Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Date:03/20/2013
ATTENDANCE
Time:01:30 PM to 03:26 PM
Dore
X
Exum
X
Place:HCR 0107
Garcia
X
Gardner
X
This Meeting was called to order by
Ginal
*
Representative Fields
Holbert
X
Lebsock
X
This Report was prepared by
Navarro
X
Jeanette Chapman
Rankin
X
Vigil
X
Wright
X
Singer
X
Fields
X
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
Bills Addressed: Action Taken:
HB13-1250
HB13-1270		Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only


01:31 PM -- House Bill 13-1250

Representative Sonnenberg introduced his bill that changes county administration powers related to pest control. The bill changes the definition of animal pests to include rodents, increases the license renewal period for a county pest inspector, and raises the cap on charges for pest mitigation on private property, among other things. He provided an amendment to the committee (Attachment A).

13HseLocal0320AttachA.pdf13HseLocal0320AttachA.pdf


01:32 PM -- Fred Raish, Colorado Weed Management Association, spoke in support of the bill.

01:33 PM -- Nicholas Colglazier, Colorado Farm Bureau, spoke in support of the bill.
BILL:HB13-1250
TIME: 01:34:49 PM
MOVED:Holbert
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.002 The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Singer
VOTE
Dore
Exum
Garcia
Gardner
Ginal
Holbert
Lebsock
Navarro
Rankin
Vigil
Wright
Singer
Fields
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection





























BILL:HB13-1250
TIME: 01:35:29 PM
MOVED:Holbert
MOTION:Refer House Bill 13-1250, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0.
SECONDED:Singer
VOTE
Dore
Yes
Exum
Yes
Garcia
Yes
Gardner
Yes
Ginal
Yes
Holbert
Yes
Lebsock
Yes
Navarro
Yes
Rankin
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Wright
Yes
Singer
Yes
Fields
Yes
Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


01:37 PM -- House Bill 13-1270

Representative Fields introduced her bill that repeals the death penalty in the state contingent on passage of a statewide ballot measure in the November 2014 election.

01:41 PM -- Jay Corbett, representing himself, spoke in support of the bill.

01:48 PM -- Pete Weir, Jefferson and Gilpin County District Attorney, spoke in support of the bill. He talked about the process by which a District Attorney determines whether to ask for the death penalty. He responded to questions from the committee.

01:58 PM -- Melissa Petrucelli, representing herself, spoke in support of the bill.

02:01 PM -- Dave Young, Adams and Broomfield County District Attorney, spoke in support of the bill. He discussed the nature of cases in which the death penalty is applied. He responded to questions from the committee.












02:18 PM -- Dan May, El Paso and Teller County District Attorney, spoke in support of the bill.

02:24 PM -- Mitch Morrisey, Denver District Attorney, spoke in support of the bill. He discussed the use of the death penalty in his district.

02:30 PM -- Mitch Murray, Fort Collins District Attorney, spoke in support of the bill. He responded to questions from the committee.

02:34 PM -- Mike Violette, Fraternal Order of Police of Colorado, spoke in support of the bill. He addressed previous questions from the committee regarding a referendum.

02:41 PM -- Reverend Leo Garcia, AFCMI, spoke in support of the bill.

02:44 PM -- Randy Stedle, representing himself, spoke in opposition to the bill. He discussed his experience on death row for a crime he was later acquitted of.

02:51 PM -- Denise Maez, American Civil Liberties Union, spoke in opposition to the bill. She responded to questions from the committee about the constitutionality of the death penalty.

02:55 PM -- David Blake and Matthew Durkin, Colorado Attorney General's office, spoke in support of the bill. They described the circumstances in which a death penalty is considered in a case. Mr. Blake responded to questions from the committee about the use of the referendum.

03:08 PM -- Maisha Fields Pollard, representing herself, spoke in support of the bill. She discussed her experience as a victim of a crime.

03:14 PM -- Joe Cannata, Voices of Victims, spoke in support of the bill.


03:18 PM

Representative Fields made closing comments on the merits of the bill. She asked that the bill be layed over.


03:26 PM

The committee adjourned.