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3:25 PM HOUSE JOURNALSIXTY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATE OF COLORADO
Second Regular Session
First Legislative Day Wednesday, January 5, 2000
Prayer by the Reverend Reginald Holmes, New Covenant Christian Church, Denver.
The Speaker called the House to order at 10:00 a.m._______________
The Speaker appointed CHIEF CLERKJudith RodrigueJudith Rodrigue, Temporary Chief Clerk and READERMike MawhinneyMike Mawhinney, Temporary Reading Clerk._______________
The roll was called with the following result:
The Speaker declared a quorum present._______________
On motion of Representative Dean, the Speaker appointed Representatives CHLOUBER, KENMember, Committee to Notify SenateTaylor, CONGROVE, JIMMember, Committee to Notify SenateGotlieb, and Miller to APPOINTMENTS TO AUTHORITIES, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEESCommittee to Notify Senate the House is organizednotify the Senate that the House was ready for business._______________
House in recess.
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Senator Anderson reported that the Senate was ready for business._______________
House reconvened.
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Representative CHLOUBER, KENCommittee to Notify Senate; reportTaylor reported that the Senate had been notified that the House was ready for business.______________
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION
The following resolution was read by title and given immediate consideration:
HJR00-1001 by Representatives Dean, George, Gordon; also Senators Blickensderfer, Powers, Feeley--Concerning a joint session of the House of Representatives and Senate for the purpose of hearing a message from his excellency, Governor Bill Owens, and appointing a committee to escort the governor.
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
That a Joint Session of the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-second General Assembly shall be held in the House Chambers at 11:00 a.m., on January 6, 2000, for the purpose of hearing a message from His Excellency, Governor Bill Owens, and that a committee of three members of the House of Representatives and two members of the Senate be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate, respectively, to escort the Governor to the Joint Session.
On motion of Representative Dean, the rules were suspended and the resolution given immediate consideration and adopted by viva voce vote.
The Speaker appointed Representatives MARTIN, BILLMember, Committee to Escort GovernorKaufman, AGLER, VICKIEMember, Committee to Escort GovernorDean and Gordon pursuant to the resolution._______________
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has adopted and transmits herewith: SJR00-1
Pursuant to the resolution, the President appointed Senators Tebedo and Martinez._______________
INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION
The following resolution was read by title and given immediate consideration:
SJR00-001 by Senators Blickensderfer, Powers, Feeley; also Representatives Dean, George, Gordon--Concerning the appointment of a joint committee to notify the Governor that the second regular session of the sixty-second general assembly is organized and ready to transact business.
On motion of Representative Dean, the rules were suspended and the resolution given immediate consideration and adopted by viva voce vote.
The Speaker appointed Representatives McELHANY, ANDYMember, Committee to Notify GovernorBerry, Stengel and Mace pursuant to the resolution._______________
House in recess. House reconvened.
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Representative McELHANY, ANDYCommittee to Notify Governor; reportBerry reported that the Governor had been notified that the House was ready for business.
Speaker George and Representative Gordon addressed the membership:_________
OPENING DAY REMARKS BY SPEAKER GEORGE
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 62ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY, STAFF FAMILY, MEDIA, GUESTS, FRIENDS AND CITIZENS:
Welcome to the opening day of the second session of the 62nd General Assembly and our first day together in the new year 2000.
One year ago we talked about history as a source of strength and we took a few minutes to reflect on the changes that had occurred in this body over the last 100 years. In that context we were reminded that as we make today's history we are being watched and listened to as we do the public's business in the full daylight of the public's eye. What we do and say here impacts the lives, freedoms and fortunes of all the people in Colorado.
After convening last year, we then tied into a full agenda of work. We set about balancing the desire for tax cuts with the demand for increased statewide infrastructure. We sought to work with real numbers, within the law, with honesty and sincerity, to seek the delicate balance. We dealt with a wide array of issues, including public education, election laws, public safety at the lowest justifiable cost, unfunded mandates to local government, telecommunications, guns, transit and highways among many, many other lesser issues and bills.
We sought at the outset to establish the right principles of process, analysis and conduct. We always sought to have regular, open and cordial communication with the Senate and Governor. We were in large part successful in that effort and were rewarded with regular, open and cordial communication and support from the Senate and our new Governor.
We tried to frequently remind ourselves that this process belongs to the citizens who have loaned to us this opportunity to lead. This opportunity is a public trust, to be treated with the utmost of good faith and loving care.
We tried to remind ourselves to be thankful for the support we get on a daily basis from our friends, our co-workers and family. We strove to treat our staff with the high honor and respect that they continue to deserve.
We urged ourselves to be respectful, open and honest with the press and media. We acknowledged the needs and obligations of the lobby.
As guiding principles we tried to remember to be civil and compassionate. We tried to be ever ready to compromise. We understood then as we do today that the advent of term limits adds an extra urgency to help each other on our arbitrarily shortened paths toward our public goals. It is as true today as it was one year ago and 100 years ago, that we are all entitled to work in this room in an atmosphere of mutual respect and civility, and upon occasion, affection.
We asked ourselves at the end of the session, a few short months ago, "How well did the House and Senate and the Governor work together to address the state's most important and pressing needs?"
Last year the General Assembly worked within the context of an economy that is growing, an unprecedented revenue surplus that just keeps getting bigger. Many of us were here for the first time last year. Many of us were new leaders trying to learn our way with on-the-job training. We had many new committee chairs and new budget committee members. And we had a new governor.
Some might have expected minimal accomplishments from all of us under these circumstances. But this was not to be so.
All of us stepped up to the challenges and tackled the new issues with courage. We adopted a bold, new approach to highway construction that the Supreme Court said was beyond the legislature's power. In acknowledging the value of functioning separation of powers, we moved the issue to the voters and were successful in gaining the endorsement of the people for this new plan. We were proud to watch and share in the strong and convincing leadership of our new Governor who warmed up to his job like the pro that he is.
Thanks in large part to the hard work of Representative McPherson and his Finance Committee members, we slogged through an almost overpowering array of tax cut bills. Through it all we provided honest and genuine and significant tax relief to reduce the TABOR excess. We enacted a permanent TABOR excess refund mechanism, removing the need for a special session, and accomplishment that had eluded us just the year before. We closed the school finance bill and the budget bill with plenty of time left in the session. Some said that we could not pull ourselves together well enough to do this, but we did--and we even adjourned sine die with time left on the clock, and no work undone, for the first time in many years.
The Sixty-second General Assembly in its first session did not sit back and act like we were only caretakers. Rather, we took on new and difficult issues that go to the central concerns of the citizens of this state.
But now this body has to get better and deliver a new level of results. This is what the electorate wants. The people want results in those areas where there is consensus and the state needs to move forward. This is our direction: to be ready now in this new year to reach consensus and move forward to help make Colorado an even better place to learn, work and serve our communities.
We must recognize the real accomplishments of the 1999 session. We must acknowledge that this is a diverse and varied state that is characterized by a healthy difference of opinion. And those differences are manifested here in the legislature. The truth is that the General Assembly confronts the most difficult issues we face. We cannot and will not and should not act when there is a lack of real consensus. A lack of consensus is a message from the people that they are not ready to define a new legal framework surrounding the issue or that they think that the issue is best left for resolution by the individual conscience or to further definition by discussion or debate in the open public processes.
This new session will bring difficult issues back again and the process will again struggle to find consensus. But I submit that the lack of consensus is not always or necessarily a defect, is not a sign or badge of failure. The lack of consensus may just mean that our people's will, as reflected through our democratic processes, has not yet reached enough definition to accomplish change.
Change continues to be the by word of our times. This change is complex and overwhelming. As we are swept by change we seem to increasingly hunger for a simpler creed to help us make it through the day and to lead a life of integrity.
Part of our responsibility as leaders is to focus on this hunger, and the creed that would feed it. Do we need such a creed? Is it new, or old, or a mixture of the old and the new? Is a creed the answer? If we cannot find this new creed, what do we use in its place, and how do we reach consensus, as a community, on the basic ground rules for our society in the next century?
For many of us, the imagery projected to the public consciousness for the year 2000 and our many seemingly unsolvable problems has been one of doom and gloom. This is wrong. It should be one of promise and renewal.
Are we, as society's leaders prepared to say, or even imply, that Colorado, or America, or human civilization, has reached its zenith and is now on a downward track? How do we know that the coming generations will not be the salvation of humankind? Who is to say that these who will follow us will not be able to do a better job of raising children, quelling violence, living together in a world community? What do we of the 20th Century, as magnificent as it has been, know of the Coloradans and Americans who will lead us in the 21st?
The real question for us today is "What can we do to pave the way for them to lead this state, this nation, this world in the next century?" Colorado has become a national symbol of the actualization of the American Dream: mountain vistas, rugged individualism, clear air, clean water, clean government, a miracle economy, equal opportunity, personal liberties, a place for a new start--the true community spirit that settled the American West.
Yet, Colorado is the place where Columbine happened. This is where we cannot find consensus on growth, gun rights, the role of government in personal moral choices.
Democracy has been defined as finding proximate solutions to insoluble problems. (Reinhold Neibur.) Nowhere is this more true than in this room. We must remember the limits within which we work. Our main task, our reason for our existence as state representatives, is to make laws. Yet, increasingly we are becoming aware that laws themselves do not solve problems. People acting together in good conscience solve problems. Can we, will we, in this room today act together in good conscience to solve problems? Please resolve with me today that we will.
Can we get the people's work done this year? What will it take to get the work done in this new year? For one thing, it will take long hours; we have an enormous load of bills about to avalanche in on top of us. Every single one of those bills will receive a full and fair hearing in committee. Some of them may actually survive to see the light of debate in this room. We will do the people's work best if we will focus on the substance of the bill's before, and leave the electioneering and the partisanship on the campaign trail outside this building.
Last year saw a respectful and productive working relationship between our majority leader and our minority leader. I look forward to that good relationship continuing and growing during this year.
We will get the people's work done if we will listen closely to what our Governor has to say to us tomorrow. He cares very much for the State of Colorado, for its people, and for us. He cares very much to do what is right and good. He has worked hard on his agenda for the year 2000 and has worked hard in determining how to express his goals, hopes and dreams to us tomorrow. Let us give him our undivided attention. Let us help him lead our fellow citizens by striving to bring into law the recommendations that he brings to us.
Thank you for giving me these few moments to share with you some of my thoughts and hopes. Congratulations to all of you for being willing to serve the public. This work is honorable and good. As we begin this session let us each and all strive to do the people's work with the dignity and trust and honor that it deserves._________
OPENING DAY ADDRESSESMinority LeaderREMARKS BY REPRESENTATIVE KERNS, PEGGYAddressGORDON
Last year I made my first speech as the Minority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives. Today I am making my last. Such is Representative Government under term limits. I was sworn in on January 8, 1993. Of those that were present that day only Debbie Allen, the Speaker, Bob Hagedorn, Bill Kaufman, Moe Keller, Ron May, Marcy Morrison, Penn Pfiffner, Jack Taylor, and myself are left. It has been an honor to serve here with all of you and with all of the other Representatives that have come and gone during the last seven years.
Yesterday I called a friend and asked her what she thought I should say today. She said, “Tell them not to be partisan and to work together. That is what the people want these days.” I said, “That is what I said last year.” And then I said, “Well maybe I should say it again. Maybe we forgot.”
Yesterday on the steps of the Capitol we stood together to announce our principles and our priorities. It was not our intent to be critical of the majority party. We intended to discuss an agenda that we felt derived from our Democratic values. We believe strongly in that agenda but we know that we will not get any of it passed without majority party support and we believe that it deserves that support on the merits. I and the members of my caucus believe that both parties are working for what they feel is the best interest of the people of the state.
This is an election year. Every seat in the house is up. There are people in this body running against each other. Others are running for leadership positions. There will be numerous temptations to try to gain some political advantage by how we act in this building. We need to resist the temptation.
The Capitol is sacred ground. The people have sent us here to help educate their children.... to preserve the awesome beauty around us...., the purple mountains, the streams, the prairie, the diverse scenery that makes Colorado the envy of the nation. They have sent us here to help them devise a fair and effective health care system and to make their communities safe from criminals.
In this building we are an example to the rest of the state. We want children to be honest, civil and respectful. We need to be honest, civil and respectful. We want children to be take responsibility for the consequences of their behavior. We need to be responsible for the consequences of ours. We want a community that works together in good will to solve problems. We need to work together here in good will to solve problems. We should not defile this building, the Colorado State Capitol, with pettiness or partisanship on either side of the aisle. We need to act here as we want our children to learn to act in school.
In our debates, in our votes and in our bills we need to keep in mind the big ideas. Freedom, justice, community, individual responsibility, equal opportunity, our children, their future. If we keep these values in mind we will be on common ground.
We all want an education system that will allow every Colorado child to reach his or her full potential.
We all want to preserved Colorado’s natural beauty, open space, air and water.
We all want to have a health care system that is effective, confidential, and provides needed services to an expanding population.
And we all want our communities to be safe and Coloradans to be free of the fear of crime.
We will differ on how to obtain these goals. But if we remember that we share these goals and that we share many of the same values then we will disagree with respect, and our disagreements will benefit our employers because sometimes a Boulder Democrat may come up with the best way to solve a problem and sometimes it will be an El Paso County Republican.
Today I am speaking for the Democrats in the Colorado House. And on behalf of my caucus I will make these commitments.
We commit to work for excellence in our education system for the benefit of every Colorado child.
We commit to preserving the natural beauty of our state.
We commit to improving the health care available to Colorado citizens.
We commit to making our communities safer.
And we commit to working with the majority party and the Governor to accomplish these goals for the benefit of all Coloradans.
We make these commitments to the people of the state of Colorado. These are aspirations. These are goals. And if on the last day of the session we can say that on most of the previous 120 days we worked to do the best for the people of this state and not for a narrower interest like ourselves or our parties than we can be proud.
As we make these commitments I want to ask for something in return from the people of the state. You need to vote and not just vote. You need to know the names of the people that represent you in the legislature and how we stand on issues. In an election, you need to know the ballot issues and how the candidates differ.
John F. Kennedy once said, “The ignorance of one voter in a Democracy impairs the security of all.”
And yet with all of the people who have sacrificed and even died to get us the right to live in a Democracy I have to say that the performance of Americans and Coloradans as citizens is disgraceful. People have many different reasons for not voting. Some say that they are too busy. Some say that they feel their vote doesn’t matter or that interest groups control the legislature anyway. Interest groups obtain a disproportionate power because they are filling a vacuum. If the citizens of this state were knowledgeable, involved and active, special interest would give way to the general interest. I am speaking to the people of Colorado now. You are going to get the government you deserve. No better and no worse. It doesn’t matter how busy you are. If you want individual responsibility. Then you need to be responsible. We got here because you voted for us or because you let someone else do it for you. Don’t complain about the power of the gun lobby, or the real estate developers, or the HMO’s if you can’t name your State Representative and Senator. Practically all of us want to work for the general interest and we need your help. Do your job and it will help us do ours. Be citizens, not spectators. The decisions we make affect your children’s education, the roads that you drive on and the air that you breathe.
I want to end by practicing a little of what I preach. Democrats usually are seen as allies of labor. And we do support working people and their right to organize and bargain collectively. We feel it is a matter of justice. We are, however, in the eighth year of the longest economic expansion in history and Colorado is one of the most prosperous states in the country. Much of the credit for this prosperity goes to the business community and the risk takers and innovators. It is because of them that we have the tax surplus to fight over. I also want to compliment the Governor. He has taken positions on education, open space, light rail, and firearm regulation that show a willingness to represent a broader constituency than a single party. I am sure that we will disagree with him on many issues before his term is through but when we agree we should not hesitate to say so because he is of a different party.
I want to thank my caucus for giving me the opportunity to represent them. I will endeavor to do this with honor and principle. I look forward to having a good, positive session that will make the people of the state proud of their House of Representatives, and proud that they live in the State of Colorado. As we go about the people’s business let’s act in such a way that we bring honor to ourselves, our democratic process and the Capitol in which we work. Thank you. _________
Representative Dean moved that the remarks of the Speaker and Representative Gordon be printed in the House Journal._______________
APPOINTMENTS
The Speaker announced that Representative Gordon has made the following appointments changes in committee appointments:
Representative SALIMAN, TODDMember, Committee on FinanceS.Williams to replace Representative Keller on the APPOINTMENTS TO AUTHORITIES, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEESCommittees of Reference, membership changes:Committee on FinanceCommittee on Education.
Representative LEYBA, GLORIAMember, Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare and InstitutioLEYBA, GLORIAMember, Committee on Business Affairs and LaborChavez to replace Representative S. Williams on the Committee on APPOINTMENTS TO AUTHORITIES, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEESCommittees of Reference, changes: Health, Environment, WelfareAPPOINTMENTS TO AUTHORITIES, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEESCommittees of Reference, membership changes: Health, EnvironmentJudiciary._______________
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has adopted and transmits herewith: SJR00-2______________
INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS
The following resolutions were read by title and given immediate consideration:
SJR00-002 by Senators Blickensderfer, Powers, Feeley; also Representatives Dean, George, Gordon--Concerning employee grades and steps for the second regular session of the sixty-second general assembly.
On motion of Representative Dean, the rules were suspended and the resolution given immediate consideration and adopted by viva voce vote._________
HR00-1001 by Representatives Lawrence, Alexander, Chavez--Concerning the chaplain position in the House of Representatives.
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly of the State of Colorado :
That the House Services Committee is hereby authorized to appoint persons to serve as Chaplain for the House of Representatives and to designate the number of days any one person may serve as Chaplain. Compensation is to be paid as authorized in Senate Joint Resolution 00-2.
On motion of Representative Lawrence, the rules were suspended and the resolution given immediate consideration and adopted by viva voce vote._________
HR00-1002 by Representatives Lawrence, Alexander, Chavez--Concerning the appointment of officers and employees for the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second general assembly.
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
That the following named persons be appointed as officers and employees of the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly, convened in the Second Regular Session to the position set opposite their respective names.
Judith Rodrigue Chief Clerk
Marilyn Eddins Asst. Chief Clerk/Journal Clerk
Pat Nicholaisen Docket Clerk
Pat Geddis Front Desk Clerk
Patricia Blakey Historian
Michael Mawhinney Reading Clerk
Debra Woller Finance Clerk
Tom Suman Chief Sergeant-at-Arms
Richard Lebsock Asst. Sergeant-at-Arms
George Morse Asst. Sergeant-at-Arms
Bernard "Buzz" Nicholaisen Asst. Sergeant-at-Arms
Elden "Tommy" Thompson Asst. Sergeant-at-Arms
Tom Will Asst. Sergeant-at-Arms
Deanna J. Johnson Chief Enrolling Clerk
Eileen D. Heltzel Asst. Enrolling Clerk
Jean Hughes Asst. Enrolling Clerk
Tom Gross Bill Room Clerk
Leah McGee Information Clerk
Donna Acierno Secretary to the Speaker
Judie Koehler Secretary to the Majority Leader
Anne Willhardt Majority Caucus Secretary
Doyle Forrestal Secretary to the Minority Leader
Gabriela Sandoval Minority Caucus Secretary
Betty Schmidt Chief Legislative Secretary
Geraldine K. Middlemist Legislative Secretary
Nancy Morse Legislative Secretary
Jo Ann M. Whitehead Legislative Secretary
Mark Dunham Computer Support
Cheryl Palm Telephone Receptionist
Judy Ford Chief Assignable Clerk
Yervon Agobian Assignable Clerk
Bernadette Gonzales Assignable Clerk
Mary Kittler Assignable Clerk
Chris Suman Assignable Clerk
John Wallin Assignable Clerk
Pat Worley Assignable Clerk
Elizabeth Krickbaum Visitors’ Aide
Dennis O'Sullivan Majority House Communications
Kathy Redmond Majority House Communications
Kathy Holland Minority House Communications
Carolyn Gard Minority House Communications
Matthew Morrissey Minority Administrative Assistant
On motion of Representative Lawrence, the rules were suspended and the resolution given immediate consideration and adopted by viva voce vote._________
HR00-1003 by Representatives Lawrence, Alexander, Chavez--Concerning payment of employees for pre-session work for the house of Representatives convened in the second regular session of the sixty-second general assembly.
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
That the following named individuals who received training or who performed pre-session work for the House of Representatives, be compensated for such pre-session work.
Yervon Agobian Grade 64 Step 3---3 Days
Pat Geddis Grade 81 Step 1---4 Days
Bernadette Gonzales Grade 64 Step 3---3 Days
Jean Hughes Grade 70 Step 1---5 Days
Matthew Morrissey Grade 86 Step 1---2 Days
Nancy Morse Grade 70 Step 1---3 Days
Gabriela Sandoval Grade 70 Step 1---1 Day
John Wallin Grade 64 Step 3---3 Days
Tom Will Grade 64 Step 3---3 Days
On motion of Representative Lawrence, the rules were suspended and the resolution given immediate consideration and adopted by viva voce vote.
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House in recess. House reconvened.
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PRINTING REPORT
The Chief Clerk reports the following bills were ordered pre-printed and have been correctly printed: HB00-1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041, 1042, 1043, 1044, 1045, 1046, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1053, 1054, 1055, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1069, 1070, 1071, 1072, 1073, 1074, 1075, 1076, 1077, 1078, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1082; HCR00-1001. ______________
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
First Reading
The following bills were read by title and referred to the committees indicated:
HB00-1001 by Representatives Gotlieb, Zimmerman; also Senator Reeves--Concerning specific criteria that may be included in local government master plans.
Committee on Local Government
HB00-1002 by Representative Fairbank; also Senators Sullivant, Hillman--Concerning a credit against Colorado income tax for the total amount of the state estate tax levied upon the share of the gross estate that is attributable to agricultural assets.
Committee on Finance
HB00-1003 by Representatives May, Gotlieb, Mace, Swenson, Williams S.; also Senators Powers, Dyer, Musgrave--Concerning the appropriation of moneys from the general fund to the highway users tax fund.
Committee on Transportation & Energy
HB00-1004 by Representatives May, Mace, Swenson; also Senator Powers--Concerning a one-time transfer of moneys to the highway account of the transportation infrastructure revolving fund for fiscal year 2000-01.
Committee on Transportation & Energy
HB00-1005 by Representatives Plant, Kester; also Senator Reeves--Concerning interest charges for delinquent contributions to the fire and police pension association statewide defined benefit plan.
Committee on Local Government
HB00-1006 by Representatives Plant, Kester; also Senator Reeves--Concerning the elimination of certain transfers to the disability and death benefits account of the fire and police members' benefit fund.
Committee on Local Government
HB00-1007 by Representative Williams S.; also Senator Dyer--Concerning revenues received by the regional transportation district.
Committee on Transportation & Energy
HB00-1008 by Representative Larson; also Senator Perlmutter--Concerning documentation to be provided to surface landowners at the time of advance notice of the commencement of oil and gas operations.
Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
HB00-1009 by Representative Takis; also Senator Perlmutter--Concerning the authority of the oil and gas conservation commission to consider significant adverse impacts on wildlife in the regulation of oil and gas operations.
Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
HB00-1010 by Representative McKay--Concerning a prohibition on implicit subsidies for telecommunications services, and, in connection therewith, requiring that explicit subsidies be limited and requiring the public utilities commission to supervise a reduction in intrastate switched access rates.
Committee on Business Affairs & Labor
HB00-1011 by Representative Coleman--Concerning the adoption of a definition of "rural telecommunications provider".
Committee on Business Affairs & Labor
HB00-1012 By Representatives Swenson, Gotlieb, and May; also Senators Dyer, and Powers--Concerning the ability of the department of revenue's authorized agents to collect a fee to recoup the cost of mailing motor vehicle license plates.
Committee on Transportation & Energy
HB00-1013 by Representatives Stengel, Plant, Witwer; also Senator Hillman--Concerning factors to be used by governmental bodies in connection with land use regulations.
Committee on Local Government
HB00-1014 by Representatives Witwer, Stengel; also Senator Congrove--Concerning the creation of a state income tax credit to encourage the preservation of open space within the state of Colorado.
Committee on Finance
HB00-1015 by Representatives Gotlieb, Plant, Witwer, Zimmerman--Concerning the use of alternative dispute resolution methods to resolve land use disputes between local governmental entities.
Committee on Local Government
HB00-1016 by Representatives Williams T., Clapp, Decker, Larson; also Senators Anderson, Andrews--Concerning administrative procedures relating to the activities of administrative law judges in the division of administrative hearings in the department of personnel, and, in connection therewith, transferring responsibility for conducting prehearing conferences in workers' compensation cases from the division of workers' compensation in the department of labor and employment to the division of administrative hearings, requiring the adoption of procedural rules governing hearings before such administrative law judges, and requiring the adoption of rules for the rotation of cases heard by such administrative law judges.
Committee on Business Affairs & Labor
HB00-1017 by Representatives Mace, Kester, Webster; also Senator Tebedo--Concerning the irrevocability of an election by a member of the fire and police pension association to receive a disability benefit option in lieu of a normal annual disability benefit.
Committee on Local Government
HB00-1018 by Representatives Scott, Kester, Webster; also Senator Andrews--Concerning the fiduciary duties associated with the investment of the assets of the fire and police members' money purchase plan benefit fund.
Committee on Local Government
HB00-1019 by Representatives Spradley, Alexander, Hefley, Williams S.; also Senators Tebedo, Arnold, Linkhart, Pascoe, Wham--Concerning the creation of a sales and use tax exemption for certain items acquired for use in licensed child care facilities.
Committee on Finance
HB00-1020 by Representatives Alexander, Tupa, Williams S.; also Senators Wham, Linkhart, Pascoe--Concerning the creation of an interdisciplinary child care commission.
Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare, & Institutions
HB00-1021 by Representative Nuņez--Concerning the reduction of the state income tax rate.
Committee on Finance
HB00-1022 by Representatives Scott, Kester, Webster; also Senator Andrews--Concerning the creation of options to increase contribution rates under the statewide money purchase plan for police officers and firefighters.
Committee on Local Government
HB00-1023 By Representatives Hagedorn, Morrison, and Tochtrop; also Senator Reeves--Concerning measures to implement a registry that tracks immunization information for children in Colorado.
Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare, & Institutions
HB00-1024 by Representatives Mace, Gotlieb, Swenson, Williams S.; also Senators Musgrave, Dyer--Concerning the require-ment to provide proof of motor vehicle insurance before registering a motor vehicle with the department of revenue.
Committee on Transportation & Energy
HB00-1025 by Representatives Clarke, Leyba, Taylor, Young; also Senators Linkhart, Anderson, Lamborn, Reeves--Concerning the Colorado children's trust fund.
Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare, & Institutions
HB00-1026 by Representatives Witwer, Alexander, Hagedorn, Hefley, Keller, Larson, Lawrence, Morrison, Tochtrop, Williams S.; also Senators Evans, Linkhart, Rupert--Concerning family resource centers.
Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare, & Institutions
HB00-1027 by Representative Kester--Concerning the repeal of certain reporting requirements of financial institutions.
Committee on Business Affairs & Labor
HB00-1028 by Representative Swenson--Concerning parental shares in judgment for the wrongful death of an unmarried person.
Committee on Judiciary
HB00-1029 by Representatives Tupa, Alexander, Hefley, Williams S.; also Senators Pascoe, Linkhart, Wham--Concerning eligibility for the Colorado child care assistance program.
Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare, & Institutions
HB00-1030 by Representatives Hefley, Alexander, Spence, Williams S.; also Senators Linkhart, Arnold, Pascoe, Tebedo, Wham--Concerning tax credits for the promotion of child care.
Committee on Finance
HB00-1031 by Representative Kester; also Senator Hillman--Concerning the elimination of certain elections concerning pest control districts.
Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
HB00-1032 by Representative Scott; also Senator Arnold--Concerning the refunding of state sales and use tax paid in connection with the development of pharmaceutical products.
Committee on Finance
Committee on Appropriations
HB00-1033 by Representatives Tool, Kester; also Senators Anderson, Martinez--Concerning a continuing examination of the treatment of persons with mental illness who are involved in the criminal justice system, and making an appropriation therefor.
Committee on Judiciary
Committee on Appropriations
HB00-1034 by Representatives Kester, Leyba, Tool; also Senators Wham, Anderson, Martinez--Concerning the creation of community-based management pilot programs for persons with mental illness who are involved in the criminal justice system.
Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare, & Institutions
HB00-1035 by Representatives Smith, Grossman, Kaufman, Miller, Morrison; also Senators Matsunaka, Blickensderfer, Perlmutter, Wham--Concerning the enactment of Colorado Revised Statutes 1999 as the positive and statutory law of the state of Colorado.
Committee on Judiciary
HB00-1036 by Representative Witwer; also Senators Blickensderfer, Anderson--Concerning access by coroners to privileged information maintained by any person who provided treatment, consultation, counseling, or therapy services to a deceased person.
Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare, & Institutions
HB00-1037 by Representative Hoppe; also Senator Musgrave--Concerning catastrophic health insurance coverage.
Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare, & Institutions
HB00-1038 by Representative Morrison; also Senator Epps--Concerning an increase in the number of public members on the state board of medical examiners.
Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare, & Institutions
HB00-1039 by Representative Windels--Concerning the prohibition of smoking in state legislative buildings.
Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare, & Institutions
HB00-1040 by Representative Spence; also Senator Hillman--Concerning waivers of requirements imposed on school districts.
Committee on Education
HB00-1041 by Representative Tate; also Senator Feeley--Concerning the establishment of the obligation of the state for funding special education programs for children with disabilities, and making an appropriation in connection therewith.
Committee on Education
Committee on Appropriations
HB00-1042 by Representative Larson; also Senator Dyer--Concerning payments made by recipients of purple hearts for special license plates.
Committee on Transportation & Energy
HB00-1043 by Representative Young--Concerning the continuing jurisdiction of the public utilities commission over telecommunications services that are not subject to traditional forms of economic regulation.
Committee on Business Affairs & Labor
HB00-1044 by Representative Decker; also Senator Evans--Concerning a prohibition on the possession of certain substances used to manufacture controlled substances, and making an appropriation in connection therewith.
Committee on Judiciary
Committee on Appropriations
HB00-1045 by Representative Larson; also Senator Dyer--Concerning the authority of governmental entities in the state to enter into intergovernmental agreements with the governing body of an Indian tribe.
Committee on Local Government
HB00-1046 by Representative Spence--Concerning the creation of elective supplemental procedures concerning securities issued by public entities.
Committee on Finance
HB00-1047 by Representatives Lawrence, Larson, Veiga; also Senators Phillips, Arnold, Wham--Concerning the extension of certain sunset dates relating to property transactions conducted by the wildlife commission.
Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
HB00-1048 by Representative Mitchell--Concerning the continuation of the voluntary contribution on state individual income tax returns for the Colorado special olympics to provide funding.
Committee on Finance
Committee on Appropriations
HB00-1049 by Representative McPherson--Concerning the allowance of an earned income tax credit for all income tax years regardless of whether state revenues exceed the constitutional limitation on state fiscal year spending.
Committee on Finance
Committee on Appropriations
HB00-1050 by Representatives McElhany, Paschall, May--Concerning the elimination of the state sales and use tax on telephone and telegraph services.
Committee on Finance
HB00-1051 by Representatives Stengel, Plant, Witwer--Concerning a credit against state income tax for employers that allow their employees to telecommute.
Committee on Finance
Committee on Appropriations
HB00-1052 by Representative McPherson--Concerning an income tax credit for monetary contributions to the Colorado institute for telecommunication education.
Committee on Finance
Committee on Appropriations
HB00-1053 by Representative Mitchell; also Senator Blickensderfer--Concerning the exclusion from Colorado taxable income of charitable contributions made by a non-itemizing taxpayer.
Committee on Finance
Committee on Appropriations
HB00-1054 by Representative Nuņez--Concerning the exclusion of state general fund appropriations that are not subject to the limitation on the level of state general fund appropriations from the calculation of the annual allowable increase in state general fund appropriations.
Committee on Finance
Committee on Appropriations
HB00-1055 by Representatives Lawrence, Larson, Veiga; also Senators Arnold, Wham, Phillips--Concerning an extension of the annual general fund transfer to the capital construction fund.
Committee on Finance
Committee on Appropriations
HB00-1056 by Representative Spradley; also Senator Teck--Concerning an increase in the allocation of moneys into the unemployment revenue fund.
Committee on Finance
HB00-1057 by Representative Swenson--Concerning an exception to the three-lane highway at-grade intersection prohibition in the "Public Highway Authority Law".
Committee on Transportation & Energy
HB00-1058 by Representative Morrison; also Senator Epps--Concerning the addition of failure to truthfully respond to an officially issued complaint to grounds of unprofessional conduct under the "Colorado Medical Practice Act".
Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare, & Institutions
HB00-1059 by Representative Vigil; also Senator Wham--Concerning the time in which payment is due on the first installment for property taxes without accruing delinquent interest.
Committee on Finance
HB00-1060 by Representative Allen--Concerning an exclusion from Colorado taxable income for expenses incurred by individuals for medical insurance.
Committee on Finance
Committee on Appropriations
HB00-1061 by Representatives Dean, McElhany; also Senator Lacy--Concerning the expansion of the exemption from the state sales and use tax for food.
Committee on Finance
Committee on Appropriations
HB00-1062 by Representative Nuņez--Concerning a requirement that any general fund revenues designated as excess state revenues be restricted in the state fiscal year in which the excess revenues were accrued.
Committee on Finance
Committee on Appropriations
HB00-1063 by Representative Young--Concerning the establishment of a credit against the Colorado income tax for health care professionals practicing in health care professional shortage areas.
Committee on Finance
Committee on Appropriations
HB00-1064 by Representative Tochtrop--Concerning the exemption of certain health-related products from the state sales and use tax.
Committee on Finance
Committee on Appropriations
HB00-1065 by Representative Spradley; also Senator Wattenberg--Concerning the severance tax on oil and gas.
Committee on Finance
Committee on Appropriations
HB00-1066 by Representative Hefley; also Senator Andrews--Concerning state income tax credits for personal property taxes paid on business personal property.
Committee on Finance
Committee on Appropriations
HB00-1067 by Representatives Paschall, Gotlieb, Gordon, Tupa; also Senator Evans-Concerning the promotion of alternative use fuel for transportation purposes.
Committee on Finance
Committee on Appropriations
HB00-1068 by Representatives Pfiffner, Larson, May--Concerning the deregulation of certain passenger transportation.
Committee on Transportation & Energy
HB00-1069 by Representatives Smith, George, Larson, Young; also Senators Dennis, Chlouber, Dyer, Teck, Wattenberg--Concerning the deployment of remote weather systems, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
Committee on Transportation & Energy
Committee on Appropriations
HB00-1070 by Representatives Saliman, Spradley--Concerning an increase in the maximum number of days that a temporary motor vehicle license plate may be valid.
Committee on Transportation & Energy
HB00-1071 by Representatives Bacon, Johnson; also Senators Matsunaka, Wattenberg--Concerning the acquisition of property by the division of wildlife in Larimer county for public purposes, and making an appropriation therefor.
Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
Committee on Appropriations
HB00-1072 by Representative Mace--Concerning state moneys to provide services to older persons, and making an appropriation in connection therewith.
Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare, & Institutions
Committee on Appropriations
HB00-1073 by Representatives Hefley, Alexander, Lawrence, Leyba, Morrison, Tochtrop, Witwer; also Senators Epps, Evans, Linkhart, Reeves, Wham--Concerning the definition of "cash assistance" for purposes of the Colorado works program.
Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare, & Institutions
HB00-1074 by Representatives Leyba, Clarke, Hagedorn, Morrison, Tochtrop; also Senators Linkhart, Reeves, Rupert, Wham--Concerning the establishment of additional data collection requirements to improve the effectiveness of the Colorado works program.
Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare, & Institutions
HB00-1075 by Representative Alexander; also Senator Reeves --Concerning the replacement of the requirement that a physician direct, supervise, and set protocol of a certified nurse-midwife with the requirement that a certified nurse-midwife practice in accordance with the standards of the American college of nurse-midwives.
Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare, & Institutions
HB00-1076 by Representative Tool; also Senator Wham--Concerning the provision of prenatal care to undocumented women.
Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare, & Institutions
HB00-1077 by Representative Witwer--Concerning the creation of the governor's expert emergency epidemic response committee.
Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare, & Institutions
HB00-1078 by Representative Leyba; also Senator Epps--Concerning penalties for false medicaid claims.
Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare, & Institutions
HB00-1079 by Representatives Tochtrop, Smith --Concerning the sale of mobile homes located within mobile home parks.
Committee on Business Affairs & Labor
HB00-1080 by Representative Kaufman; also Senator Dyer--Concerning the application of the "Colorado Uniform Prudent Investor Act" to investments of portions of volunteer firefighter pension funds that are not affiliated with the fire and police pension association.
Committee on Local Government
HB00-1081 By Representative Plant; also Senator Feeley--Concerning the creation of a voluntary contribution on Colorado income tax returns for the purpose of allowing individuals to make contributions to benefit public education.
Committee on Education
Committee on Finance
Committee on Appropriations
HB00-1082 by Representative King--Concerning the exemption of tangible personal property used for research and development from the state sales and use tax.
Committee on Finance
Committee on Appropriations_______________
House in recess. House reconvened.
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INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
First Reading
The following bills were read by title and referred to the committees indicated:
HB00-1083 by Representative Berry; also Senator Owen--Concerning adoption of the "Colorado Work Force Investment Act".
Committee on Business Affairs & Labor
HB00-1084 by Representatives May, Dean, Hoppe, Johnson, Kester, Larson, McElhany, McKay, McPherson, Paschall, Pfiffner, Sinclair, Taylor, Williams T.; also Senators Andrews, Blickensderfer, Chlouber, Congrove, Epps, Hillman, Lamborn, Musgrave, Powers, Teck--Concerning a requirement that employers not deduct money from employees' paychecks unless the deduction is for a lawful charge or indebtedness.
Committee on Business Affairs & Labor
HB00-1085 by Representative Clarke --Concerning privacy protection for the medical records of persons claiming workers' compensation benefits.
Committee on Judiciary
HB00-1086 by Representatives Gotlieb, Vigil; also Senator Musgrave--Concerning unemployment compensation benefits for persons receiving benefits under the federal "Social Security Act".
Committee on Business Affairs & Labor
HB00-1087 by Representative Tapia; also Senator Dennis--Concerning the public utilities commission's supervision of a public utility's guarantee of securities.
Committee on Business Affairs & Labor
HB00-1088 by Representative Hagedorn; also Senator Owen--Concerning a requirement that insurance companies notify consumers when using credit scoring to make decisions regarding insurance.
Committee on Business Affairs & Labor
HB00-1089 by Representative Tapia--Concerning the ability of a person who performs work on a public works project to substitute a bond approved by a district court judge for a claim filed against the contract.
Committee on Business Affairs & Labor
HB00-1090 by Representative Takis; also Senator Linkhart--Concern-ing the inclusion of construction worker safety training as a standard for approval of cost containment and risk management programs for the construction industry by the workers' compensation cost containment board.
Committee on Business Affairs & Labor
HB00-1091 by Representatives Taylor, Clarke, Young; also Senators Wattenberg, Anderson, Lamborn, Linkhart, Reeves--Concerning the safe operation of physical processes generating high pressures, and, in connection therewith, amending requirements governing explosives and pressure vessels.
Committee on Business Affairs & Labor
HB00-1092 by Representative Sinclair--Concerning removal of the requirement that certain financial service institutions provide an original signature in their routine reports to the state commissioner of financial services.
Committee on Business Affairs & Labor
HB00-1093 by Representative Kester; also Senator Anderson--Concerning insurance insolvency coverage for the protection of insureds.
Committee on Business Affairs & Labor
HB00-1094 by Representative Clarke; also Senator Weddig--Concerning the "Colorado False Claims Act".
Committee on Business Affairs & Labor
HB00-1095 by Representative Berry--Concerning revisions to the municipal elections laws.
Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
HB00-1096 by Representatives Leyba, Clarke, Taylor, Young; also Senators Reeves, Anderson, Linkhart--Concerning state agency processes for human resource innovation and management.
Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
HB00-1097 by Representative Spradley; also Senator Tebedo--Concerning time periods applicable to voter registration challenges.
Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
HB00-1098 by Representative Johnson; also Senator Dennis--Concerning authority for implementation of the wildlife conservation landowner hunting preference program for wildlife habitat improvement.
Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
HB00-1099 by Representatives Morrison, Miller; also Senator Chlouber--Concerning the authority of governmental agencies that operate penal institutions to establish certain sanitary standards affecting penal institutions.
Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare, & Institutions
HB00-1100 by Representatives Taylor, Kester; also Senator Tebedo--Concerning state reimbursement to counties for a portion of the costs of conducting elections in which state ballot measures are on the ballot.
Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
HB00-1101 by Representative George--Concerning the authority of local governmental entities to provide financial assistance to growth-impacted local governmental entities through the utilization of intergovernmental agreements.
Committee on Finance
Committee on Appropriations
HB00-1102 by Representative Johnson--Concerning the creation of a presumption for property tax purposes that a nonprofit library open to the general public is used solely and exclusively for strictly charitable purposes.
Committee on Finance
HB00-1103 by Representative Spradley; also Senators Owen, Tebedo--Concerning the reduction of the state income tax rate.
Committee on Finance
Committee on Appropriations
HB00-1104 by Representative Williams T.; also Senator Owen--Concerning the establishment of a credit against state income tax for expenses incurred by individuals for health benefit plans.
Committee on Finance
Committee on Appropriations
HB00-1105 by Representative Kester; also Senator Arnold--Concerning the fastening of temporary motor vehicle registration identification to the vehicle.
Committee on Transportation & Energy
HB00-1106 by Representative Lawrence; also Senator Arnold--Concerning ratification of an interstate compact involving the exchange of criminal history records for noncriminal justice purposes.
Committee on Judiciary
HB00-1107 by Representative Kaufman; also Senator Wham--Concerning substantive changes for the strengthening of the criminal laws, and making an appropriation therefor.
Committee on Judiciary
Committee on Appropriations
HB00-1108 by Representatives Ragsdale, Coleman--Concerning placement decisions involving children who are siblings.
Committee on Judiciary
HB00-1109 by Representative McPherson; also Senator Powers--Concerning an increase in the number of district judges in two judicial districts, and making an appropriation therefor.
Committee on Judiciary
Committee on Appropriations
HB00-1110 by Representative Gordon--Concerning the privacy of personal information relating to individuals, and, in connection therewith, enacting the "Colorado Privacy Protection Act".
Committee on Judiciary
HB00-1111 by Representative Miller--Concerning production of false identification documentation.
Committee on Judiciary
HB00-1112 by Representative Grossman--Concerning the requirement of a regulatory analysis of rules proposed by executive branch agencies that impact small businesses.
Committee on Business Affairs & Labor
HB00-1113 by Representative Clapp; also Senator Epps--Concerning the perjury exception for statements made by a defendant falsely denying guilt in a previous prosecution.
Committee on Judiciary
HB00-1114 by Representative Lee; also Senator Chlouber--Concerning a requirement that information identifying persons who hold permits to carry concealed weapons be kept confidential.
Committee on Judiciary
HB00-1115 by Representative Takis; also Senator Tanner--Concerning excuse of certain persons from jury service.
Committee on Judiciary
HB00-1116 by Representative George; also Senator Wham--Concerning the legal consequences of acts of fraud against senior citizens.
Committee on Judiciary
HB00-1117 by Representative Williams T.; also Senator Owen--Concerning the recovery of prejudgment interest on damages in civil actions.
Committee on Judiciary
HB00-1118 by Representative Lee; also Senator Lamborn--Concerning the disclosure of library records of a child under eighteen years of age to such child's parent or legal guardian, and, in connection therewith, encouraging publicly supported libraries or library systems to collect and maintain library records of children under eighteen years of age.
Committee on Judiciary
HB00-1119 by Representatives McKay, Lee, Williams S., Larson, Spence; also Senator Anderson--Concerning the exchange of information related to children.
Committee on Judiciary
HB00-1120 by Representative Fairbank--Concerning mandatory reporting of abuse of at-risk adults.
Committee on Judiciary
HB00-1121 by Representative Stengel--Concerning reports of components of scores for student assessments.
Committee on Education
HB00-1122 by Representatives Witwer, Berry, Saliman; also Senators Owen, Lacy--Concerning the management of moneys by the trustees of the Colorado school of mines, and, in connection therewith, creating the Colorado school of mines fund and providing for the control and use thereof.
Committee on Education
HB00-1123 by Representative Keller; also Senator Dyer--Concerning the imposition of fees for the payment of excess transportation costs incurred by school districts.
Committee on Education
HB00-1124 by Representative King--Concerning public schools, and, in connection therewith, authorizing charter schools to impose fees for excess transportation costs and to engage in the building planning and inspection process and authorizing public schools to use capital reserve fund expenditures for certain purposes.
Committee on Education
HB00-1125 by Representative Dean--Concerning support of space-based educational opportunities, and making an appropriation therefor.
Committee on Education
Committee on Appropriations
HB00-1126 By Representatives Williams S., Gordon--Concerning the development of character education programs by school districts.
Committee on Education
HB00-1127 by Representatives Fairbank, Stengel--Concerning a prohibition on the collection of moneys for political activities through student fees.
Committee on Education
HB00-1128 by Representatives Tool, Spradley; also Senator Matsunaka--Concerning the determination of a school district's size factor pursuant to the "Public School Finance Act of 1994", and making an appropriation in connection therewith.
Committee on Education
Committee on Appropriations_______________
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has adopted and returns herewith: HJR00-1001.
Pursuant to the resolution, the President appointed Senators Dennis and Reeves._______________
On motion of Representative Dean, the House adjourned until 9:00 a.m., January 6, 2000.
Approved:
RUSSELL GEORGE,
Speaker
Attest:
JUDITH RODRIGUE,
Chief Clerk