Date: 09/01/2010

Final
Amendment 62

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
DELETE
Moved prepared staff amendment, adding a fourth ar
Moved to strike the use of the term "life" and sub
Moved to strike the use of the term "life" and sub		TIE
FAIL
FAIL
FAIL



11:38 AM -- Amendment 62

Clare Pramuk, Legislative Council Staff, presented the analysis of Amendment 62, concerning the application of the term person. She reviewed the arguments for and against the measure.

11:42 AM -- Gaulberto Garcia Jones, representing Colorado Right to Life, commented on the analysis. He talked about the use of the term "human life" in the arguments for the measure and suggested using the term "human being" instead. He also talked about the term "fertilized egg."

11:47 AM -- Kevin Paul, representing No on 62, commented on the analysis. He talked about the arguments for the measure and the term "human life" versus "human being." Committee discussion ensued about the use of the term "human life" versus "human being."
BILL:Amendment 62
TIME: 11:59:54 AM
MOVED:Stephens
MOTION:Moved to strike the use of the term "life" and substitute the term "being" with conforming amendments on page 2, lines 9-24. The motion failed 6-11-1.
SECONDED:May
VOTE
Balmer
Yes
Boyd
No
Cadman
Yes
Ferrandino
No
Gibbs
No
Hodge
No
Kerr A.
No
Kopp
Yes
May
Yes
McNulty
Excused
Morse
No
Scanlan
No
Scheffel
Yes
Spence
No
Stephens
Yes
Weissmann
No
Shaffer B.
No
Carroll T.
No
Final YES: 6 NO: 11 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


12:05 PM

Representative Balmer asked about murder and civil cases when a fetus is killed. He said he would like to draft an amendment that would help voters understand Amendment 62 is not solely about abortion. Representative Stephens asked why the term "human life" was used in the argument for the measure rather than "human being" as requested by the proponents. A discussion ensued with staff regarding the process of writing the arguments with Mike Mauer, Director, Legislative Council Staff, weighing in on the discussion.


12:13 PM -- Lunch Break

The committee broke for lunch.


01:30 PM

The Speaker called the committee back to order. Elizabeth Burger, Legislative Council Staff, addressed the question about why staff used the term "human life" instead of "human being." She provided historical context on a similar analysis that staff prepared in 2008 for Amendment 48, in which the proponents requested that the term "human life" be used. She further noted that the proponents of Amendment 48 and Amendment 62 are the same people, which prompted staff to use the same terms from 2008.
BILL:Amendment 62
TIME: 01:37:51 PM
MOVED:May
MOTION:Moved to strike the use of the term "life" and substitute the term "being" with conforming amendments on page 2, lines 9-24. The motion failed 7-11.
SECONDED:Stephens
VOTE
Balmer
Yes
Boyd
No
Cadman
Yes
Ferrandino
No
Gibbs
No
Hodge
No
Kerr A.
No
Kopp
Yes
May
Yes
McNulty
Yes
Morse
No
Scanlan
No
Scheffel
Yes
Spence
No
Stephens
Yes
Weissmann
No
Shaffer B.
No
Carroll T.
No
Final YES: 7 NO: 11 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:Amendment 62
TIME: 01:40:12 PM
MOVED:Balmer
MOTION:Moved prepared staff amendment, adding a fourth argument for the measure that states, "The measure may establish the basis to assert standing or recognition to unborn victims in criminal cases or to unborn plaintiffs in civil cases." (Attachment C). The motion failed 7-11.

10LegCoun0901AttachC.pdf
SECONDED:Stephens
VOTE
Balmer
Yes
Boyd
No
Cadman
Yes
Ferrandino
No
Gibbs
No
Hodge
No
Kerr A.
No
Kopp
Yes
May
Yes
McNulty
Yes
Morse
No
Scanlan
No
Scheffel
Yes
Spence
No
Stephens
Yes
Weissmann
No
Shaffer B.
No
Carroll T.
No
Final YES: 7 NO: 11 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL