Date: 02/17/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1074

SENATE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001. The motion passed without o
Refer House Bill 15-1074, as amended, to the Commi		Pass Without Objection
PASS



02:06 PM -- HB 15-1074

Senator Crowder, sponsor, described the provisions of House Bill 15-1074 concerning board of county commissioners member liability and distributed Amendment L.001 (Attachment B). The bill prohibits a judgment against a board of county commissioners arising solely from an act of the board from being enforced against an individual member of the board.

150217 AttachB.pdf150217 AttachB.pdf

The following persons testified on the bill.

02:08 PM -- Pat Ratliff, Colorado Counties, Inc., spoke in support of the bill and Amendment L.001, and discussed recent litigation against a member of the Elbert County Board of County Commissioners related to a violation of campaign finance laws. She also responded to questions from the committee about current law concerning government immunity for county commissioners and the potential effect of the bill.

02:17 PM -- Peg Perl, Colorado Ethics Watch, explained that her organization is neutral on the bill and Amendment L.001. She also discussed recent litigation against a member of a board of county commissioners and spoke in support of expanding liability to additional government bodies.

02:30 PM -- Ted Ort, Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado, spoke in support of the bill and Amendment L. 001.

Susan Shick, resident of Elbert County, submitted an e-mail opposing the bill (Attachment C).

150217 AttachC.pdf150217 AttachC.pdf

02:30 PM

Testimony was closed and Senator Crowder closed his remarks on the bill.

BILL:HB15-1074
TIME: 02:32:56 PM
MOVED:Crowder
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.001. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Crowder
Donovan
Kefalas
Martinez Humenik
Ulibarri
Balmer
Marble
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:HB15-1074
TIME: 02:33:49 PM
MOVED:Crowder
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1074, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Crowder
Yes
Donovan
Yes
Kefalas
Yes
Martinez Humenik
Yes
Ulibarri
Yes
Balmer
Yes
Marble
Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS