Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Date:02/09/2009
ATTENDANCE
Time:01:36 PM to 02:05 PM
Hudak
X
King K.
X
Place:SCR 352
Lundberg
X
Newell
X
This Meeting was called to order by
Renfroe
X
Senator Morse
Carroll M.
X
Morse
X
This Report was prepared by
Sara McPhee
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
Bills Addressed: Action Taken:
SB09-013
SB09-048
SB09-021
SB09-109		Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Amended, Referred to Appropriations
Referred to the Committee of the Whole


01:36 PM -- Senate Bill 09-013

Senator Gibbs discussed the provisions of Senate Bill 09-013 and the previous discussion of the bill when the committee heard witness testimony. He discussed some of the concerns that arose during the previous testimony and referred to an amendment (Attachment A). Senator Schwartz discussed the specifics of the amendment.

09SenateJud0209AttachA.pdf
BILL:SB09-013
TIME: 01:39:13 PM
MOVED:Carroll M.
MOTION:Adopt prepared Amendment L.003 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Hudak
King K.
Lundberg
Newell
Renfroe
Carroll M.
Morse
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
Senator Carroll discussed the specifics of the amendment.


BILL:SB09-013
TIME: 01:41:05 PM
MOVED:Carroll M.
MOTION:Refer Senate Bill 09-013, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a 7-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Hudak
Yes
King K.
Yes
Lundberg
Yes
Newell
Yes
Renfroe
Yes
Carroll M.
Yes
Morse
Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


01:42 PM -- Senate Bill 09-048

Senator Schwartz, bill sponsor, explained the provisions of Senate Bill 09-048 and distributed a handout (Attachment B). She explained that the bill removes the audit provision from the Office of the Child's Representative (OCR).

09SenateJud0209AttachB.pdf

01:44 PM -- Kerri Hunter, representing the Office of the State Auditor, spoke in support of the bill. She noted that it is a bill from the Legislative Audit Committee. She discussed that OCR is a lower risk audit and that the office has not had any major audit findings since its creation. She noted that the Legislative Audit Committee would still provide oversight through the annual state audit.

01:45 PM -- Theresa Spahn, representing the OCR, spoke in support of the bill. She provided the committee with some historical information concerning the creation of the office.
















BILL:SB09-048
TIME: 01:52:53 PM
MOVED:Newell
MOTION:Refer Senate Bill 09-048 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a 6-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Hudak
Yes
King K.
Yes
Lundberg
Yes
Newell
Yes
Renfroe
Yes
Carroll M.
Excused
Morse
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


01:55 PM -- Senate Bill 09-021

Senator Kopp, bill sponsor, discussed the provisions of Senate Bill 09-021 and referred to the previous testimony on the bill. He also provided the committee with two prepared amendments (Attachments C and D).

09SenateJud0209AttachC.pdf 09SenateJud0209AttachD.pdf
BILL:SB09-021
TIME: 01:57:33 PM
MOVED:Renfroe
MOTION:Adopt prepared Amendment L.004 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Hudak
King K.
Lundberg
Newell
Renfroe
Carroll M.
Morse
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
BILL:SB09-021
TIME: 01:57:58 PM
MOVED:Renfroe
MOTION:Adopt prepared Amendment L.005 (Attachment D). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Hudak
King K.
Lundberg
Newell
Renfroe
Carroll M.
Morse
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
BILL:SB09-021
TIME: 01:58:43 PM
MOVED:Renfroe
MOTION:Refer, as amended, Senate Bill 09-021 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a 6-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Hudak
Yes
King K.
Yes
Lundberg
Yes
Newell
Yes
Renfroe
Yes
Carroll M.
Excused
Morse
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


01:59 PM -- Senate Bill 09-109

Senator Newell, bill sponsor, explained that the bill concerns the continuation of the fire service training and certification advisory board. She distributed a handout (Attachment E).

09SenateJud0209AttachE.pdf







02:00 PM -- Paul Cooke, representing the State Fire Chiefs Association, spoke in support of the bill. He explained that the bill continues the advisory board for the certification program. He noted that many local fire departments rely on the certification program to ensure the competency of the firefighters.

02:02 PM -- Kevin Klein, representing the Division of Fire Safety, spoke in support of the bill.
BILL:SB09-109
TIME: 02:03:36 PM
MOVED:Newell
MOTION:Refer Senate Bill 09-109 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a 6-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Hudak
Yes
King K.
Excused
Lundberg
Yes
Newell
Yes
Renfroe
Yes
Carroll M.
Yes
Morse
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


02:05 PM

The committee adjourned.