Date: 03/12/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB15-179

SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Postpone Senate Bill 15-179 indefinitely using a r
Refer Senate Bill 15-179, as amended, to the Commi
FAIL


09:55 AM -- SB 15-179

Senator Baumgardner, Chair, called the meeting to order. A quorum was present. The committee heard witness testimony on Senate Bill 15-179 on March 3, 2015, the bill was amended and laid over for action only. The bill requires the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to conduct an economic impact and opportunity study of the 250-mile portion of the U.S. Highway 50 that runs between the junction with U.S. Highway 285 and the Kansas border. Specifically, CDOT is directed to study the extent to which various potential safety improvements are likely to increase the efficiency, capacity, and usage of the highway. The report is due to the transportation committees of the General Assembly and to be posted on the CDOT website by December 1, 2015. Senator Garcia discussed the fiscal note.

09:56 AM

Senator Garcia provided closing comments on the bill.
BILL:SB15-179
TIME: 09:56:37 AM
MOVED:Garcia
MOTION:Refer Senate Bill 15-179, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion failed on a vote of 2-3. (Attachment A)
SECONDED:
VOTE
Cooke
No
Garcia
Yes
Todd
Yes
Scott
No
Baumgardner
No
Final YES: 2 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL
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BILL:SB15-179
TIME: 10:02:35 AM
MOVED:Scott
MOTION:Postpone Senate Bill 15-179 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 without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Cooke
Garcia
Todd
Scott
Baumgardner
Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: