House Committee on Transportation & Energy (05/06/2010)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY

Date:	05/06/2010	ATTENDANCE

Time:	12:22 PM to 12:35 PM	Baumgardner	X
		Fischer	X
Place:	HCR 0107	King S.	*
		Looper	E
This Meeting was called to order by		McNulty	X
	Representative Frangas	Merrifield	X
		Primavera	X
This Report was prepared by		Tyler	*
	Kurt Morrison	Vaad	X
		Frangas	X
		McFadyen	*
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
SB10-196		Referred to the Committee of the Whole

12:22 PM -- Senate Bill 10-196

Representative Frangas, Vice Chair, called the meeting to order. A quorum was present. Representative Scanlan, prime sponsor of Senate Bill 10-196, discussed the merits of the bill. The bill would prohibit the Department of Transportation (CDOT) from setting a speed limit on Interstate 70 for one type of motor vehicle that is 25 miles per hour less than the highest limit for another type of motor vehicle. Representative Scanlan responded to questions from committee members.

12:23 PM

Representative Frangas asked for witnesses to testify regarding the bill.

12:23 PM -- Ms. Melissa Nelson, representing CDOT, and Mr. Bobby Juchem, representing the Colorado State Patrol, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Nelson and Mr. Juchem responded to questions from committee members.

12:28 PM -- Mr. R.J. Hicks, representing the Colorado Motor Carriers Association, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Hicks responded to questions from committee members.

12:31 PM

Representative Frangas asked for amendments to the bill.


BILL:	SB10-196
TIME:	12:31:55 PM
MOVED:	McNulty
MOTION:	Moved to refer Senate Bill 10-196 to the Committee on Appropriations. Representative McFadyen moved a substitute motion (see vote sheet below).
SECONDED:	Baumgardner
		VOTE
	Baumgardner
	Fischer
	King S.
	Looper	Excused
	McNulty
	Merrifield
	Primavera
	Tyler
	Vaad
	Frangas
	McFadyen

Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE


BILL:	SB10-196
TIME:	12:33:07 PM
MOVED:	McFadyen
MOTION:	Moved to a substitute motion to refer Senate Bill 10-196 to the Committee of the Whole. The substitute motion passed on a 10-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	McNulty
		VOTE
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Fischer	Yes
	King S.	Yes
	Looper	Excused
	McNulty	Yes
	Merrifield	Yes
	Primavera	Yes
	Tyler	Yes
	Vaad	Yes
	Frangas	Yes
	McFadyen	Yes

Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

12:34 PM

The committee adjourned.