Date: 04/28/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB15-276

SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, & TECHNOLOGY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). The motion p
Refer Senate Bill 15-276, as amended, to the Commi
This is a conceptual amendment page 4, line 6, ins		PASS
PASS
Pass Without Objection



10:40 AM -- SB 15-276

Senator Balmer and Senator Carroll introduced Senate Bill 15-276 concerning voter approval for use of red light cameras. The bill directs a 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 2016 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 not later than November 8, 2016.

If a local jurisdiction does not comply with the voter approval requirements, then on and after July 1, 2017, the state treasurer must withhold the local government's monthly Highway Users Tax Fund (HUTF) allocation payments until it discontinues using red light cameras or obtains voter approval. Withheld funds are forfeited by the local jurisdiction and returned to the HUTF to be reapportioned during the next fiscal year under the existing statutory formula.

10:51 AM

Senator Carroll discussed the impetus of the bill. She discussed situations in which an individual may be unfairly subject to a red light camera ticket.

10:58 AM -- Robert Hendry, City of Boulder, spoke in opposition to the bill. He discussed how local jurisdictions implement red light camera ticketing. He responded to questions from the committee.

11:19 AM

Senator Balmer responded to a question from Senator Newell regarding the language of the ballot measures.

11:21 AM -- Craig Horton, Fort Collins Police Department, spoke in opposition to the bill.

11:29 AM -- Mark Radtke, Colorado Municipal League, spoke in opposition to the bill. He provided a copy of an email from the mayor of Greenwood Village (Attachment A).

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11:33 AM

Senator Balmer provided amendment L.001 (Attachment B) to the committee. Senator Balmer described the purpose of the amendment.

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BILL:SB15-276
TIME: 11:34:13 AM
MOVED:Balmer
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). The motion passed on a vote of 7-2.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Aguilar
Yes
Baumgardner
Yes
Heath
No
Jahn
Yes
Neville T.
Yes
Newell
No
Woods
Yes
Holbert
Yes
Balmer
Yes
YES: 7 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:SB15-276
TIME: 11:44:18 AM
MOVED:Newell
MOTION:This is a conceptual amendment page 4, line 6, insert "SOME" before "RESEARCH"; line 12, insert "SOME" before "COLORADANS". The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Aguilar
Baumgardner
Heath
Jahn
Neville T.
Newell
Woods
Holbert
Balmer
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection



11:46 AM

Senator Carroll made closing comments on the merits of the bill.

BILL:SB15-276
TIME: 11:56:30 AM
MOVED:Balmer
MOTION:Refer Senate Bill 15-276, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 7-2.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Aguilar
Yes
Baumgardner
Yes
Heath
No
Jahn
Yes
Neville T.
Yes
Newell
No
Woods
Yes
Holbert
Yes
Balmer
Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS