Bill Summary for Bill Number HB10-1221

Date: 04/15/2010

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB10-1221

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Moved amendment L.003 (Attachment B). The motion Moved to refer House Bill 10-1221, as amended, to	Pass Without Objection PASS

01:50 PM -- House Bill 10-1221

Senator Schwartz, bill sponsor, presented HB 10-1221 which extends the River Outfitter Licensing Program until September 1, 2019, as recommended by the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) 2009 Sunset Review, with some modifications. The House Agriculture Committee held a sunset hearing for the River Outfitter Licensing Program on January 19, 2010.

01:54 PM -- Kris Wahlers, Coordinator for the Colorado State Parks River Outfitters Program, spoke in support of the bill. He discussed a recommendation made by DORA that was not included in the introduced bill regarding establishing a separate drift-float guide category to distinguish between fishing guides and whitewater rafting guides. He explained the difficulty in categorizing flat water for fishing guides.

01:57 PM -- Dave Costlow, Colorado River Outfitters Association, spoke in support of the bill.

01:59 PM

Senator Schwartz provided closing comments.


BILL:	HB10-1221
TIME:	02:00:06 PM
MOVED:	Schwartz
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.003 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Brophy
	Gibbs
	Harvey
	Kester
	Schwartz
	Whitehead
	Hodge

Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB10-1221
TIME:	02:00:57 PM
MOVED:	Schwartz
MOTION:	Moved to refer House Bill 10-1221, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 6-1.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Brophy	No
	Gibbs	Yes
	Harvey	Yes
	Kester	Yes
	Schwartz	Yes
	Whitehead	Yes
	Hodge	Yes

Final YES: 6 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS