Date: 04/23/2014

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB14-1343

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt severed section A of amendment L.014 (Attach
Adopt severed section B of amendment L014 (Attachm
Refer House Bill 14-1343, as amended, to the Commi		FAIL
Pass Without Objection
PASS


12:44 PM -- HB14-1343

The committee returned to order.

Representatives Singer and Wright, co-sponsors, presented House Bill 14-1343. The bill was referred from the House Local Government Committee on April 16, 2014. Testimony on the bill was heard in that committee on April 2, 2014. The bill concerns post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) coverage under workers' compensation claims for peace officers. Representative Singer explained amendment L.014 (Attachment D), which strikes everything below the enacting clause. Representative Wright weighed in with his perspective as a peace officer.

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12:56 PM

In response to questions from the committee, Representative Singer discussed the reason the strike-below amendment was drafted. A lengthy discussion ensued about severing the amendment into two sections, which was ultimately done. Severed section A encompasses page 1, line 1 through page 2, line 17. Severed section B includes page 1, lines 1 and 2 and then begins again on page 2, line 18 and ends on page 4, line 30. Committee members commented extensively about their positions on the two sections.
BILL:HB14-1343
TIME: 01:15:01 PM
MOVED:Williams
MOTION:Adopt severed section B of amendment L014 (Attachment D), which includes the first two lines of the amendment and then begins again on page 2, line 18 and ends on page 4, line 30. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Gerou
VOTE
Conti
Foote
Gerou
Humphrey
Labuda
Melton
Moreno
Nordberg
Williams
Salazar
Ryden
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:HB14-1343
TIME: 01:37:45 PM
MOVED:Salazar
MOTION:Adopt severed section A of amendment L.014 (Attachment D), which begins on page 1, line 1 and ends on page 2, line 17. The motion failed on a vote of 3-8.
SECONDED:Melton
VOTE
Conti
No
Foote
Yes
Gerou
No
Humphrey
No
Labuda
No
Melton
Yes
Moreno
No
Nordberg
No
Williams
No
Salazar
Yes
Ryden
No
YES: 3 NO: 8 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:HB14-1343
TIME: 01:39:31 PM
MOVED:Gerou
MOTION:Refer House Bill 14-1343, as amended, to the Committee on Legislative Council. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0.
SECONDED:Williams
VOTE
Conti
Yes
Foote
Yes
Gerou
Yes
Humphrey
Yes
Labuda
Yes
Melton
Yes
Moreno
Yes
Nordberg
Yes
Williams
Yes
Salazar
Yes
Ryden
Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS



01:40 PM

The committee took a brief recess.