Date: 05/04/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1098

SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.035 (Attachment B). The motion p
Adopt amendment L.036 (Attachment C). The motion p
Refer House Bill 15-1098, as amended, to the Commi
This is a conceptual amendment. Add the phrase "su		PASS
Pass Without Objection
PASS
PASS



03:48 PM -- HB15-1098

Senator Neville, sponsor, presented House Bill 15-1098 to the committee. This bill directs the state or a unit of local government to obtain voter approval before using automated vehicle identification systems, including red light cameras. Local governments with existing red light camera programs must submit a measure to voters on their continued use at the 2017 general election. If the voters of a local jurisdiction that uses red light cameras do not approve of their continued use, the local government must discontinue the program within two months following the date of the certification of the vote. If jurisdictions that maintain red light cameras do not wish to submit a ballot question, they must discontinue the program no later than November 7, 2017.

Senator Neville gave committee members a packet of information about the bill (Attachment A). He discussed flaws with red light cameras. He presented amendments L.035 and L.036 (Attachments B and C), noting that they would modify dates and allow voter approval of traffic enforcement cameras.

15SenateState0504AttachA.pdf15SenateState0504AttachA.pdf 15SenateState0504AttachB.pdf15SenateState0504AttachB.pdf

15SenateState0504AttachC.pdf15SenateState0504AttachC.pdf

Senator Balmer discussed the nature of traffic enforcement cameras as automated government surveillance and expressed his interest in adding this language to the bill.

04:00 PM -- Harold Chatman, representing the Commerce City Police Department, testified against the bill. He discussed Commerce City's one red light camera, noting that it is impossible for an officer to enforce violations at the intersection where it is located.

04:03 PM -- Mark Radtke, representing the Colorado Municipal League, testified against the bill. He noted that traffic enforcement cameras reduce traffic violations. He added that city councils should be able to make decisions about the use of red light cameras.


04:08 PM

Committee members discussed the bill and the proposed amendments with Senator Neville. Senator Neville wrapped up his presentation of the bill.


04:12 PM

Senator Balmer explained his conceptual amendment to insert "surveillance camera" after "automated" in several locations, with the ability for the drafter to make technical corrections.
BILL:HB15-1098
TIME: 04:14:57 PM
MOVED:Sonnenberg
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.035 (Attachment B). The motion passed on a vote of 4-1.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Balmer
Yes
Jones
Yes
Ulibarri
No
Sonnenberg
Yes
Scott
Yes
YES: 4 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
BILL:HB15-1098
TIME: 04:15:29 PM
MOVED:Sonnenberg
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.036 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Balmer
Jones
Ulibarri
Sonnenberg
Scott
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:HB15-1098
TIME: 04:15:41 PM
MOVED:Balmer
MOTION:This is a conceptual amendment. Add the phrase "surveillance camera" after the word "automated" in several locations as specified in the committee report, and allow the drafter to make technical conforming changes. The motion passed on a vote of 3-2.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Balmer
Yes
Jones
No
Ulibarri
No
Sonnenberg
Yes
Scott
Yes
YES: 3 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


04:16 PM

Committee members commented on the bill. Senator Neville responded to these comments. Discussion continued.
BILL:HB15-1098
TIME: 04:27:11 PM
MOVED:Sonnenberg
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1098, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 3-2.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Balmer
Yes
Jones
No
Ulibarri
No
Sonnenberg
Yes
Scott
Yes
YES: 3 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS