Senate Committee on Legislative Council (05/04/2012)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

SENATE COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Date:	05/04/2012	ATTENDANCE

Time:	08:20 AM to 08:40 AM	Boyd	X
		Cadman	X
Place:	HCR 0112	Court	E
		Duran	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Ferrandino	X
	Representative McNulty	Grantham	X
		Hodge	X
This Report was prepared by		Kerr J.	X
	Hillary Smith	Morse	X
		Nicholson	X
		Nikkel	X
		Priola	X
		Renfroe	X
		Scheffel	X
		Stephens	X
		Todd	X
		Shaffer B.	X
		McNulty	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
HB12-1218 HB12-1099		Postponed Indefinitely Referred to Finance

08:21 AM -- House Bill 12-1218

Speaker McNulty, chair, called the Senate Committee on Legislative Council to order.

Representative Peniston and Senator Hudak, sponsors, presented House Bill 12-1218, concerning the Early Childhood & School Readiness Commission. A handout and prepared Amendment L.008 were distributed to the committee (Attachments A and B, respectively). Representative Peniston walked the committee through the provisions of the amendment, which removes the commission's ability to recommend legislation.

08:23 AM

Representative Stephens spoke about her work on this issue. She expressed concerns with special-interest funding for interim committees. She said that interim committees sometimes feel compelled to produce bills, so she supports Amendment L.008.

08:25 AM

Senator Hudak shared additional remarks in support of the bill. President Shaffer spoke about the evolution of the commission over time. He explained that he does not support the amendment because he feels that valuable bills have been proposed by the commission.

08:27 AM

Representative Stephens clarified that the members of the commission would still be free to carry bills on their own, even if the commission cannot formally recommend legislation. President Shaffer responded to her remarks.


BILL:	HB12-1218
TIME:	08:28:37 AM
MOVED:	Stephens
MOTION:	WITHDRAWN: Adopt prepared Amendment L.008 (Attachment B). After a brief recess, the committee came back to order and the motion was withdrawn.
SECONDED:	Kerr J.
		VOTE
	Boyd
	Cadman
	Court	Excused
	Duran
	Ferrandino
	Grantham
	Hodge
	Kerr J.
	Morse
	Nicholson
	Nikkel
	Priola
	Renfroe
	Scheffel
	Stephens
	Todd
	Shaffer B.
	McNulty

YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: WITHDRAWN


BILL:	HB12-1218
TIME:	08:31:51 AM
MOVED:	Ferrandino
MOTION:	Prioritize House Bill 12-1218 as an interim committee staffed by legislative staff. The motion passed on a vote of 13-4, with one member excused.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Boyd	Yes
	Cadman	Yes
	Court	Excused
	Duran	Yes
	Ferrandino	Yes
	Grantham	No
	Hodge	Yes
	Kerr J.	Yes
	Morse	Yes
	Nicholson	Yes
	Nikkel	Yes
	Priola	Yes
	Renfroe	No
	Scheffel	No
	Stephens	Yes
	Todd	Yes
	Shaffer B.	Yes
	McNulty	No

YES: 13 NO: 4 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:	HB12-1218
TIME:	08:33:27 AM
MOVED:	Stephens
MOTION:	Adopt prepared Amendment L.008 (Attachment B). The motion failed on a vote of 7-10, with one member excused.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Boyd	No
	Cadman	No
	Court	Excused
	Duran	No
	Ferrandino	Yes
	Grantham	No
	Hodge	No
	Kerr J.	Yes
	Morse	No
	Nicholson	No
	Nikkel	Yes
	Priola	Yes
	Renfroe	Yes
	Scheffel	No
	Stephens	Yes
	Todd	Yes
	Shaffer B.	No
	McNulty	No

YES: 7 NO: 10 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:	HB12-1218
TIME:	08:34:32 AM
MOVED:	Ferrandino
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 12-1218 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion failed on a vote of 8-9, with one member excused.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Boyd	Yes
	Cadman	No
	Court	Excused
	Duran	Yes
	Ferrandino	Yes
	Grantham	No
	Hodge	Yes
	Kerr J.	No
	Morse	Yes
	Nicholson	Yes
	Nikkel	No
	Priola	No
	Renfroe	No
	Scheffel	No
	Stephens	No
	Todd	Yes
	Shaffer B.	Yes
	McNulty	No

Not Final YES: 8 NO: 9 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:	HB12-1218
TIME:	08:35:55 AM
MOVED:	Stephens
MOTION:	Postpone House Bill 12-1218 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the motion to postpone House Bill 12-1218 indefinitely passed on a vote of 9-8, with one member excused.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Boyd	No
	Cadman	Yes
	Court	Excused
	Duran	No
	Ferrandino	No
	Grantham	Yes
	Hodge	No
	Kerr J.	Yes
	Morse	No
	Nicholson	No
	Nikkel	Yes
	Priola	Yes
	Renfroe	Yes
	Scheffel	Yes
	Stephens	Yes
	Todd	No
	Shaffer B.	No
	McNulty	Yes

Final YES: 9 NO: 8 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

08:36 AM -- House Bill 12-1099

Senator Tochtrop and Senator S. Williams, sponsors, presented House Bill 12-1099, concerning a Phytroremediation Hemp Remediation Pilot Program.


BILL:	HB12-1099
TIME:	08:38:13 AM
MOVED:	Hodge
MOTION:	WITHDRAWN: Refer House Bill 12-1099 to the Committee on Appropriations. After a brief recess, the committee came back to order and the motion was withdrawn.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Boyd
	Cadman
	Court	Excused
	Duran
	Ferrandino
	Grantham
	Hodge
	Kerr J.
	Morse
	Nicholson
	Nikkel
	Priola
	Renfroe
	Scheffel
	Stephens
	Todd
	Shaffer B.
	McNulty

YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: WITHDRAWN


BILL:	HB12-1099
TIME:	08:39:25 AM
MOVED:	Hodge
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 12-1099 to the Committee on Finance. The motion passed on a vote of 15-0, with three members excused.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Boyd	Yes
	Cadman	Yes
	Court	Excused
	Duran	Yes
	Ferrandino	Excused
	Grantham	Yes
	Hodge	Yes
	Kerr J.	Yes
	Morse	Yes
	Nicholson	Yes
	Nikkel	Yes
	Priola	Yes
	Renfroe	Yes
	Scheffel	Excused
	Stephens	Yes
	Todd	Yes
	Shaffer B.	Yes
	McNulty	Yes

Final YES: 15 NO: 0 EXC: 3 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

08:40 AM

The committee adjourned.