Date: 05/03/2010

Final
HR10-1008

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Postpone indefinitely House Resolution 10-1008. T
Refer House Resolution 10-1008 to the full House w		PASS
FAIL



04:09 PM -- House Resolution 10-1008

Representative Balmer, sponsor, presented House Resolution 10-1008 concerning the support of Colorado Attorney General John Suthers in filing legal action challenging the constitutionality of recently enacted federal health care legislation. He responded to questions from the committee.

04:16 PM -- Ed Kahn, Colorado Center on Law and Policy, spoke in opposition to the resolution. Mr. Kahn discussed his legal credentials. He stated his opinion that it is against the interests of the people of Colorado to try to defeat the mandate portion of the federal health care package signed by President Obama. He talked about other types of situations in which the government has the power to impose a tax for a legitimate purpose. He also discussed the power of the federal government to regulate interstate commerce. He expressed his opinion that the bill amounts to an attempt to roll back the United States Constitution 75 years. Mr. Kahn responded to questions from the committee about possible unfunded mandates as a result of the federal health care legislation.

04:23 PM

Representative Balmer made closing remarks and asked for a favorable recommendation.

BILL:HR 10-1008
TIME: 04:27:35 PM
MOVED:Gardner B.
MOTION:Refer House Resolution 10-1008 to the full House with a favorable recommendation. The motion failed on a vote of 4-6, with 1 excused.
SECONDED:Waller
VOTE
Court
No
Gardner B.
Yes
Kagan
No
King S.
Yes
Miklosi
Excused
Nikkel
Yes
Pace
No
Ryden
No
Waller
Yes
McCann
No
Levy
No
Not Final YES: 4 NO: 6 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:HR 10-1008
TIME: 04:28:45 PM
MOVED:Court
MOTION:Postpone indefinitely House Resolution 10-1008. The motion passed on a vote of 6-4, with 1 excused.
SECONDED:Pace
VOTE
Court
Yes
Gardner B.
No
Kagan
Yes
King S.
No
Miklosi
Excused
Nikkel
No
Pace
Yes
Ryden
Yes
Waller
No
McCann
Yes
Levy
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 4 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS