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SENATE JOURNAL
Sixty-second General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
Second Regular Session
29th Legislative Day Wednesday, February 2, 2000
Call to By the President at 9:00 a.m.
Order
Prayer By the chaplain, Rabbi Gorden Rubenstein
Roll Call Present--Total, 31.
Absent/Excused--Anderson, Lacy, Sullivant, Wham.
Present later--Lacy, Sullivant, Wham.
Quorum The President announced a quorum present.
Reading of On motion of Senator Evans, reading of the Journal of Tuesday, February 1st was
Journal dispensed with and the Journal stands approved as corrected by the Secretary.
THIRD READING OF BILLS--FINAL PASSAGE
On Third Reading, the title of the following bills were publicly read, the reading at length having been dispensed with by unanimous consent:
SB 00-004 by Sen. Matsunaka--Performance Grant Program For Schools
The question being "Shall the bill pass?" the roll was called with the following result:
| YES 19 |  | NO 13 | | EXCUSED 3 | | ABSENT 0 | |
| Anderson | E | Evans | N | Musgrave | N | Tanner | Y |
| Andrews | N | Feeley | Y | Nichol | Y | Tebedo | N |
| Arnold | N | Hernandez | Y | Owen | N | Teck | Y |
| Blickensderfer | N | Hillman | N | Pascoe | Y | Thiebaut | Y |
| Chlouber | N | Lacy | E | Perlmutter | Y | Wattenberg | Y |
| Congrove | N | Lamborn | N | Phillips | Y | Weddig | Y |
| Dennis | Y | Linkhart | Y | Reeves | Y | Wham | E |
| Dyer | Y | Martinez | Y | Rupert | Y | Mr. President | N |
| Epps | N | Matsunaka | Y | Sullivant | Y | | |
A majority of all members elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the bill was declared PASSED.
Co-sponsors added: Hernandez, Linkhart, Martinez, Nichol, Pascoe, Perlmutter, Reeves
Rupert, Tanner, Teck, Weddig.
SB 00-051 by Sen. Tebedo; Rep. Spradley--Child Care Omnibus
The question being "Shall the bill pass?" the roll was called with the following result:
| YES 32 | | NO 0 | | EXCUSED 3 | | ABSENT 0 | |
| Anderson | E | Evans | Y | Musgrave | Y | Tanner | Y |
| Andrews | Y | Feeley | Y | Nichol | Y | Tebedo | Y |
| Arnold | Y | Hernandez | Y | Owen | Y | Teck | Y |
| Blickensderfer | Y | Hillman | Y | Pascoe | Y | Thiebaut | Y |
| Chlouber | Y | Lacy | E | Perlmutter | Y | Wattenberg | Y |
| Congrove | Y | Lamborn | Y | Phillips | Y | Weddig | Y |
| Dennis | Y | Linkhart | Y | Reeves | Y | Wham | E |
| Dyer | Y | Martinez | Y | Rupert | Y | Mr. President | Y |
| Epps | Y | Matsunaka | Y | Sullivant | Y | | |
A majority of all members elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the bill was declared PASSED.
Co-sponsors added: Hernandez, Martinez, Nichol, Phillips, Reeves, Rupert, Weddig.
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SB 00-022 by Sen. Tebedo; Rep. Alexander--Inspections Of Child Care Facilities
The question being "Shall the bill pass?" the roll was called with the following result:
| YES 32 | | NO 0 | | EXCUSED 3 | | ABSENT 0 | |
| Anderson | E | Evans | Y | Musgrave | Y | Tanner | Y |
| Andrews | Y | Feeley | Y | Nichol | Y | Tebedo | Y |
| Arnold | Y | Hernandez | Y | Owen | Y | Teck | Y |
| Blickensderfer | Y | Hillman | Y | Pascoe | Y | Thiebaut | Y |
| Chlouber | Y | Lacy | E | Perlmutter | Y | Wattenberg | Y |
| Congrove | Y | Lamborn | Y | Phillips | Y | Weddig | Y |
| Dennis | Y | Linkhart | Y | Reeves | Y | Wham | E |
| Dyer | Y | Martinez | Y | Rupert | Y | Mr. President | Y |
| Epps | Y | Matsunaka | Y | Sullivant | Y | | |
A majority of all members elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the bill was declared PASSED.
Co-sponsors added: Hernandez, Martinez, Nichol, Reeves, Rupert, Weddig.
SB 00-125 by Sen. Owen; Rep. Tool--CBI Firearms Background Check System
A majority of those elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, Senator Owen was given permission to offer a Third Reading amendment.
Third Reading Amendment No. 1, by Senator Owen
Amend engrossed bill, page 7, strike lines 14 through 18;
after line 21, insert the following:
"(c) The bureau is authorized to cooperate with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to perform or assist any other law enforcement agency in performing any firearm retrievals, and to assist in the prosecution of any rescinded transfers.".
A majority of all members elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the amendment was declared adopted.
The question being "Shall the bill, as amended, pass?" the roll was called with the following result:
| YES 22 | | NO 10 | | EXCUSED 3 | | ABSENT 0 | |
| Anderson | E | Evans | N | Musgrave | N | Tanner | Y |
| Andrews | N | Feeley | Y | Nichol | N | Tebedo | Y |
| Arnold | Y | Hernandez | Y | Owen | Y | Teck | N |
| Blickensderfer | Y | Hillman | N | Pascoe | Y | Thiebaut | Y |
| Chlouber | N | Lacy | E | Perlmutter | Y | Wattenberg | N |
| Congrove | N | Lamborn | N | Phillips | Y | Weddig | Y |
| Dennis | Y | Linkhart | Y | Reeves | Y | Wham | E |
| Dyer | Y | Martinez | Y | Rupert | Y | Mr. President | Y |
| Epps | Y | Matsunaka | Y | Sullivant | Y | | |
A majority of all members elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the bill, as amended, was declared PASSED.
Co-sponsors added: Blickensderfer, Epps, Hernandez, Pascoe, Rupert.
Committee On motion of Senator Perlmutter, the Senate resolved itself into Committee of the Whole
of the for consideration of General Orders and Senator Perlmutter was called to the Chair to act
Whole as Chairman.
GENERAL ORDERS--SECOND READING OF BILLS
The Committee of the Whole having risen, the Chairman reported that the following bills, reading at length having been dispensed with by unanimous consent, had been considered and action taken thereon as follows:
SB 00-086 by Sen. Hillman; Rep. Larson--Withdrawal Of CCIA From Risk Mgmt
Laid over until Thursday, February 3, retaining its place on the calendar.
SB 00-025 by Sen. Chlouber--Competitive Telecom Market
Laid over until Thursday, February 3, retaining its place on the calendar.
SB 00-095 by Sen. Wattenberg; Rep. George--Access To Eye Care Coverage
Laid over until Thursday, February 3, retaining its place on the calendar.
SB 00-183 by Sen. Feeley; Rep. McPherson--Colorado Institute Of Technology
Amendment No. 1, Education Committee Amendment
(Printed in Senate Journal, January 27, page 169.)
As amended, ordered engrossed and placed on the calendar for Third Reading and Final Passage.
ADOPTION OF THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
On motion of Senator Perlmutter, the Report of the Committee of the Whole was adopted and, a majority of all members elected having voted in the affirmative, the following action was taken:
SB00-183, as amended, declared passed on Second Reading.
SB00-086, SB00-025, SB00-095, laid over until Thursday, February 3, retaining their
place on the calendar.
______________________________
On motion of Senator Blickensderfer, and with a majority of those elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the Senate proceeded out of order for Consideration of Governor's appointments.
______________________________
CONSIDERATION OF GOVERNOR'S APPOINTMENTS
On motion of Senator Wattenberg, the following Governor's appointments were confirmed by a roll call vote:
COLORADO WATER RESOURCES
AND POWER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
for terms expiring October 1, 2002:
Steven C. Harris of Durango, Colorado, to serve as a representative from the San Miguel Dolores-San Juan Drainage Basin and to represent engineering aspects of water, and as a Democrat, after resignation of his current position due to a change of representation, appointed;
Randall K. Palmgren of Center, Colorado, to serve as a representative Rio Grande Drainage Basin and as a Democrat, appointed to replace J. Kuntz who resigned.
| YES 34 | | NO 0 | | EXCUSED 1 | | ABSENT 0 | |
| Anderson | E | Evans | Y | Musgrave | Y | Tanner | Y |
| Andrews | Y | Feeley | Y | Nichol | Y | Tebedo | Y |
| Arnold | Y | Hernandez | Y | Owen | Y | Teck | Y |
| Blickensderfer | Y | Hillman | Y | Pascoe | Y | Thiebaut | Y |
| Chlouber | Y | Lacy | Y | Perlmutter | Y | Wattenberg | Y |
| Congrove | Y | Lamborn | Y | Phillips | Y | Weddig | Y |
| Dennis | Y | Linkhart | Y | Reeves | Y | Wham | Y |
| Dyer | Y | Martinez | Y | Rupert | Y | Mr. President | Y |
| Epps | Y | Matsunaka | Y | Sullivant | Y | | |
______________________________
On motion of Senator Blickensderfer, and with a majority of those elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the balance of the calendar of Wednesday, February 2, was laid over until Thursday, February 3, retaining its place on the calendar.
______________________________
COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE REPORTS
Local After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that the following be
Government postponed indefinitely: SB00-118
Finance After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that the following be referred favorably to the Committee of the Whole: SB00-103
Finance After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that the following be referred favorably to the Committee of the Whole: HB00-1155
Finance After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that the following be postponed indefinitely: SB00-134
SENATE SERVICES REPORT
Senate Correctly engrossed: SB 00-183.
Services
COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE REPORTS
Business After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that SB00-127 be
Affairs amended as follows and, as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with
and Labor favorable recommendation:
Amend printed bill, page 1, line 8, strike "Repeal.";
line 9, strike "repealed as follows:" and substitute "amended to read:";
line 10, strike "Eight-hour day - emergencies." and substitute "Overtime not mandatory.".
Page 2, line 7, after "hours." add "Nothing in this article shall be construed to mandate overtime for employees in and about cement manufacturing plants and plaster manufacturing plants unless otherwise negotiated by contract.".
Business After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that the following be
Affairs postponed indefinitely: SB00-081
and Labor
Health, After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that SB00-020 be
Environment, amended as follows and, as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Education
Welfare and with favorable recommendation:
Institutions
Amend printed bill, page 1, line 7, strike "which is not a part of a hospital" and substitute "which is not a part of a hospital";
line 8, strike "but that" and substitute "but".
TRIBUTES--A POINT OF INTEREST
Honoring Chad Huggenberger by Senator Matsunaka
Honoring Gary Glover & The Loveland High School Gymnastics Team by Senator Matsunaka
Honoring Barbara Rhine by Senator Owen
Honoring Daniel David Hazen by Senator Arnold
Honoring Robert Stegmueller by Senator Arnold
Honoring Matthew Wolfe by Senator Dennis
Honoring Jonathan Leech by Senator Dennis
Honoring Eric Fitzsimmons by Senator Dennis
Honoring S. Ren Johnson by Senator Dennis
Honoring Dominic Burch by Senator Dennis
Honoring Warren Hostetter by Senator Dennis
Honoring Matthew Thomason by Senator Dennis
Honoring Jeffery Billings by Senator Dennis
Honoring Phillip Dressen by Senator Dennis
Memorializing Vernon Littrell Johnson by Senator Thiebaut
Memorializing Michael "Mike" Kikel by Senator Thiebaut
Memorializing Joseph D. Jahn by Senator Thiebaut
Memorializing Glen L. Hunter by Senator Thiebaut
Memorializing Edward "Ed" Harris by Senator Thiebaut
Memorializing Barbara Ann Guerrero by Senator Thiebaut
Memorializing Mary Farley by Senator Thiebaut
Memorializing Marian Cushing by Senator Thiebaut
Memorializing Robert N. Hamel by Senator Thiebaut
Memorializing Robert "Craig" Sullivan by Senators Rupert and Phillips
On motion of Senator Reeves, the Senate adjourned until 9:00 a.m., Thursday,
February 3, 2000.
Approved:
Ray Powers
President of the Senate
Patricia K. Dicks
Secretary of the Senate
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