Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Date:04/26/2005
ATTENDANCE
Time:02:17 PM to 09:07 PM
Cadman
X
Carroll T.
X
Place:HCR 0107
Coleman
X
Crane
X
This Meeting was called to order by
Gallegos
X
Representative Weissmann
Liston
X
Lundberg
X
This Report was prepared by
Schultheis
X
Brad Denning
Todd
X
Ragsdale
X
Weissmann
X
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
Bills Addressed: Action Taken:
HB05-1332
SB05-198
HJR05-1054
SB05-086
SB05-053
HB05-1336
HB05-1334
HCR05-1007
HJR05-1060
HJR05-1062
SB05-213		Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Referred to Committee on Finance
Amended, Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Amended, Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Postponed Indefinitely
Postponed Indefinitely
Postponed Indefinitely
Referred to the Committee of the Whole


02:19 PM -- House Bill 05-1332

Representative McGihon, prime sponsor, explained House Bill 05-1332, which modifies the "Fair Campaign Practices Act." The bill expands the definition of corporation to include nonprofits and organizations incorporated under the laws of another state or foreign country; prohibits a limited liability company from contributing to a candidate committee, small donor committee, political party, or political committee if any members of the LLC is prohibited from making such a contribution; and, makes further changes.

The following people testified:

02:21 PM -- Bill Hobbs, Deputy Secretary of State, representing the Colorado Secretary of State, testified in support of the bill.


BILL:HB05-1332
TIME: 02:23:10 PM
MOVED:Weissmann
MOTION:Moved Amendment L.001 (Attachment A). Representative McGihon explained the amendment. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Carroll T.
VOTE
Cadman
Carroll T.
Coleman
Crane
Gallegos
Liston
Lundberg
Schultheis
Todd
Ragsdale
Weissmann
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
BILL:HB05-1332
TIME: 02:24:22 PM
MOVED:Carroll T.
MOTION:Moved HB 05-1332, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed on a 6 - 5 vote.
SECONDED:Coleman
VOTE
Cadman
No
Carroll T.
Yes
Coleman
Yes
Crane
No
Gallegos
Yes
Liston
No
Lundberg
No
Schultheis
No
Todd
Yes
Ragsdale
Yes
Weissmann
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS




02:33 PM -- Senate Bill 05-198

Representative Madden, prime sponsor, introduced Senate Bill 05-198 regarding the conduct of elections. This measure offers a variety of changes to election rules, including;

• expanding the list of the types of documents that may be used to establish an elector's identification for purposes of the "Uniform Election Code of 1992";
• entitling each eligible elector to inspect, verify, and correct voter-verified permanent paper record of his or her votes at the time the vote is cast; and
• requiring the Secretary of State to initiate a surprise random audit.

She reviewed the provisions of the bill. Rep. Madden responded to committee questions.

The following people testified:

02:49 PM -- Scott Doyle, representing the County Clerk's Association, testified in opposition of the bill. He noted that the county clerk's are typically the workhorse of Colorado election and the technology to perform the tasks in this bill are still not identified or familiar to the county clerks. He responded to committee questions regarding the procedures used by the county clerks, and the meetings the clerks association has had with the sponsor, Rep. Madden, to resolve matters related to the bill.

03:06 PM -- Karon Hatchett, representing the Denver Election Commission, testified in opposition of the bill. She indicated that the Denver election commission will not receive reimbursing Denver for the requirements made in this bill. She stated that this will be an unfunded mandate to counties if they are to proceed with developing a paper-trail for elections. She indicated that this would be an expensive venture for the city to acquire the equipment necessary to comply with this mandate. Rep. Madden indicated that the City of Denver is neutral on this bill, and that it is the election commission who opposes the bill. Ms. Hatchett did not agree with the Rep. Madden's assessment.

03:21 PM -- Deena Larson, representing Coloradoans for Voting Integrity (CFVI), disabled, testified in support of the bill. She provided two handouts, Attachment B - Accessibility and Audibility in Electronic Voting, and Attachment C - a white paper with the same title as Attachment B.

03:27 PM -- Bob McGrath, representing CFVI, testified in support of the bill. He provided Attachment D, his written testimony to the committee on Senate Bill 05-198. Rep. Weissmann requested that the witness highlight his written testimony.
He responded to committee questions.

03:39 PM -- Linda Seaborn, CFVI, testified in support of the bill, with revisions. She provided a written copy of her testimony, Attachment E.

03:42 PM -- Dr. Charles Corry, Equal Justice Foundation, testified in support of the bill. He provided Attachment F, his curriculum vitae, and Attachment G, Electronic Voting Equipment Problems Tabulated by State and County. He stated that current voting machines are poorly designed and their software is not appropriate for the task. He responded to committee questions.


03:57 PM -- Jenny Flanagan, representing Common Cause, testified in support of the bill. She explained the many legislative and non-legislative participants who have met to negotiate and draft this legislation. She responded to committee questions.

04:03 PM -- Richard Andrews, representing himself, testified in support of the bill with amendments.

04:05 PM -- Jeff Cook, representing the Honest Elections Association, testified in support of the bill. He provided Attachment H, Working Towards a Fair American Voting System. He stated that his organization believes this is a fairly weak bill, but it is a beginning. He responded to committee questions.

04:14 PM -- "You", her legal name, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

04:15 PM -- Carolyn Bainski, representing the Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center, testified in support of the bill.

04:18 PM -- Kim Sayers, representing CFVI and Democracy for Colorado, testified in support of the bill. She explained that she understands the weaknesses of computers, and she has no faith in election results by computers. She also urged the committee to amend the bill to go into effect in January 2006 instead of 2008.

04:21 PM -- Jamie Krutz, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. He stated that he doesn't consider the current election machines to be trustworthy.

04:24 PM -- Deann Major, representing CFVI, testified in support of the bill.

04:24 PM -- Margret Johansson, representing CFVI, testified in support of the bill.


04:28 PM

Representative Madden explained Amendment L.021 (Attachment I).
BILL:SB05-198
TIME: 04:29:22 PM
MOVED:Coleman
MOTION:Moved Amendment L.021. Rep. Madden explained the amendment. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Todd
VOTE
Cadman
Carroll T.
Coleman
Crane
Gallegos
Liston
Lundberg
Schultheis
Todd
Ragsdale
Weissmann
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
BILL:SB05-198
TIME: 04:30:24 PM
MOVED:Schultheis
MOTION:Moved Amendment L.022 (Attachment J). The motion lost on a 5 - 6 vote.
SECONDED:Crane
VOTE
Cadman
Yes
Carroll T.
No
Coleman
No
Crane
Yes
Gallegos
No
Liston
Yes
Lundberg
Yes
Schultheis
Yes
Todd
No
Ragsdale
No
Weissmann
No
Not Final YES: 5 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:SB05-198
TIME: 04:37:31 PM
MOVED:Coleman
MOTION:Moved to refer SB 05-198, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed on a 10 - 1 vote.
SECONDED:Lundberg
VOTE
Cadman
Yes
Carroll T.
Yes
Coleman
Yes
Crane
Yes
Gallegos
Yes
Liston
No
Lundberg
Yes
Schultheis
Yes
Todd
Yes
Ragsdale
Yes
Weissmann
Yes
Final YES: 10 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


04:43 PM -- House Joint Resolution 05-1054

Representative McFadyen, prime sponsor, introduced House Joint Resolution 05-1054 regarding parking in the State Capitol Circle. She provided Attachment K, a fact sheet on House Joint Resolution 99-1059, concerning parking in the Capitol Circle.

The following person testified:


04:47 PM -- Jeff Wells, representing the Department of Personnel and Administration (DPA), Executive Director, former Senator, testified in support of the bill.
BILL:HJR 05-1054
TIME: 04:48:00 PM
MOVED:Weissmann
MOTION:Moved Amendment L.002 (Attachment L). Committee discussion ensued. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Coleman
VOTE
Cadman
Carroll T.
Coleman
Crane
Gallegos
Liston
Lundberg
Schultheis
Todd
Ragsdale
Weissmann
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
BILL:HJR 05-1054
TIME: 04:53:10 PM
MOVED:Weissmann
MOTION:Moved Amendment L.001 (Attachment M). The motion was severed. Severed Section A consisted of lines 1, 2, and 3. Severed Section B became the remainder of the amendment. Severed Section A was adopted without objection. Section B was adopted without objection.
SECONDED:Coleman
VOTE
Cadman
Carroll T.
Coleman
Crane
Gallegos
Liston
Lundberg
Schultheis
Todd
Ragsdale
Weissmann
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:HJR 05-1054
TIME: 04:57:31 PM
MOVED:Coleman
MOTION:Moved HJR 05-1054, as amended, to the COW with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.
SECONDED:Gallegos
VOTE
Cadman
Yes
Carroll T.
Yes
Coleman
Yes
Crane
Yes
Gallegos
Yes
Liston
Yes
Lundberg
Yes
Schultheis
Yes
Todd
Yes
Ragsdale
Yes
Weissmann
Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


04:59 PM -- Senate Bill 05-086

Representative Todd, prime sponsor, introduced Senate Bill 05-086 which provides a $200 recruiting bonus for each new enlistment to eligible persons who recruit new enlistments for the Army or Air National Guard. The bonus is subject to available appropriations. She provided Attachment N, SB-86: Concerning the creation of an incentive to recruit enlistments for the National Guard.

The following people testified:

05:02 PM -- Sgt. Major Tim Clark, representing the Department of Military and Veteran Affairs, testified in support of the bill. He responded to committee questions.

05:04 PM -- Wayne J. Thompson, Jr., representing the State Judge Advocates and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), testified in support of the bill.

05:04 PM -- Bernie Rogoff, Ex. Director of the National Guard Association of Colorado, representing the National Guard Association, testified in support of the bill.


05:09 PM

Rep. Todd concluded her remarks.
BILL:SB05-086
TIME: 05:10:10 PM
MOVED:Todd
MOTION:Moved SB 05-086 to the Committee on Appropriations, unamended, with a favorable recommendation. Committee discussion ensued.. The motion passed on a 10 - 1 vote.
SECONDED:Gallegos
VOTE
Cadman
Yes
Carroll T.
Yes
Coleman
Yes
Crane
Yes
Gallegos
Yes
Liston
Yes
Lundberg
Yes
Schultheis
Yes
Todd
Yes
Ragsdale
Yes
Weissmann
No
Final YES: 10 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


05:15 PM -- Senate Bill 05-053

Representative Coleman, prime sponsor, introduced Senate Bill 05-053 regarding the Colorado National Guard Tuition Assistance Program. The bill authorizes the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to pay the student fees of a Colorado National Guard through the program. She provided Attachment O, a fact sheet on SB 05-053 (blue) and Attachment P, Talking Points on SB 05-053.

The following people testified:

05:17 PM -- Sandy Ronayne, representing the Office of the Colorado State Auditor, testified in support of the bill.

05:20 PM -- Walter Paul, representing the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, testified in support of the bill. He responded to committee questions, with assistance from Representative Coleman.


05:23 PM -- Wayne Thompson Jr., representing the VFW, State Judge Advocate, testified in support of the bill.
BILL:SB05-053
TIME: 05:26:10 PM
MOVED:Coleman
MOTION:Moved to refer SB 05-053 to the Committee on Finance, unamended. The motion passed on a unanimous vote.
SECONDED:Weissmann
VOTE
Cadman
Yes
Carroll T.
Yes
Coleman
Yes
Crane
Yes
Gallegos
Yes
Liston
Yes
Lundberg
Yes
Schultheis
Yes
Todd
Yes
Ragsdale
Yes
Weissmann
Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


05:29 PM -- House Bill 05-1336

Representative Solano, prime sponsor, explained House Bill 05-1336 which establishes a legislative oversight committee to evaluate the quality of care provided in certain state and veterans nursing homes. Addresses the makeup of the committee and appointment of committee members. She responded to committee questions.

The following people testified:

05:30 PM -- Marvin Meyers, representing the United Veterans Committee of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. He discussed issues and concerns regarding the quality of care in state and veterans nursing homes. The State Board of Veterans Affairs has expressed support for the bill.


05:32 PM

Mr. Meyers responded to questions about the performance audit that had been completed on the veterans nursing homes. Representative Coleman asked whether the recommendations of the audit report could be incorporated into the legislative oversight committee's area of consideration.

05:35 PM -- George Thomas, representing the United Veterans Committee of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Thomas responded to questions as to whether some veterans may be receiving care in private facilities.


05:36 PM -- Wayne Thompson, State Judge Advocate for the VFW, testified in support of the bill. He described some of the fiscal concerns and problems that state and veterans nursing homes are currently facing. He specified some of the provision of current contracts. He said that oversight of these nursing homes needs to continue and to follow up with legislative recommendations.


05:42 PM

Mr. Thompson responded to questions about the whether the committee would address the affordability of new facilities for veterans. Representative Liston asked additional questions about the cost of quality care at a new facility. Committee members discussed the impact on Medicaid costs.
BILL:HB05-1336
TIME: 05:48:34 PM
MOVED:Weissmann
MOTION:Moved amendment L.001 (Attachment Q). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Todd
VOTE
Cadman
Carroll T.
Coleman
Crane
Gallegos
Liston
Lundberg
Schultheis
Todd
Ragsdale
Weissmann
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:HB05-1336
TIME: 05:49:43 PM
MOVED:Weissmann
MOTION:Moved Amendment L.003 (Attachment R). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Gallegos
VOTE
Cadman
Carroll T.
Coleman
Crane
Gallegos
Liston
Lundberg
Schultheis
Todd
Ragsdale
Weissmann
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


05:52 PM

Representative Coleman said that she encouraged Representative Solano to look at specifying the audit recommendations in the bill through an amendment.
BILL:HB05-1336
TIME: 05:54:13 PM
MOVED:Coleman
MOTION:Refer to the Committee on Appropriations, as amended. The motion passed on a 11 - 0 vote.
SECONDED:Todd
VOTE
Cadman
Yes
Carroll T.
Yes
Coleman
Yes
Crane
Yes
Gallegos
Yes
Liston
Yes
Lundberg
Yes
Schultheis
Yes
Todd
Yes
Ragsdale
Yes
Weissmann
Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS



05:57 PM -- House Bill 05-1334

Representative Vigil, prime sponsor, introduced HB 05-1334 concerning state government accountability, specifying primary goals for state government, creating a state government accountability task force to establish success measures to be used to measure the progress of state government toward those primary goals. He responded to committee questions, and indicated that he would have conceptual amendments for the bill.

There was no testimony.
BILL:HB05-1334
TIME: 06:20:13 PM
MOVED:Weissmann
MOTION:Moved a conceptual amendment to move the legislative declaration (page 3, Section 24-17.5-101) into the session laws. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Coleman
VOTE
Cadman
Carroll T.
Coleman
Crane
Gallegos
Liston
Lundberg
Schultheis
Todd
Ragsdale
Weissmann
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:HB05-1334
TIME: 06:21:42 PM
MOVED:Lundberg
MOTION:Moved Amendment L.001 (Attachment S). The motion failed on a 5 - 6 vote.
SECONDED:Schultheis
VOTE
Cadman
Yes
Carroll T.
No
Coleman
No
Crane
Yes
Gallegos
No
Liston
Yes
Lundberg
Yes
Schultheis
Yes
Todd
No
Ragsdale
No
Weissmann
No
Not Final YES: 5 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL
BILL:HB05-1334
TIME: 06:24:58 PM
MOVED:Weissmann
MOTION:Moved to change the dates on page 8, line 4 and 5, from August 15 to November 1st. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Gallegos
VOTE
Cadman
Carroll T.
Coleman
Crane
Gallegos
Liston
Lundberg
Schultheis
Todd
Ragsdale
Weissmann
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:HB05-1334
TIME: 06:27:13 PM
MOVED:Weissmann
MOTION:Moved to change the reference of the Joint Budget Committee staff, throughout the bill, to the Office of State Planning and Budget staff. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Carroll T.
VOTE
Cadman
Carroll T.
Coleman
Crane
Gallegos
Liston
Lundberg
Schultheis
Todd
Ragsdale
Weissmann
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
BILL:HB05-1334
TIME: 06:28:58 PM
MOVED:Coleman
MOTION:Moved to refer HB 05-1334, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Committee discussion ensued. The motion passed on a 6 - 5 vote.
SECONDED:Weissmann
VOTE
Cadman
No
Carroll T.
Yes
Coleman
Yes
Crane
No
Gallegos
Yes
Liston
No
Lundberg
No
Schultheis
No
Todd
Yes
Ragsdale
Yes
Weissmann
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS



06:41 PM -- House Concurrent Resolution 05-1007

Representative Weissmann, Chair, indicated that Rep. Schultheis would be introducing and discussing his three measures simultaneously, House Concurrent Resolution 05-1007, HJR 05-1060, and HJR1062. Rep. Weissmann also indicated that witnesses providing testimony on these measures could discuss each of them when they provided testimony.

HJR 05-1060 pertains to the creation of an interim committee to study the impacts of illegal immigration on the State of Colorado. HJR 05-1062 is concerning urging support from the United States Government of enforcement of federal immigration laws. House Concurrent Resolution 05-1007 requires a state or county agency to provide services or public benefits only to citizens of the United States and person legally present in the United States. Before providing services, a state or county agency employee must require a person seeking services to provide documentation issued by the United States government or the State of Colorado. Specifically, the measure request that members of the Sixty-fifth General Assembly request that all members of the Colorado delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate support actions to discourage the influx of illegal aliens into Colorado and other states and to reimburse the state for the current impact of illegal immigration on the state citizens and taxpayers. Rep. Schultheis indicated the strong movements of various groups in support of these measures. He responded to committee questions. Committee members commented on a television program which presented information on immigrants and false documentation use by some immigrants.


06:45 PM

Representative Weissmann recessed the committee for five minutes.


06:50 PM

The meeting reconvened. Representative Schultheis responded to questions from committee members. Committee members discussed relevant federal legislation mentioned in the resolutions and the process of federal legislation.


07:23 PM

Representative Coleman stated that there should be business sanctions to discourage businesses role in cheap labor which is creating a market for illegal immigrants, and the smuggling of those immigrants into the United States. Rep. Schultheis believes the federal government has looked the other way when it comes to hiring illegal immigrants. He explained that federal law can address these issues, but it is not being enforced.



The following people testified:

07:26 PM -- Lisa Duran, representing Rights for All People, testified in opposition of the bill. She expressed some specific concerns about the measures. She believes that there are some troubling and erroneous presumptions on each of these measures and the issues that have been discussed during the meeting. She indicated that she has studies that conflict with what is being proposed in these measures. For instance, she stated that CEOs are making many more times the amount of front line workers, currently, than they have historically. She provided further examples that contest the intent of HCR 05-1007, HJR 05-1060, and HJR 05-1062.

07:34 PM -- Gabriel Flora, representing American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker organization, testified in opposition to the measures. She discussed the background of related federal legislation. Ms. Flora believes that the United States needs comprehensive immigration reform. She indicated that the North American Free Trade Agreement has displaced many Mexican workers, creating and influx of illegal immigrants. She responded to committee questions.

07:45 PM -- John Brick, representing citizen of Colorado, testified in support of HCR 05-1007. He explained that illegal immigration undermines the Colorado workforce, and the federal government has not been helpful with the illegal immigration issue. He requested that the committee put American workers first.

07:48 PM -- William Herron, representing Defend Colorado Now, testified in support of these measures and spoke in favor of the general trend of what Rep. Schultheis is trying to accomplish. He provided Attachment T, a graph entitled America's Failed Post - 1965 Immigration Policy.

07:59 PM -- Frosty Wooldridge, Citizens of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. He provided background information on his travels and the issue of illegal immigration. He provided background information on the number of illegal immigrants coming to America. He provided Attachment U, Hospital to the World Welcomes Illegals & Contagious Diseases. He asserts that with the influx of third world immigrants, who are unscreened, there has been a rise in various diseases, including tuberculosis, leprosy, and others. He believes that this isn't an issue of race.

08:15 PM -- Robert Copley, Sr., representing himself, testified in support of these measures. He discussed the Minuteman Project, a volunteer organization which patrols the Arizona border as a blocking force against entry into the U.S. by illegal aliens. He recounted his personal experiences at part of the Minuteman Project. He believes that government is irresponsible when it comes to immigration.


08:33 PM -- Leon Odendahl, representing himself, testified in support of all three measures. He explained that the U.S. can only assimilate so many immigrants.


08:41 PM

Rep. Schultheis asked that HB 05-1060 be postponed indefinitely.
BILL:HJR 05-1060
TIME: 08:41:49 PM
MOVED:Schultheis
MOTION:Moved to postpone indefinitely HJR 05-1060. The motion passed on a 10 - 0 - 1 vote.
SECONDED:Weissmann
VOTE
Cadman
Excused
Carroll T.
Yes
Coleman
Yes
Crane
Yes
Gallegos
Yes
Liston
Yes
Lundberg
Yes
Schultheis
Yes
Todd
Yes
Ragsdale
Yes
Weissmann
Yes
Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS




House Concurrent Resolution 05-1007
BILL:HCR 05-1007
TIME: 08:42:46 PM
MOVED:Schultheis
MOTION:Moved to refer HCR 05-1007 to the Committee on Appropriations, unamended.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Cadman
Carroll T.
Coleman
Crane
Gallegos
Liston
Lundberg
Schultheis
Todd
Ragsdale
Weissmann
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE

BILL:HCR 05-1007
TIME: 08:43:12 PM
MOVED:Carroll T.
MOTION:Moved a substitute motion to postpone indefinitely HCR 05-1007. The motion passed on a 6 - 4 - 1 vote.
SECONDED:Coleman
VOTE
Cadman
Excused
Carroll T.
Yes
Coleman
Yes
Crane
No
Gallegos
Yes
Liston
No
Lundberg
No
Schultheis
No
Todd
Yes
Ragsdale
Yes
Weissmann
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 4 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


08:58:00 -- House Joint Resolution 05-1062
BILL:HJR 05-1062
TIME: 08:58:07 PM
MOVED:Schultheis
MOTION:Moved HJR 05-1062 to the Committee of the Whole, unamended, with a favorable recommendation. The motion failed on a 4 - 6 - 1 vote.
SECONDED:Lundberg
VOTE
Cadman
Excused
Carroll T.
No
Coleman
No
Crane
Yes
Gallegos
No
Liston
Yes
Lundberg
Yes
Schultheis
Yes
Todd
No
Ragsdale
No
Weissmann
No
Not Final YES: 4 NO: 6 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:HJR 05-1062
TIME: 08:59:26 PM
MOVED:Coleman
MOTION:Moved to postpone indefinitely HB 05-1062. The motion passed on a 6 - 4 - 1 vote.
SECONDED:Weissmann
VOTE
Cadman
Excused
Carroll T.
Yes
Coleman
Yes
Crane
No
Gallegos
Yes
Liston
No
Lundberg
No
Schultheis
No
Todd
Yes
Ragsdale
Yes
Weissmann
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 4 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


09:00 PM -- Senate Bill 05-213

Representative Weissmann, prime sponsor, introduced Senate Bill 05-213, which would repeal the requirement for periodic reports by each judicial district participating in the drug court demonstration to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees. It also would repeal other periodic reports to other House and Senate Committees. He explained the number of reports that are currently required. He responded to committee questions.


There was no testimony.
BILL:SB05-213
TIME: 09:05:12 PM
MOVED:Weissmann
MOTION:Moved to refer Senate Bill 05-213 to the Committee of the Whole, unamended. The motion passed on a 10 - 0 vote.
SECONDED:Carroll T.
VOTE
Cadman
Excused
Carroll T.
Yes
Coleman
Yes
Crane
Yes
Gallegos
Yes
Liston
Yes
Lundberg
Yes
Schultheis
Yes
Todd
Yes
Ragsdale
Yes
Weissmann
Yes
Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS