute Grants87a", in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "4,261,659" and substitute "6,416,704", and, in the FEDERAL FUNDS column, strike "4,261,659e" and substitute "6,416,704e".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 191, after line 2, insert the following:
"87a Department of Human Services, Children, Youth and Families, Child Care, Child Care Grants -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that $2,155,045 additional federal funds included in this line item in FY 2000-01 be used for one-time expenditures only.".
Amendment No. 12, by Representative George.
Amend printed bill, page 167, line 14, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "933,563" and substitute "1,294,674", in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, strike "57,519g" and substitute "93,630g", and, in the FEDERAL FUNDS column, strike "518,840" and substitute "843,840".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Amendment No. 13, by Representatives Allen, May.
Amend printed bill, page 446, line 8, strike "DIVISION220, 221" and substitute "DIVISION220, 221, 221a".
Page 465, after line 1, insert the following:
"221a Department of Revenue, Information Technology Division – It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Department of Revenue consistently reflect additional computer programming costs in fiscal notes for proposed legislation. The Department is requested to meet with the Legislative Council fiscal note staff and the Joint Budget Committee staff in an effort to identify potential solutions to this issue. The Department is requested to submit, with its November 2000 budget request for FY 2001-02, a memorandum explaining its policy with respect to reflecting additional computer programming costs in fiscal notes for legislation during the 2001 legislative session.".
Amendment No. 14, by Representative Lawrence.
Amend printed bill, page 572, after line 10, insert the following:
ITEM & CAPITAL
SUBTOTAL CONSTRUCTION
FUND
EXEMPT
$ $
"Woodward House
Feasibility Study10a 30,675 30,675".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 584, after line 8, insert the following:
"10a Capital Construction, Department of Personnel, Capital Construction Projects, Woodward House Feasibility Study -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that the feasibility study of the Woodward House consider the following three options: 1) fix up the existing Woodward House and addition for use by a state agency; 2) restore the Woodward House in a way that is sympathetic to the house's historic character for use by a state agency; and 3) remove the Woodward House and addition and maximize the site for a new state office building.".
Amendment No. 15, by Representative May.
Amend printed bill, page 580, line 6, strike "PROJECTS" and substitute "PROJECTS10a".
Page 584, after line 8, insert the following:
"10b Capital Construction, Department of Transportation, Construction Projects -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that these funds be used to provide additional funding for state highway construction projects. However, this amount is also intended for legislative set-asides in the House and Senate and will only be spent on highway construction if not otherwise appropriated.".
Amendment No. 16, by Representative Veiga.
Amend printed bill, page 582, strike lines 2 and 3, and substitute the following:
"It is the intent of the General Assembly that the State Controller";
line 4, after "by", insert "the Colorado Commission on Higher Education," and after the first "Committee" insert a comma.
Amendment No. 17, by Representative Lawrence.
Amend printed bill, page 583, line 17, strike "Capitol." and substitute "Capitol. It is further the intent of the General Assembly that the master plan incorporate the findings of the Legislative Department space study.".
As amended, ordered engrossed and placed on the Calendar for Third Reading and Final Passage.
(For change in action, see Amendments to Report.)
HB00-1452 by Representatives Tool, Berry, Saliman; also Senators Lacy, Owen, Tanner--Concerning an increase in the transfer of moneys from the general fund to the capital construction fund.
Ordered engrossed and placed on the Calendar for Third Reading and Final Passage._______________
AMENDMENTS TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE REPORT
Representative McKay moved to amend the Report of the Committee of the Whole to show that the following McKay amendment, to HB00-1451, did pass, and that HB00-1451, as amended, did pass.
Amend printed bill, page 19, line 4, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "290,000" and substitute "343,349" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "290,000" and substitute "343,349".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 287, line 6, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "2,735,928" and substitute "2,834,853" and, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, strike "2,735,928(T)a" and substitute "2,834,853a";
line 7, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, strike "(43.6 FTE)" and substitute "(45.6 FTE)";
line 15, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "1,396,477" and substitute "1,397,477" and, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, strike "170,875c" and substitute "171,875c".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 288, strike line 12 and substitute the following:
"a Of this amount, $2,788,777(T) is from statewide and departmental indirect cost recoveries and $46,076 shall be from the Great Outdoors Colorado Board and is shown for informational purposes only.";
line 14, strike "$728,142(T)" and substitute "$728,642(T)", strike "recoveries and" and substitute "recoveries,", and strike "exempt." and substitute "exempt, and $500 shall be from the Great Outdoors Colorado Board and is shown for informational purposes only.".
Adjust affected (T) notation totals accordingly.
Page 295, line 5, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "1,983,189" and substitute "1,942,922" and, in the CASH FUNDS column, strike "820,608a" and substitute "780,341a";
line 6, in the CASH FUNDS column, strike "(7.4 FTE)" and substitute "(6.4 FTE)".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 296, line 2, strike "$309,438" and substitute "$269,171".
Page 299, line 14, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "10,545,739" and substitute "10,492,890" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "3,651,818" and substitute "3,598,969";
line 15, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "(69.5 FTE)" and substitute "(68.5 FTE)".
Page 300, line 1, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "2,359,454" and substitute "2,358,954" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "819,569" and substitute "819,069".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 302, line 4, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "1,542,000" and substitute "1,495,424";
line 5, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "(3.3 FTE)" and substitute "(2.3 FTE)";
line 6, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "5,546,000" and substitute "5,499,424" and, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, strike "5,546,000a" and substitute "5,499,424a".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 310, line 6, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "6,115,580" and substitute "6,111,592";
line 7, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "(139.1 FTE)" and substitute "(139.0 FTE)";
line 8, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "3,019,036" and substitute "3,019,006";
line 10, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "573,037" and substitute "569,049";
line 11, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "(6.5 FTE)" and substitute "(6.4 FTE)";
line 12, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "137,637" and substitute "137,607".
Page 311, line 6, in the ITEM AND SUBTOTAL column, strike "22,805,363" and substitute "22,797,327" and, in the CASH FUNDS column, strike "18,633,277a" and substitute "18,625,241a";
line 8, strike "$18,626,777" and substitute "$18,618,741";
line 14, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "2,354,454" and substitute "2,344,869";
line 15, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "(34.5 FTE)" and substitute "(34.3 FTE)".
Page 312, line 1, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "1,629,883" and substitute "1,629,788";
line 3, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "1,028,244" and substitute "676,729";
line 4, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "(17.2 FTE)" and substitute "(11.6 FTE)";
line 5, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "1,305,305" and substitute "1,302,155";
line 7, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "3,469,848" and substitute "3,450,202";
line 8, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "(78.6 FTE)" and substitute "(78.3 FTE)";
line 9, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "553,384" and substitute "553,209";
line 10, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "10,341,118" and substitute "9,956,952" and, in the CASH FUNDS column, strike "8,411,543a" and substitute "8,027,377a";
line 12, strike "$7,908,971" and substitute "$7,524,805".
Page 313, line 3, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "917,491" and substitute "909,010";
line 4, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "(12.6 FTE)" and substitute "(12.5 FTE)";
line 5, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "776,572" and substitute "776,522";
line 7, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "2,829,791" and substitute "2,800,415";
line 8, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "(43.3 FTE)" and substitute "(43.0 FTE)";
line 9, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "1,725,607" and substitute "1,725,437";
line 11, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "6,010,830" and substitute "5,928,824";
line 12, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "(123.0 FTE)" and substitute "(121.4 FTE)";
line 13, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "2,831,635" and substitute "2,830,835";
line 14, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "15,091,926" and substitute "14,971,043" and, in the CASH FUNDS column, strike "14,832,847a" and substitute "14,711,964a".
Page 314, line 1, strike "$14,831,347" and substitute "$14,710,464".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
The amendment was declared lost by the following roll call vote:
YES 29 NO 35 EXCUSED 1 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y
Allen Y
Bacon N
Berry N
Chavez N
Clapp Y
Clarke N
Coleman N
Dean Y
Decker Y
Fairbank Y
Gagliardi N
Gordon N
Gotlieb N
Grossman N
Hagedorn E
Hefley Y
Hoppe Y
Johnson N
Kaufman N
Keller N
Kester Y
King Y
Larson N
Lawrence N
Lee Y
Leyba N
Mace N
May Y
McElhany Y
McKay Y
McPherson N
Miller Y
Mitchell Y
Morrison N
Nuņez Y
Paschall Y
Pfiffner Y
Plant N
Ragsdale N
Saliman N
Scott Y
Sinclair Y
Smith Y
Spence Y
Spradley Y
Stengel N
Swenson Y
Takis N
Tapia N
Tate N
Taylor Y
Tochtrop N
Tool N
Tupa N
Veiga N
Vigil N
Webster Y
Williams S. N
Williams T. Y
Windels N
Witwer Y
Young N
Zimmerman N
Mr. Speaker N
Representative Larson moved to amend the Report of the Committee of the Whole to show that Amendment No. 1, by Representative Pfiffner (printed in House Journal page 1060, lines 18-43) to HB00-1451, did not pass, and that HB00-1451, as amended, did pass.
The amendment was declared lost by the following roll call vote:
YES 32 NO 32 EXCUSED 1 ABSENT 0
Alexander N
Allen N
Bacon Y
Berry Y
Chavez Y
Clapp N
Clarke Y
Coleman Y
Dean N
Decker N
Fairbank N
Gagliardi Y
Gordon Y
Gotlieb Y
Grossman Y
Hagedorn E
Hefley N
Hoppe N
Johnson N
Kaufman N
Keller Y
Kester Y
King N
Larson Y
Lawrence Y
Lee N
Leyba Y
Mace Y
May N
McElhany N
McKay N
McPherson N
Miller Y
Mitchell N
Morrison N
Nuņez N
Paschall N
Pfiffner N
Plant Y
Ragsdale Y
Saliman Y
Scott N
Sinclair N
Smith N
Spence N
Spradley Y
Stengel N
Swenson N
Takis Y
Tapia Y
Tate Y
Taylor N
Tochtrop Y
Tool Y
Tupa Y
Veiga Y
Vigil Y
Webster N
Williams S. Y
Williams T. N
Windels Y
Witwer N
Young N
Zimmerman Y
Mr. Speaker Y
Representative Plant moved to amend the Report of the Committee of the Whole to show that the following Plant amendment, to HB00-1451, did pass, and that HB00-1451, as amended, did pass.
Amend printed bill, page 147, line 3, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "162,891,614" and substitute "162,805,172" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "5,302,972" and substitute "5,216,530".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 166, line 6, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "239,782,930" and substitute "239,873,922", in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "24,229,831" and substitute "24,316,273", and, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, strike "215,553,099a" and substitute "215,557,649a";
line 11, strike "$19,458,552" and substitute "$19,463,102".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
The amendment was declared passed by the following roll call vote:
YES 33 NO 30 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y
Allen N
Bacon Y
Berry N
Chavez Y
Clapp N
Clarke Y
Coleman N
Dean N
Decker N
Fairbank Y
Gagliardi Y
Gordon Y
Gotlieb E
Grossman Y
Hagedorn E
Hefley Y
Hoppe N
Johnson N
Kaufman Y
Keller Y
Kester Y
King N
Larson Y
Lawrence N
Lee N
Leyba N
Mace N
May Y
McElhany Y
McKay N
McPherson N
Miller Y
Mitchell N
Morrison Y
Nuņez N
Paschall N
Pfiffner N
Plant Y
Ragsdale Y
Saliman N
Scott Y
Sinclair Y
Smith Y
Spence N
Spradley Y
Stengel N
Swenson N
Takis Y
Tapia Y
Tate Y
Taylor N
Tochtrop Y
Tool N
Tupa Y
Veiga Y
Vigil Y
Webster N
Williams S. Y
Williams T. N
Windels Y
Witwer N
Young N
Zimmerman Y
Mr. Speaker N
Representative Plant moved to amend the Report of the Committee of the Whole to show that the following Plant, Chavez amendment, Amendment HB00-1451, did pass, and that HB00-1451, as amended, did pass.
Amend printed bill, page 77, line 13, strike "BUDGETING24, 28, 29, 30, 31" and substitute "BUDGETING24, 28, 29, 30, 31, 31a".
Page 85, after line 4, insert the following:
"31a Governor-Lieutenant Governor-State Planning and Budgeting, Office of State Planning and Budgeting -- The Office of State Planning and Budgeting is requested to evaluate the adequacy of community provider rates for all community provider groups in the Departments of Corrections, Health Care Policy and Financing and Human Services and report its findings to the Joint Budget Committee by November 1, 2000. The report should include recommendations on whether community provider rate increases should be targeted to areas of greatest provider need.".
The amendment was declared lost by the following roll call vote:
YES 27 NO 36 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 0
Alexander N
Allen N
Bacon Y
Berry N
Chavez Y
Clapp N
Clarke Y
Coleman Y
Dean N
Decker N
Fairbank N
Gagliardi Y
Gordon Y
Gotlieb E
Grossman Y
Hagedorn E
Hefley N
Hoppe N
Johnson N
Kaufman Y
Keller Y
Kester Y
King N
Larson Y
Lawrence N
Lee N
Leyba Y
Mace Y
May N
McElhany N
McKay N
McPherson N
Miller Y
Mitchell N
Morrison N
Nuņez N
Paschall N
Pfiffner N
Plant Y
Ragsdale Y
Saliman Y
Scott N
Sinclair N
Smith N
Spence N
Spradley N
Stengel N
Swenson N
Takis Y
Tapia Y
Tate Y
Taylor N
Tochtrop Y
Tool N
Tupa Y
Veiga Y
Vigil Y
Webster N
Williams S. Y
Williams T. N
Windels Y
Witwer N
Young N
Zimmerman Y
Mr. Speaker N
Representative Zimmerman moved to amend the Report of the Committee of the Whole to show that the following Zimmerman, Leyba, Plant, Vigil amendment, to HB00-1451, did pass, and that HB00-1451, as amended, did pass.
Amend printed bill, page 66, line 11, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "849,219" and substitute "863,910" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "849,219" and substitute "863,910";
line 13, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "36,987,227" and substitute "37,625,982" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "36,922,227" and substitute "37,560,982";
line 15, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "5,166,694" and substitute "5,220,352" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "3,101,598" and substitute "3,155,256".
Page 67, line 3, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "138,605,952" and substitute "139,806,758" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "69,410,773" and substitute "70,611,579";
line 7, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "5,500,000" and substitute "5,595,150" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "5,500,000" and substitute "5,595,150".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 78, line 13, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "875,764" and substitute "55,000" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "820,764";
line 14, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "(10.2 FTE)".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 275, strike lines 5 through 8.
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
The amendment was declared lost by the following roll call vote:
YES 25 NO 38 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 0
Alexander N
Allen N
Bacon Y
Berry N
Chavez Y
Clapp N
Clarke Y
Coleman N
Dean N
Decker N
Fairbank N
Gagliardi Y
Gordon Y
Gotlieb E
Grossman Y
Hagedorn E
Hefley N
Hoppe N
Johnson N
Kaufman N
Keller Y
Kester N
King N
Larson N
Lawrence N
Lee N
Leyba Y
Mace Y
May N
McElhany N
McKay N
McPherson N
Miller N
Mitchell Y
Morrison N
Nuņez N
Paschall Y
Pfiffner Y
Plant Y
Ragsdale Y
Saliman N
Scott N
Sinclair N
Smith N
Spence N
Spradley N
Stengel N
Swenson Y
Takis Y
Tapia Y
Tate Y
Taylor N
Tochtrop Y
Tool N
Tupa Y
Veiga Y
Vigil Y
Webster N
Williams S. Y
Williams T. N
Windels Y
Witwer N
Young N
Zimmerman Y
Mr. Speaker N
Representative Gordon moved to amend the Report of the Committee of the Whole to show that the following Gordon, Mace, Zimmerman, Grossman, Vigil, Windels, S. Williams, Plant, Gagliardi, and Coleman amendment, to HB00-1451, did pass, and that HB00-1451, as amended, did pass.
Amend printed bill, page 66, line 3, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "2,042,158,947" and substitute "2,058,779,550" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "1,979,424,268" and substitute "1,996,044,871".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
The amendment was declared lost by the following roll call vote:
YES 22 NO 41 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 0
Alexander N
Allen N
Bacon Y
Berry N
Chavez Y
Clapp N
Clarke Y
Coleman Y
Dean N
Decker N
Fairbank N
Gagliardi Y
Gordon Y
Gotlieb E
Grossman Y
Hagedorn E
Hefley N
Hoppe N
Johnson N
Kaufman N
Keller Y
Kester N
King N
Larson N
Lawrence N
Lee N
Leyba Y
Mace Y
May N
McElhany N
McKay N
McPherson N
Miller N
Mitchell N
Morrison N
Nuņez N
Paschall N
Pfiffner N
Plant Y
Ragsdale Y
Saliman Y
Scott N
Sinclair N
Smith N
Spence N
Spradley N
Stengel N
Swenson N
Takis Y
Tapia N
Tate Y
Taylor N
Tochtrop Y
Tool N
Tupa Y
Veiga Y
Vigil Y
Webster N
Williams S. Y
Williams T. N
Windels Y
Witwer N
Young N
Zimmerman Y
Mr. Speaker N
Representatives Scott, Leyba, McElhany, Stengel, Allen, Decker, and Lee moved to amend the Report of the Committee of the Whole to show that the following Scott amendment, to HB00-1451, did pass, and that HB00-1451, as amended, did pass.
Amend printed bill, page 66, line 3, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "2,042,158,947" and substitute "2,042,658,947" and, in the
GENERAL FUND column, strike "1,979,424,268" and substitute "1,979,924,268".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 205, line 2, in the ITEM AND SUBTOTAL column, strike "5,641,101" and substitute "5,141,101" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "5,641,101" and substitute "5,141,101".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
The amendment was declared passed by the following roll call vote:
YES 37 NO 26 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 0
Alexander N
Allen Y
Bacon N
Berry N
Chavez Y
Clapp Y
Clarke Y
Coleman Y
Dean N
Decker N
Fairbank Y
Gagliardi N
Gordon N
Gotlieb E
Grossman Y
Hagedorn E
Hefley Y
Hoppe N
Johnson Y
Kaufman N
Keller Y
Kester N
King Y
Larson N
Lawrence Y
Lee Y
Leyba Y
Mace Y
May Y
McElhany Y
McKay Y
McPherson N
Miller N
Mitchell N
Morrison N
Nuņez Y
Paschall Y
Pfiffner Y
Plant Y
Ragsdale N
Saliman N
Scott Y
Sinclair Y
Smith N
Spence Y
Spradley N
Stengel Y
Swenson Y
Takis N
Tapia Y
Tate N
Taylor N
Tochtrop Y
Tool N
Tupa Y
Veiga Y
Vigil Y
Webster Y
Williams S. Y
Williams T. N
Windels Y
Witwer Y
Young N
Zimmerman Y
Mr. Speaker N
Representative Nuņez moved to amend the Report of the Committee of the Whole to show that the following Nuņez amendment, to HB00-1451, did pass, and that HB00-1451, as amended, did pass.
Amend printed bill, page 489, line 15, strike "OPERATING BUDGETS" and substitute "OPERATING BUDGETS237".
Page 490, after line 2, insert the following:
"FOOTNOTES -- The following statements are referenced to the numbered footnotes throughout section 2.
237 Grand Totals, Operating Budgets -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that $2,558,160 in General Fund appropriations for FY 2000-01 as a result of final court orders shall not be built into the base for calculating the allowable 6 percent increase in General Fund appropriations for FY 2001-02.".
The amendment was declared lost by the following roll call vote:
YES 21 NO 41 EXCUSED 3 ABSENT 0
Alexander N
Allen N
Bacon N
Berry N
Chavez N
Clapp Y
Clarke N
Coleman N
Dean Y
Decker Y
Fairbank Y
Gagliardi N
Gordon N
Gotlieb E
Grossman N
Hagedorn E
Hefley Y
Hoppe N
Johnson Y
Kaufman N
Keller N
Kester N
King N
Larson N
Lawrence N
Lee Y
Leyba N
Mace N
May Y
McElhany Y
McKay Y
McPherson N
Miller N
Mitchell Y
Morrison N
Nuņez Y
Paschall Y
Pfiffner Y
Plant N
Ragsdale N
Saliman N
Scott Y
Sinclair Y
Smith N
Spence N
Spradley Y
Stengel Y
Swenson Y
Takis N
Tapia N
Tate N
Taylor N
Tochtrop N
Tool N
Tupa N
Veiga E
Vigil N
Webster Y
Williams S. N
Williams T. N
Windels N
Witwer Y
Young N
Zimmerman N
Mr. Speaker N
Representative Nuņez moved to amend the Report of the Committee of the Whole to show that the following Nuņez amendment, to HB00-1451, did pass, and that HB00-1451, as amended, did pass.
Amend printed bill, page 489, line 15, strike "OPERATING BUDGETS" and substitute "OPERATING BUDGETS237".
Page 490, after line 2, insert the following:
"FOOTNOTES -- The following statements are referenced to the numbered footnotes throughout section 2.
237 Grand Totals, Operating Budgets -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that General Fund appropriations for FY 2000-01 be reduced by 1.0 percent and that the $53,265,147 in General Fund savings be added to the TABOR refund next year.".
The amendment was declared lost by the following roll call vote:
YES 17 NO 46 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 0
Alexander N
Allen N
Bacon N
Berry N
Chavez N
Clapp N
Clarke N
Coleman N
Dean N
Decker Y
Fairbank Y
Gagliardi N
Gordon N
Gotlieb N
Grossman Y
Hagedorn E
Hefley Y
Hoppe N
Johnson N
Kaufman N
Keller N
Kester N
King N
Larson N
Lawrence N
Lee Y
Leyba N
Mace N
May Y
McElhany Y
McKay Y
McPherson N
Miller N
Mitchell Y
Morrison N
Nuņez Y
Paschall Y
Pfiffner Y
Plant N
Ragsdale N
Saliman N
Scott Y
Sinclair Y
Smith N
Spence N
Spradley N
Stengel Y
Swenson N
Takis N
Tapia N
Tate N
Taylor N
Tochtrop N
Tool N
Tupa N
Veiga E
Vigil N
Webster Y
Williams S. N
Williams T. N
Windels N
Witwer Y
Young N
Zimmerman N
Mr. Speaker N
Representative Vigil moved to amend the Report of the Committee of the Whole to show that the following Vigil, Gagliardi, Windels, Tapia, Mace, Plant, Grossman amendment, to HB00-1451, did pass, and that HB00-1451, as amended, did pass.
Amend printed bill, page 66, line 11, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "849,219" and substitute "873,846" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "849,219" and substitute "873,846";
line 13, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "36,987,227" and substitute "37,234,772" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "36,922,227" and substitute "37,169,772";
line 15, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "5,166,694" and substitute "5,256,640" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "3,101,598" and substitute "3,191,544".
Page 67, line 3, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "138,605,952" and substitute "140,618,864" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "69,410,773" and substitute "71,423,685";
line 7, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "5,500,000" and substitute "5,659,500" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "5,500,000" and substitute "5,659,500".
Adjust affected totals accordingly.
The amendment was declared lost by the following roll call vote:
YES 21 NO 42 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 0
Alexander N
Allen N
Bacon Y
Berry N
Chavez Y
Clapp N
Clarke Y
Coleman Y
Dean N
Decker N
Fairbank N
Gagliardi Y
Gordon Y
Gotlieb N
Grossman Y
Hagedorn E
Hefley N
Hoppe N
Johnson N
Kaufman N
Keller Y
Kester N
King N
Larson N
Lawrence N
Lee N
Leyba Y
Mace Y
May N
McElhany N
McKay N
McPherson N
Miller N
Mitchell N
Morrison N
Nuņez N
Paschall N
Pfiffner N
Plant Y
Ragsdale Y
Saliman N
Scott N
Sinclair N
Smith N
Spence N
Spradley N
Stengel N
Swenson N
Takis Y
Tapia Y
Tate Y
Taylor N
Tochtrop Y
Tool N
Tupa Y
Veiga E
Vigil Y
Webster N
Williams S. Y
Williams T. N
Windels Y
Witwer N
Young N
Zimmerman Y
Mr. Speaker N
_______________
ADOPTION OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE REPORT
Passed Second Reading: HB00-1451 amended, 1452.
The Chairman moved the adoption of the Committee of the Whole Report. As shown by the following roll call vote, a majority of those elected to the House voted in the affirmative, and the Report was adopted.
YES 55 NO 8 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 N
Gagliardi Y
Gordon Y
Gotlieb Y
Grossman Y
Hagedorn E
Hefley N
Hoppe Y
Johnson Y
Kaufman Y
Keller Y
Kester Y
King Y
Larson Y
Lawrence Y
Lee Y
Leyba Y
Mace Y
May N
McElhany N
McKay Y
McPherson Y
Miller Y
Mitchell N
Morrison Y
Nuņez N
Paschall N
Pfiffner N
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 E
Vigil Y
Webster Y
Williams S. Y
Williams T. Y
Windels Y
Witwer Y
Young Y
Zimmerman Y
Mr. Speaker Y
_______________
SIGNING OF BILLS - RESOLUTIONS - MEMORIALS
The Speaker has signed: SB00-009, 039, 055, 058, 067, 075, 086, 093, 101, 138, 187._______________
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has passed on Third Reading and returns herewith HB00-1225.
The Senate has passed on Third Reading and transmitted to the Revisor of Statutes:
SB00-164, amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 22, pages 698-700;
SB00-172, amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 22, page 700;
HB00-1222, amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 21, pages 690-691, and March 22, page 698;
HB00-1269, amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 22, page 698;
HB00-1313, amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 22, page 700;
HB00-1326, amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 22, pages 700-701._________
The Senate voted that HB00-1277 be laid over to May 5, 2000. The bill is returned herewith.
The Senate has postponed indefinitely and returns herewith: HB00-1081._______________
MESSAGE FROM THE REVISOR
We herewith transmit without comment, as amended, SB00-164, 172, HB00-1222, 1269, 1313, and 1326.______________
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR
I certify I received the following on the 23rd day of March, 2000, at 2:47 p.m. The original is on file in the records of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly.
Judith Rodrigue,