Bill Summary for Bill Number HB12-1087

Date: 01/30/2012

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB12-1087

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & NATURAL RESOURCES

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Moved amendment L.001(Attachment E). The motion pa Moved amendment L.002 (Attachment F). The motion p Moved amendment L.003 (Attachment G). The motion p Moved to postpone House Bill 12-1087 indefinitely. Moved to refer House Bill 12-1087, as amended, to	Pass Without Objection Pass Without Objection Pass Without Objection PASS FAIL

02:49 PM -- House Bill 12-1087

Representative Labuda, bill sponsor, presented House Bill 12-1087, which creates an online animal abusers registry within the Department of Public Safety (DPS). Any person over the age of 18 who is convicted of cruelty to animals, cruelty to a service animal, aggravated cruelty to animals, or animal fighting is required to register with DPS. Failure to register within five business days of conviction is a class 2 misdemeanor. DPS is required to confirm a person's identity and conviction for a relevant offense prior to including information in the registry. Registry details are retained for five years, during which time an offender is required to notify the department of an address change within three business days. The Department of Public Safety is directed to contract with a nonprofit agency for the creation and maintenance of the registry, and to require the nonprofit agency to pay its associated costs. In the event that a nonprofit agency does not enter into a contract with the state, the bill's requirements will not take effect.

The following individuals testified on the bill:

02:56 PM -- Linda Hart, Colorado Federation of Dog Clubs, spoke in opposition to the bill and discussed the existing animal cruelty laws in the state. She also explained the impacts to individuals placed on the registry.

03:01 PM -- Karen Nainian, representing herself, spoke in support of the bill, and discussed some cases of animal cruelty and some of the associations to other violent crimes. Ms. Nainian answered questions from the committee.

03:21 PM -- Bonnie Mandell-Rice, representing herself, spoke in support of the bill and discussed the intent of the registry.

03:26 PM -- Larry Weiss, representing himself, spoke in support of the bill and discussed possibilities for exemptions to being listed on the registry. Mr. Weiss answered questions from the committee.

03:35 PM -- Diane Balkin, Animal Legal Defense Fund, spoke in support of the bill and discussed the connection between animal cruelty and other violent crimes. Ms. Balkin answered questions from the committee concerning whether a nonprofit agency has been contacted about contracting with the state to administer the registry program.

03:42 PM -- Mr. Torza, the Misha May Foundation, spoke in support of the bill and described some of the actions that the the foundation takes to ensure that their rescued animals go to a good home and how they would use the information available on the registry.


BILL:	HB12-1087
TIME:	03:47:30 PM
MOVED:	Wilson
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.001(Attachment E). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Fischer
		VOTE
	Brown
	Coram
	Fischer
	Jones
	Looper
	McKinley
	Ryden
	Scott
	Vaad
	Vigil
	Wilson
	Baumgardner
	Sonnenberg

YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB12-1087
TIME:	03:48:51 PM
MOVED:	Fischer
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.002 (Attachment F). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Wilson
		VOTE
	Brown
	Coram
	Fischer
	Jones
	Looper
	McKinley
	Ryden
	Scott
	Vaad
	Vigil
	Wilson
	Baumgardner
	Sonnenberg

YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB12-1087
TIME:	03:50:03 PM
MOVED:	Fischer
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.003 (Attachment G). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Jones
		VOTE
	Brown
	Coram
	Fischer
	Jones
	Looper
	McKinley
	Ryden
	Scott
	Vaad
	Vigil
	Wilson
	Baumgardner
	Sonnenberg

YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

03:48 PM

Kerry White, Legislative Council Staff, answered questions from the committee concerning the fiscal impact of the bill.


BILL:	HB12-1087
TIME:	04:07:03 PM
MOVED:	Baumgardner
MOTION:	Moved to postpone House Bill 12-1087 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 11-1.
SECONDED:	Coram
		VOTE
	Brown	Yes
	Coram	Yes
	Fischer	Yes
	Jones	No
	Looper	Yes
	McKinley	Yes
	Ryden	Yes
	Scott	Yes
	Vaad	Excused
	Vigil	Yes
	Wilson	Yes
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes

YES: 11 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:	HB12-1087
TIME:	03:52:08 PM
MOVED:	Fischer
MOTION:	Moved to refer House Bill 12-1087, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion failed on a vote of 3-9.
SECONDED:	Wilson
		VOTE
	Brown	No
	Coram	No
	Fischer	Yes
	Jones	Yes
	Looper	No
	McKinley	No
	Ryden	Yes
	Scott	No
	Vaad	Excused
	Vigil	No
	Wilson	No
	Baumgardner	No
	Sonnenberg	No

Final YES: 3 NO: 9 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL