Date: 02/13/2013

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB13-1133

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C). Representati
Postpone House Bill 13-1133 indefinitely. The moti
Refer House Bill 13-1133 to the Committee on Appro		FAIL
PASS
FAIL



02:59 PM -- House Bill 13-1133

Representative Gardner introduced his bill that authorizes local governments to perform electrical and plumbing inspections of public schools in lieu of the state, providing that the inspections are in compliance with state standards. At its discretion, a school district may opt to be inspected by either a state inspector or a local inspector. He provided an amendment to the committee (Attachment C).

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03:05 PM -- Mark Bissell, representing Academy District 20, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Bissell spoke about how the bill will impact school districts in the state. He discussed the importance of getting inspections completed in a timely manner. He responded to questions from the committee about inspections in rural areas versus larger cities.

03:13 PM -- Kandice McKeon, Colorado Building Trades Council, spoke in opposition to the bill. She responded to questions from the committee.

03:18 PM -- Ed Knox, Electricians Local Union #68, spoke in opposition to the bill. He responded to questions from the committee.

03:26 PM -- Brian Pritchard, Department of Regulatory Agencies, indicated his availability to respond to questions from the committee regarding the current process for electrical and plumbing inspections. He responded to questions from the committee.

03:35 PM -- Pat Ratliff, Colorado Counties, Inc., spoke in support of the bill.

03:37 PM -- Dean Wemmer, Regional Building Department of El Paso County, spoke in support of the bill. He described how inspections work in El Paso county.

03:44 PM -- Daniel Rial, Pikes Peak Mechanical Contractors Association, spoke in support of the bill. He described how building inspections have worked in his experience.

03:51 PM -- Greg Wheeler, Colorado International Code Council and the Colorado Municipal League, spoke in support of the bill. He responded to questions from the committee.

03:53 PM -- John Goodloe, CSNA Architects, spoke in support of the bill.

03:56 PM -- Roger Lovell, Pikes Peak Regional Building Department, spoke in support of the bill.

03:59 PM -- Rick Johnson, Pikes Peak Regional Building Department, spoke in support of the bill.

03:59 PM -- Phil Hayes, Colorado AFL-CIO, spoke in opposition to the bill. He described the history of the bill. He responded to questions from the committee.
BILL:HB13-1133
TIME: 04:06:34 PM
MOVED:Gardner
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C). Representative Gardner described the amendment. The motion failed on a vote of 6-7.
SECONDED:Holbert
VOTE
Dore
Yes
Exum
No
Garcia
No
Gardner
Yes
Ginal
No
Holbert
Yes
Lebsock
No
Navarro
Yes
Rankin
Yes
Vigil
No
Wright
Yes
Singer
No
Fields
No
YES: 6 NO: 7 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:HB13-1133
TIME: 04:08:31 PM
MOVED:Gardner
MOTION:Refer House Bill 13-1133 to the Committee on Appropriations. Representative Gardner made closing comments on the merits of the bill. The motion failed on a vote of 6-7.
SECONDED:Navarro
VOTE
Dore
Yes
Exum
No
Garcia
No
Gardner
Yes
Ginal
No
Holbert
Yes
Lebsock
No
Navarro
Yes
Rankin
Yes
Vigil
No
Wright
Yes
Singer
No
Fields
No
YES: 6 NO: 7 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:HB13-1133
TIME: 04:17:10 PM
MOVED:Vigil
MOTION:Postpone House Bill 13-1133 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 7-6.
SECONDED:Lebsock
VOTE
Dore
No
Exum
Yes
Garcia
Yes
Gardner
No
Ginal
Yes
Holbert
No
Lebsock
Yes
Navarro
No
Rankin
No
Vigil
Yes
Wright
No
Singer
Yes
Fields
Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS