Date: 04/01/2009

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB09-1309

SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR AND TECHNOLOGY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved to refer House Bill 09-1309 to the CommitteePASS



01:38 PM -- House Bill 09-1309

Senator Tochtrop presented House Bill 09-1309, concerning the inspection of boilers. The bill authorizes a boiler inspector to require a boiler or pressure vessel to undergo a pressure test to assess its leak tightness capability. The owner of the boiler or pressure vessel is responsible for the labor and costs required for conducting the pressure test. In addition, the allowable fluid temperature for a domestic water heater is increased from 200 to 210 degrees Fahrenheit. Senator Tochtrop explained the bill.

The following individuals testified regarding the bill:

01:39 PM -- Steve Nelson, Chief Boiler Inspector for the State of Colorado, representing the Department of Labor and Employment, testified in support of the bill. He said that the bill corrects a typographical error in current law. He summarized the other provisions of the bill.

01:42 PM -- Mike Webb, representing Xcel Energy, testified in support of the bill.
BILL:HB09-1309
TIME: 01:42:57 PM
MOVED:Tochtrop
MOTION:Moved to refer House Bill 09-1309 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a 5-0 roll call vote, with two members excused.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Foster
Yes
Harvey
Excused
Mitchell
Excused
Scheffel
Yes
Tochtrop
Yes
Heath
Yes
Veiga
Yes
Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS