House Committee on Local Government (04/16/2014)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Date:	04/16/2014	ATTENDANCE

Time:	01:34 PM to 02:22 PM	Dore	*
		Exum	X
Place:	HCR 0107	Garcia	X
		Gardner	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Landgraf	X
	Representative Fields	Lebsock	*
		Navarro	X
This Report was prepared by		Rankin	X
	Damion Pechota	Rosenthal	X
		Vigil	X
		Wright	X
		Singer	X
		Fields	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
HB14-1343		Amended, Referred to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

01:34 PM -- HB14-1343

Representative Singer and Representative Wright presented and summarized House Bill 14-1343, as amended during the April 2, 2014 House Local Government committee meeting, concerning workers' compensation coverage for post-traumatic stress disorder for peace officers.

Testimony for House Bill 14-1343 was heard on April 2, 2014. Representative Singer distributed an informational handout to the committee (Attachment A). Representative Singer discussed amendment L.006 (Attachment B), which was passed by the House Local Government committee on April 2, 2014.

14HseLocal0416AttachA.pdf

14HseLocal0416AttachB.pdf


BILL:	HB14-1343
TIME:	01:35:29 PM
MOVED:	Singer
MOTION:	Reconsider amendment L.006 (Attachment B). The motion failed on a vote of 7-5.
SECONDED:	Wright
		VOTE
	Dore	No
	Exum	Yes
	Garcia	Yes
	Gardner	No
	Landgraf	No
	Lebsock	Excused
	Navarro	No
	Rankin	No
	Rosenthal	Yes
	Vigil	Yes
	Wright	Yes
	Singer	Yes
	Fields	Yes

YES: 7 NO: 5 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL

Representative Fields said that the reconsideration of amendment L.006 failed due to the lack of a 2/3 majority.

01:38 PM

The committee recessed.

02:04 PM

The committee came back from recess.

Representative Singer discussed the importance of the bill and asked the committee to refer the bill to the House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs committee.


BILL:	HB14-1343
TIME:	02:05:18 PM
MOVED:	Gardner
MOTION:	Postpone House Bill 14-1343 indefinitely. The motion failed on a vote of 6-7.
SECONDED:	Dore
		VOTE
	Dore	Yes
	Exum	No
	Garcia	No
	Gardner	Yes
	Landgraf	Yes
	Lebsock	No
	Navarro	Yes
	Rankin	Yes
	Rosenthal	No
	Vigil	Yes
	Wright	No
	Singer	No
	Fields	No

YES: 6 NO: 7 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL

02:06 PM

The committee recessed.

02:08 PM

The committee came back from recess.


BILL:	HB14-1343
TIME:	02:08:22 PM
MOVED:	Gardner
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 14-1343, as amended, to the Committee on Business, Labor, Economic, and Workforce Development. The motion was withdrawn.
SECONDED:	Dore
		VOTE
	Dore
	Exum
	Garcia
	Gardner
	Landgraf
	Lebsock
	Navarro
	Rankin
	Rosenthal
	Vigil
	Wright
	Singer
	Fields

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


BILL:	HB14-1343
TIME:	02:09:28 PM
MOVED:	Gardner
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 14-1343, as amended, to the Committee on Judiciary. The motion was withdrawn.
SECONDED:	Dore
		VOTE
	Dore
	Exum
	Garcia
	Gardner
	Landgraf
	Lebsock
	Navarro
	Rankin
	Rosenthal
	Vigil
	Wright
	Singer
	Fields

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

Representative Wright and Representative Singer answered questions from the committee regarding committees of reference.


BILL:	HB14-1343
TIME:	02:10:21 PM
MOVED:	Gardner
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 14-1343, as amended, to the Committee on Health, Insurance and Environment. The motion failed on a vote of 4-9.
SECONDED:	Dore
		VOTE
	Dore	Yes
	Exum	No
	Garcia	No
	Gardner	Yes
	Landgraf	Yes
	Lebsock	No
	Navarro	No
	Rankin	Yes
	Rosenthal	No
	Vigil	No
	Wright	No
	Singer	No
	Fields	No

YES: 4 NO: 9 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:	HB14-1343
TIME:	02:18:24 PM
MOVED:	Rosenthal
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 14-1343, as amended, to the Committee on Business, Labor, Economic, and Workforce Development. The motion failed on a vote of 6-7.
SECONDED:	Garcia
		VOTE
	Dore	Yes
	Exum	Yes
	Garcia	No
	Gardner	Yes
	Landgraf	Yes
	Lebsock	No
	Navarro	No
	Rankin	Yes
	Rosenthal	Yes
	Vigil	No
	Wright	No
	Singer	No
	Fields	No

YES: 6 NO: 7 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL

The committee members discussed their positions on the bill.


BILL:	HB14-1343
TIME:	02:22:00 PM
MOVED:	Singer
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 14-1343, as amended, to the Committee on State, Veterans, and Military Affairs The motion passed on a vote of 9-4.
SECONDED:	Lebsock
		VOTE
	Dore	No
	Exum	Yes
	Garcia	Yes
	Gardner	No
	Landgraf	No
	Lebsock	Yes
	Navarro	Yes
	Rankin	No
	Rosenthal	Yes
	Vigil	Yes
	Wright	Yes
	Singer	Yes
	Fields	Yes

FINAL YES: 9 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:22 PM

The committee adjourned.