Date: 04/24/2013

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB13-1313

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). The motion p
Postpone House Bill 13-1313 indefinitely. The moti
Refer House Bill 13-1313, as amended, to the Commi		Pass Without Objection
PASS
FAIL



02:34 PM -- House Bill 13-1313

Representative Peniston introduced her bill that requires continuous recording of executive sessions. The bill would require continuous recording of executive sessions, even when the discussion is claimed to be privileged. The local public body is required to keep a privilege log to identify the approximate times the privileged discussion takes place and the nature of the communication. She explained a proposed strike-below Amendment L.001 to the committee (Attachment B). She responded to questions from the committee.

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02:42 PM -- Pat Ratliff, Colorado Counties, Inc., spoke in opposition to the bill.

02:44 PM -- Kendra Carberry, Colorado Municipal League, spoke in opposition to the bill. She responded to questions from the committee.


03:02 PM

Representative Peniston commented on proposed amendments from Representative Wright.

03:04 PM -- Rick Fendel, Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority, spoke about the bill. The Water Authority opposed the bill as drafted, however Mr. Fendel indicated that the proposed amendment eliminated some concerns. Mr. Fendel discussed remaining concerns about the bill.

03:07 PM -- Cindra Barnard, Taxpayers for Public Education, spoke in support of the bill. She responded to questions from the committee.

03:23 PM -- Susan Meek, Strong Schools Coalition, spoke in support of the bill.

03:33 PM -- Julie Whitacre, Colorado Education Association, spoke in support of the bill. She responded to questions from the committee.

03:42 PM -- Representative Peniston responded to questions from the committee.


03:44 PM -- Bob Lackner, Office of Legislative Legal Services, responded to questions raised by the committee regarding attorney client privilege. He also discussed the requirement of state government bodies to maintain written minutes.


03:51 PM

The committee recessed.


03:57 PM

The committee came back to order.
BILL:HB13-1313
TIME: 03:57:58 PM
MOVED:Singer
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Vigil
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


03:58 PM

Representative Peniston made closing comments on the bill, as amended. The committee discussed the amended bill.
BILL:HB13-1313
TIME: 04:02:04 PM
MOVED:Singer
MOTION:Refer House Bill 13-1313, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion failed on a vote of 5-8.
SECONDED:Ginal
VOTE
Dore
No
Exum
Yes
Garcia
No
Gardner
No
Ginal
Yes
Holbert
No
Lebsock
Yes
Navarro
No
Rankin
No
Vigil
No
Wright
No
Singer
Yes
Fields
Yes
YES: 5 NO: 8 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:HB13-1313
TIME: 04:03:11 PM
MOVED:Holbert
MOTION:Postpone House Bill 13-1313 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 7-6.
SECONDED:Gardner
VOTE
Dore
Yes
Exum
No
Garcia
Yes
Gardner
Yes
Ginal
No
Holbert
Yes
Lebsock
No
Navarro
Yes
Rankin
Yes
Vigil
No
Wright
Yes
Singer
No
Fields
No
Final YES: 7 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS