Date: 05/04/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1003

SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Postpone House Bill 15-1003 indefinitely using a r
Refer House Bill 15-1003 to the Committee on Appro		PASS
FAIL



02:03 PM -- HB15-1003

Senator Todd, sponsor, presented House Bill 15-1003 to the committee. This bill, as amended by the House Transportation Committee, requires the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to continue its administration of the Safe Routes to School program (SRTS), which awards grants to state subdivisions for projects that improve the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists in school areas. The CDOT is appropriated $750,000 General Fund in FY 2015-16, for SRTS noninfrastructure project grants. Should federal funding become available for SRTS in FY 2015-16, General Fund moneys will be reduced by the amount of federal funding received. The SRTS program is repealed July 1, 2018.

Senator Todd discussed the Safe Routes to School program, and the benefits of walking and biking to school.

02:07 PM -- Ashley Frederick, representing the Colorado Public Health Association, testified in support of the bill. She discussed childhood obesity rates in Colorado. She noted the need for the grant money provided under the bill.


02:11 PM

Senator Todd described the projects funded by the Safe Routes to School program to date, and she wrapped up her presentation of the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.
BILL:HB15-1003
TIME: 02:17:18 PM
MOVED:Jones
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1003 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion failed on a vote of 2-3.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Hill
No
Jones
Yes
Ulibarri
Yes
Sonnenberg
No
Scott
No
YES: 2 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:HB15-1003
TIME: 02:17:37 PM
MOVED:Sonnenberg
MOTION:Postpone House Bill 15-1003 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 3-2.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Hill
Yes
Jones
No
Ulibarri
No
Sonnenberg
Yes
Scott
Yes
Final YES: 3 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS