Bill Summary for Bill Number Discussion and Approval of Bill Drafts

Date: 11/02/2015

Final
Discussion and Approval of Bill Drafts

TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION REVIEW COMMITTEE

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Action Taken:

Adopt amendment #1 (Attachment I) to Bill 3. The m
Adopt amendment #2 (Attachment L) to Bill 5. The m
Adopt amendment #3 (Attachment M) to Bill 5. The m
Refer Bill 1 (Attachment C) as a committee bill. T
Refer Bill 2 (Attachment E) as a committee bill. T
Refer Bill 3 (Attachment G), as amended, as a comm
Refer Bill 5 (Attachment K), as amended, as a comm
Refer Bill 7 (Attachment N) as a committee bill. T
Refer Bill 8 (Attachment O) as a committee bill. T

PASS
Pass Without Objection
Pass Without Objection
PASS
PASS
PASS
PASS
PASS
TIE

09:44 AM -- Discussion and Approval of Bill Drafts

Clare Pramuk, representing Legislative Council Staff, explained the fiscal notes process for interim committee bills.

09:46 AM

Representative Mitsch Bush presented Bill 1 concerning I-70 chain laws (Attachment C). She discussed the legislative declaration in the bill draft and spoke about the reasons the bill is necessary. She showed pictures of a recent closure on I-70 that resulted from snow and icy roads. She commented that the bill speaks to public safety. She responded to questions from the committee. Discussion ensued about the fiscal note (Attachment D) and the merits of the bill.

15Trans1102AttachC.pdf

15Trans1102AttachD.pdf

10:02 AM

Discussion continued about specific language in the bill.

10:10 AM

The committee continued discussing the enforcement of the bill. State Trooper Dave Hall, representing the Colorado State Patrol (CSP), came to the table to clarify that the CSP would only pull drivers over pursuant to the bill when snowy and ice-packed conditions exist. Representative Carver suggested an amendment to the bill on page 5, line 1, but the amendment was not offered.


BILL:	Discussion and Approval of Bill Drafts
TIME:	10:14:55 AM
MOVED:	Mitsch Bush
MOTION:	Refer Bill 1 (Attachment C) as a committee bill. The motion passed on a vote of 10-8.
SECONDED:	Melton
		VOTE
	Becker J.	No
	Buck	No
	Carver	No
	Cooke	No
	Coram	Yes
	Donovan	Yes
	Esgar	Yes
	Kraft-Tharp	Yes
	Melton	Yes
	Mitsch Bush	Yes
	Moreno	Yes
	Neville P.	No
	Nordberg	No
	Scott	No
	Todd	Yes
	Winter	Yes
	Baumgardner	No
	Tyler	Yes

Final YES: 10 NO: 8 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

10:16 AM

Representative Tyler assigned Representatives Mitsch Bush and Rankin as the House sponsors and Senators Todd and Donovan as the Senate sponsors of Bill 1. Representative Carver explained Bill 2 concerning procedures of the Statewide Transportation Advisory Committee (STAC) (Attachment E). She referenced a letter from the STAC chairman, Vince Rogalski, in support of the bill (Attachment F).

15Trans1102AttachE.pdf

15Trans1102AttachF.pdf


BILL:	Discussion and Approval of Bill Drafts
TIME:	10:20:54 AM
MOVED:	Buck
MOTION:	Refer Bill 2 (Attachment E) as a committee bill. The motion passed on a vote of 18-0.
SECONDED:	Mitsch Bush
		VOTE
	Becker J.	Yes
	Buck	Yes
	Carver	Yes
	Cooke	Yes
	Coram	Yes
	Donovan	Yes
	Esgar	Yes
	Kraft-Tharp	Yes
	Melton	Yes
	Mitsch Bush	Yes
	Moreno	Yes
	Neville P.	Yes
	Nordberg	Yes
	Scott	Yes
	Todd	Yes
	Winter	Yes
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Tyler	Yes

Final YES: 18 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

10:22 AM

Representative Tyler announced that Representatives Carver and Mitsch Bush would be the House sponsors of Bill 2 and Senator Todd would be the Senate sponsor. Representative Carver explained Bill 3 concerning the modification of the membership of the Transportation Commission (Attachment G). She provided the committee with a history of legislation with regards to Transportation Commission district boundaries (Attachment H). She indicated that she would be moving a strike-below amendment to Bill 3 (Attachment I). Discussion ensued about the fiscal impact of the bill with the adoption of amendment #1.

15Trans1102AttachG.pdf

15Trans1102AttachH.pdf

15Trans1102AttachI.pdf


BILL:	Discussion and Approval of Bill Drafts
TIME:	10:31:02 AM
MOVED:	Carver
MOTION:	Adopt amendment #1 (Attachment I) to Bill 3. The motion passed on a vote of 16-2.
SECONDED:	Nordberg
		VOTE
	Becker J.	Yes
	Buck	Yes
	Carver	Yes
	Cooke	Yes
	Coram	Yes
	Donovan	Yes
	Esgar	Yes
	Kraft-Tharp	No
	Melton	Yes
	Mitsch Bush	Yes
	Moreno	Yes
	Neville P.	Yes
	Nordberg	Yes
	Scott	Yes
	Todd	Yes
	Winter	Yes
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Tyler	No

YES: 16 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:	Discussion and Approval of Bill Drafts
TIME:	10:33:36 AM
MOVED:	Carver
MOTION:	Refer Bill 3 (Attachment G), as amended, as a committee bill. The motion passed on a vote of 17-1.
SECONDED:	Buck
		VOTE
	Becker J.	Yes
	Buck	Yes
	Carver	Yes
	Cooke	Yes
	Coram	Yes
	Donovan	Yes
	Esgar	Yes
	Kraft-Tharp	Yes
	Melton	No
	Mitsch Bush	Yes
	Moreno	Yes
	Neville P.	Yes
	Nordberg	Yes
	Scott	Yes
	Todd	Yes
	Winter	Yes
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Tyler	Yes

Final YES: 17 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

10:34 AM

Representative Tyler announced that the House sponsor of Bill 3 will be Representative Carver. Senator Scott explained Bill 4 concerning private agent motor vehicle regulation (Attachment J). Michael Dixon, representing the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in the Department of Revenue, commented that the DMV is neutral on the bill, but has not had time to thoroughly vet the bill. He responded to questions from the committee about costs associated with the department's new driver's license and title and registration computer systems that are being implemented. Senator Scott indicated that he would be withdrawing Bill 4 from consideration in order to work on it further. Committee members commented about the bill.

15Trans1102AttachJ.pdf

10:47 AM

Representative Becker presented Bill 5 concerning kei vehicle road use (Attachment K). He discussed amendments #2 and #3 (Attachments L and M) and responded to questions from the committee about the bill.

15Trans1102AttachK.pdf

15Trans1102AttachL.pdf

15Trans1102AttachM.pdf


BILL:	Discussion and Approval of Bill Drafts
TIME:	10:53:58 AM
MOVED:	Becker J.
MOTION:	Adopt amendment #3 (Attachment M) to Bill 5. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Moreno
		VOTE
	Becker J.
	Buck
	Carver
	Cooke
	Coram
	Donovan
	Esgar
	Kraft-Tharp
	Melton
	Mitsch Bush
	Moreno
	Neville P.
	Nordberg
	Scott
	Todd
	Winter
	Baumgardner
	Tyler

YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	Discussion and Approval of Bill Drafts
TIME:	10:54:49 AM
MOVED:	Moreno
MOTION:	Adopt amendment #2 (Attachment L) to Bill 5. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Becker J.
		VOTE
	Becker J.
	Buck
	Carver
	Cooke
	Coram
	Donovan
	Esgar
	Kraft-Tharp
	Melton
	Mitsch Bush
	Moreno
	Neville P.
	Nordberg
	Scott
	Todd
	Winter
	Baumgardner
	Tyler

YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	Discussion and Approval of Bill Drafts
TIME:	10:55:14 AM
MOVED:	Becker J.
MOTION:	Refer Bill 5 (Attachment K), as amended, as a committee bill. The motion passed on a vote of 15-3.
SECONDED:	Buck
		VOTE
	Becker J.	Yes
	Buck	Yes
	Carver	Yes
	Cooke	Yes
	Coram	Yes
	Donovan	No
	Esgar	Yes
	Kraft-Tharp	Yes
	Melton	No
	Mitsch Bush	Yes
	Moreno	Yes
	Neville P.	Yes
	Nordberg	Yes
	Scott	Yes
	Todd	Yes
	Winter	Yes
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Tyler	No

Final YES: 15 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

10:56 AM

Representative Tyler announced that Bill 5 would be sponsored by Representative Becker and Senator Cooke. He presented Bill 7 concerning abandoned motor vehicle national title searches (Attachment N).

15Trans1102AttachN.pdf


BILL:	Discussion and Approval of Bill Drafts
TIME:	10:57:58 AM
MOVED:	Tyler
MOTION:	Refer Bill 7 (Attachment N) as a committee bill. The motion passed on a vote of 17-1.
SECONDED:	Coram
		VOTE
	Becker J.	Yes
	Buck	Yes
	Carver	Yes
	Cooke	Yes
	Coram	Yes
	Donovan	Yes
	Esgar	Yes
	Kraft-Tharp	Yes
	Melton	Yes
	Mitsch Bush	Yes
	Moreno	Yes
	Neville P.	No
	Nordberg	Yes
	Scott	Yes
	Todd	Yes
	Winter	Yes
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Tyler	Yes

Final YES: 17 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

10:59 AM

Representative Tyler announced that he and Representative Coram would be the House sponsors and Senators Baumgardner and Todd would be the Senate sponsors of Bill 7. Representative Tyler presented Bill 8 concerning a regional transportation authority mill levy (Attachment O). He responded to questions from the committee.

15Trans1102AttachO.pdf


BILL:	Discussion and Approval of Bill Drafts
TIME:	11:01:50 AM
MOVED:	Tyler
MOTION:	Refer Bill 8 (Attachment O) as a committee bill. The motion failed on a 9-9 vote.
SECONDED:	Mitsch Bush
		VOTE
	Becker J.	No
	Buck	No
	Carver	No
	Cooke	No
	Coram	No
	Donovan	Yes
	Esgar	Yes
	Kraft-Tharp	Yes
	Melton	Yes
	Mitsch Bush	Yes
	Moreno	Yes
	Neville P.	No
	Nordberg	No
	Scott	No
	Todd	Yes
	Winter	Yes
	Baumgardner	No
	Tyler	Yes

Final YES: 9 NO: 9 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE

11:03 AM

Representative Tyler announced that the interim committee would be adjourning, but the Joint Transportation Committee would convene at 1:00 PM for a portion of the committee's SMART Government Act briefing from the Office of the State Auditor and the Colorado Department of Transportation.

11:04 AM

The committee adjourned.