STAFF SUMMARY OF FIRST MEETING OF

FIRST CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HJR10-1015


Date:05/03/2010
ATTENDANCE
Time:08:48 AM to 09:00 AM
Labuda
*
Steadman
X
Place:HCR 0109
Ryden
X
White
X
This Meeting was called to order by
Whitehead
X
Representative Roberts
Roberts
X
This Report was prepared by
Elizabeth Burger


08:49 AM

Representative Roberts called the conference committee to order. She asked Representative Ryden to summarize the issues involved with the revised version of the resolution. Representative Ryden discussed her concerns with an amendment that was added in the Senate encouraging the Colorado Broadcasters Association to publically support federal legislation allowing cable and satellite carriers to offer Denver programming. She explained that the Colorado Broadcasters Association does not support that federal legislation.

08:51 AM -- Greg Romberg, Colorado Broadcasters Association, came to the table to explain the association's objection to the language in the revised version of the resolution. He stated the association spent a lot of time analyzing the issue and is opposed to the federal legislation because the association does not feel that it is the appropriate way for programming decisions to be made. He asked that the paragraph encouraging the Colorado Broadcasters Association to support the federal legislation be removed from the resolution, stating it will set a dangerous precedent to encourage a private organization to publically support something it does not agree with. He described the current television markets in Colorado.
BILL:HJR10-1015
TIME: 08:55:32 AM
MOVED:White
MOTION:Adopt the engrossed version of the resolution. See the substitute motion below.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Labuda
Steadman
Ryden
White
Whitehead
Roberts
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: See Substitute Motion







08:56 AM

Senator Whitehead commented on Mr. Romberg's testimony. Mr. Romberg stated that the current system in which Nielsen Media Research measures the television market and makes programming decisions based on the market is an appropriate process. Senator Steadman discussed his position that an amendment made by the Senate to send a copy of the resolution to Marilyn Hogan, President and CEO of the Colorado Broadcasters Association, should be retained, and asked the conference committee to reject Senator White's motion to adopt the House version of the resolution. Representative Ryden moved a substitute motion.
BILL:HJR10-1015
TIME: 08:58:02 AM
MOVED:Ryden
MOTION:Adopt a substitute motion to adopt the revised version of the resolution with the following amendment: page 3, strike lines 19 through 21 and renumber the succeeding subsection accordingly. The motion passed on a 5-1 roll call vote.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Labuda
Yes
Steadman
Yes
Ryden
Yes
White
Yes
Whitehead
No
Roberts
Yes
Final YES: 5 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


09:00 AM

The conference committee adjourned.