Date: 03/13/2014

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB14-132

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer Senate Bill 14-132 to the Committee of the WPASS



03:44 PM -- SB 14-132

Representatives Gardner and Exum, prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 14-132. Under current law, if a soldier was killed in the line of duty while deployed to a combat zone, family members of the fallen soldier are eligible to receive a Fallen Service Member special license plate, which indicates the branch of the armed forces in which the soldier served. The bill removes the requirement that the fallen soldier be deployed to a combat zone at the time of his or her death. Representatives Gardner and Exum discussed the intent of the bill and the importance of its passage.

The following people testified on the bill:

03:46 PM -- Silvia Buoniconti and Nancy Pfander, representing Gold Star Families, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Buoniconti discussed the death of her son who was a soldier. Ms. Pfander said she is a retired Army nurse and that her son was killed in the line of duty as a combat engineer. They expressed their strong support for the bill. Members of the committee thanked them for testifying and for their sons' service.

BILL:SB14-132
TIME: 03:54:01 PM
MOVED:Buck
MOTION:Refer Senate Bill 14-132 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 12-0, with one member excused.
SECONDED:Kraft-Tharp
VOTE
Buck
Yes
Coram
Yes
Everett
Excused
Fischer
Yes
Ginal
Yes
Kraft-Tharp
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
Lee
Yes
Mitsch Bush
Yes
Peniston
Yes
Scott
Yes
Moreno
Yes
Tyler
Yes
Final YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS




03:55 PM

The committee adjourned.