Date: 09/01/2010

Final
Amendment 63

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved to amend the final draft, page 2, to add a fFAIL



01:58 PM -- Amendment 63

David Porter, Legislative Council Staff, presented the analysis of Amendment 63, concerning health care choice. He reviewed the arguments for and against the measure.


02:03 PM

Representative Balmer suggested mentioning under the third argument for the measure that the 10th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects states' rights. Speaker Carroll commented on the 10th Amendment, noting the varied legal interpretations of the amendment and questioning its applicability to the analysis.

02:07 PM -- Edie Sonn, representing the Colorado Medical Society, commented on the analysis. She offered some changes to the analysis.
BILL:Amendment 63
TIME: 02:12:18 PM
MOVED:Balmer
MOTION:Moved to amend the final draft, page 2, to add a fourth argument for stating, "This measure is a statement in support of the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which protects the rights of states and individuals." The motion failed 6-10-2.
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
Excused
Stephens
Yes
Weissmann
No
Shaffer B.
No
Carroll T.
No
Final YES: 6 NO: 10 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL