House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs (01/31/2006)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS

Date:	01/31/2006	ATTENDANCE

Time:	01:34 PM to 07:50 PM	Cadman	X
		Carroll T.	*
Place:	HCR 0107	Coleman	*
		Crane	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Gallegos	*
	Representative Weissmann	Liston	*
		Lundberg	*
This Report was prepared by		Schultheis	X
	Bo Pogue	Todd	X
		Ragsdale	X
		Weissmann	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
HB06-1047 HB06-1149 HB06-1142 HB06-1135 HB06-1051 HB06-1130 HB06-1129 HB06-1152 HB06-1081 HB06-1104 HB06-1086 HB06-1157		Postponed Indefinitely Amended, Referred to Appropriations Referred to the Committee of the Whole Postponed Indefinitely Referred to the Committee of the Whole Referred to Finance Amended, Referred to Finance Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole Referred to the Committee of the Whole Referred to the Committee of the Whole Referred to Appropriations Referred to Appropriations

01:34 PM

The committee came to order. A quorum was present.

01:35 PM -- Joint Budget Committee Briefing

A scheduled briefing by the Joint Budget Committee (JBC) was deemed cancelled by Representative Weissmann. Copies of a memorandum providing an overview of a JBC briefing similar to one presented to the Senate State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee were provided to committee members (Attachment A), as well as a memorandum from John Zeigler, JBC Staff, responding to a question from Senator Tupa regarding payback of cash funds (Attachment B).

01:36 PM -- House Bill 06-1047

Representative Vigil presented House Bill 06-1047, concerning the inclusion of performance awards in salaries for purposes of making annual adjustments to the compensation of state employees. Representative Vigil recommended that the bill be postponed indefinitely. Representative Vigil explained his reason for making this recommendation.


BILL:	HB06-1047
TIME:	01:40:14 PM
MOVED:	Crane
MOTION:	Postpone House Bill 06-1047 indefinitely. The motion passed on a 10-1 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Carroll T.
		VOTE
	Cadman	Yes
	Carroll T.	Yes
	Coleman	Yes
	Crane	Yes
	Gallegos	Yes
	Liston	Yes
	Lundberg	Yes
	Schultheis	No
	Todd	Yes
	Ragsdale	Yes
	Weissmann	Yes
Final YES: 10 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

01:41 PM -- House Bill 06-1149

Representative M. Carroll presented House Bill 06-1149, concerning the regulation of persons involved in communicating with state public officials for the purpose of influencing official action. Representative M. Carroll provided an overview of the bill and included hypothetical examples of the bill's practical effect, as well as the merits of expanded requirements for lobbyist disclosure. Representative M. Carroll referenced a handout from the Center for Public Integrity that was previously provided to committee members (Attachment C). An additional handout was also provided to committee members that contained public comments compiled by Colorado Common Cause (Attachment D).

01:54 PM

Representative M. Carroll continued to provide an overview of HB 06-1149, and quickly explained the effect of a forthcoming amendment. Representative M. Carroll also addressed ethical concerns that she hopes the bill will mitigate.

The following persons testified on the bill:

01:58 PM -- Mr. Pete Maysmith, executive director, Colorado Common Cause, testified in favor of the bill. Mr. Maysmith explained the merits of the "cooling off" period contained within the final portion of the bill. Mr. Maysmith addressed questions regarding legislators engaging in other lines of work outside of the legislature and a hypothetical example of an attorney in the role of lobbyist.

02:08 PM -- Mr. Frank DeFilippo, representing himself, testified in favor of House Bill 06-1149. Mr. DeFilippo provided some historical background regarding the evolution of lobbying regulation.

02:12 PM -- Christine Watson, representing the League of Women Voters of Colorado, testified in favor of the bill.

02:14 PM -- Mr. John Beckman, representing himself and Grapevine Colorado, testified in favor of the bill. Mr. Beckman referenced certain recent events with regard to lobbying. Discussion ensued regarding ethical standards in Colorado and Washington, DC, and certain allegations made by Mr. Beckman.

02:20 PM -- Mr. Michael Collins, representing himself, testified in favor of House Bill 06-1149. A discussion followed regarding the bill's impact on campaign finance. Further discussion ensued regarding the role of lobbying in the legislative process and the bill's impact on lobbying disclosure. Discussion then turned to public sentiment regarding ethics in the General Assembly.

02:35 PM -- Mr. Tony Delcavo testified in favor of House Bill 06-1149. Mr. Delcavo made specific mention of the "cooling off" provision of the bill, and responded to follow-up remarks on this point.

02:41 PM -- Ms. Kimberly Phillips, representing herself, testified in favor of the bill. A discussion followed regarding the level of organization of those testifying in favor of the bill.

02:49 PM -- Ms. Judith Green, representing herself and citizens, testified in favor of House Bill 06-1149. Discussion ensued regarding the level of and need for transparency in the legislative process.

02:56 PM -- Mr. Bob Shellenberger, representing himself, testified in favor of HB 1149. Discussion returned to public sentiment regarding the level of ethics in the General Assembly.

03:03 PM -- Mr. Joel Leventhal, representing himself, testified in favor of House Bill 06-1149. Mr. Leventhal spoke to the need for further disclosure in the legislative process.

03:05 PM -- Mr. Ray Traudt, representing himself, testified in favor of the bill. Mr. Traudt responded to a question regarding the source of information that piqued his interest regarding the bill.

03:09 PM -- Mr. Dale Lanan, representing himself, testified in favor of House Bill 06-1149.

03:13 PM -- Mr. Colin O'Connor, representing himself, testified in favor of the bill.

03:16 PM -- Mr. Bernie Rogoff, representing himself, testified in favor of House Bill 06-1149. Mr. Rogoff commented on an earlier question from the committee regarding the level of organization of those testifying in favor of the bill. Mr. Rogoff answered a question regarding the effect of the bill.

03:22 PM -- Mr. William Wolf, representing voters, testified in favor of House Bill 06-1149. Mr. Wolf referenced Attachment A, and commented on the public's perception of the legislature. A discussion ensued regarding the method used to tabulate the legislature rating contained in Attachment C. Further discussion followed regarding the number of former legislators who currently lobby the General Assembly.

03:34 PM -- Mr. James Hudson, representing himself, testified in favor of HB 1149. Mr. Hudson commented on levels of compensation for legislators, as well as the correspondence received by committee members regarding the bill.

03:38 PM -- Mr. Dick Barkey testified in favor of House Bill 06-1149.

03:40 PM

Representative M. Carroll once again detailed the merits of House Bill 06-1149.

03:48 PM

Representative M. Carroll offered and explained amendment L.002, copies of which were provided to the committee (Attachment C).


BILL:	HB06-1149
TIME:	03:49:33 PM
MOVED:	Carroll T.
MOTION:	Moved prepared amendment L.002 (Attachment E). The motion passed on a 10-1 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Weissmann
		VOTE
	Cadman	Yes
	Carroll T.	Yes
	Coleman	Yes
	Crane	Yes
	Gallegos	Yes
	Liston	Yes
	Lundberg	Yes
	Schultheis	No
	Todd	Yes
	Ragsdale	Yes
	Weissmann	Yes
Not Final YES: 10 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:	HB06-1149
TIME:	03:50:28 PM
MOVED:	Cadman
MOTION:	Moved prepared amendment L.003 (Attachment F). The motion lost on a 5-6 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Liston
		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:	HB06-1149
TIME:	03:53:24 AM
MOVED:	Coleman
MOTION:	Moved conceptual amendment, page 5 of the bill, strike lines 44 through 16 and substitute "influencing official action.; page 6, strike lines 5 through 7 and substitute "action.". A conceptual amendment was offered by Representative Crane as a substitute for this amendment.
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:	HB06-1149
TIME:	03:56:01 PM
MOVED:	Crane
MOTION:	Crane conceptual amendment, striking sections 3, 4, and 5 of the bill. The amendment was offered as a substitute to a Coleman conceptual amendment. The motion passed on a 7-4 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Cadman
		VOTE
	Cadman	Yes
	Carroll T.	No
	Coleman	Yes
	Crane	Yes
	Gallegos	No
	Liston	Yes
	Lundberg	Yes
	Schultheis	Yes
	Todd	No
	Ragsdale	Yes
	Weissmann	No
Not Final YES: 7 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:	HB06-1149
TIME:	04:02:34 PM
MOVED:	Cadman
MOTION:	Moved prepared amendment L.004 (Attachment G). The motion passed on a 7-4 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Liston
		VOTE
	Cadman	Yes
	Carroll T.	No
	Coleman	Yes
	Crane	Yes
	Gallegos	No
	Liston	Yes
	Lundberg	Yes
	Schultheis	Yes
	Todd	No
	Ragsdale	Yes
	Weissmann	No
Not Final YES: 7 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:	HB06-1149
TIME:	04:06:07 PM
MOVED:	Weissmann
MOTION:	Moved to refer House Bill 06-1149, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion carried on a 6-5 roll call 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	Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

04:08 PM -- House Bill 06-1142

Representative Cloer presented House Bill 06-1142, concerning the compensation paid to student election judges, and detailed the merits of the bill. Representative Cloer responded to a question regarding the number of student election judges available in Colorado.

The following person testified on the bill:

04:09 PM -- Mr. Scott Doyle, Colorado County Clerks Association, testified in favor of the bill.

04:10 PM -- Ms. Jenny Flanagan, Colorado Common Cause, testified in favor of House Bill 06-1142.


BILL:	HB06-1142
TIME:	04:11:47 PM
MOVED:	Crane
MOTION:	Moved to refer House Bill 06-1142 to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation. The motion carried on an 11-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Coleman
		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

04:14 PM -- House Bill 06-1135

Representative Knoedler presented an overview of and testified in favor of House Bill 06-1135, concerning a modification to the threshold amount of campaign contributions that necessitates disclosure of information about the person making the contribution under Colorado law governing campaign finance. Representative Knoedler responded to questions regarding disclosure of persons making contributions and the entities covered by this bill.

The following persons testified on the bill:

04:21 PM -- Ms. Carol Snyder, Colorado County Clerks Association, testified on the bill. Ms. Snyder commented on the increase in workload for county clerks that would result with the passage of this bill. Representative Knoedler commented on the fiscal impact of the bill in response.

04:25 PM -- Mr. Rob Fairbank, representing himself, testified in favor of House Bill 06-1135. Mr. Fairbank distributed copies of a handout to the committee detailing anonymous contributions made to small donor political action committees in the 2004 election cycle (Attachment H). Mr. Fairbank and Representative Knoedler responded to questions regarding the number of contributions that a donor can make during an election cycle.

04:35 PM

Representative Knoedler provided closing remarks in favor of the bill.


BILL:	HB06-1135
TIME:	04:36:46 PM
MOVED:	Cadman
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 06-1135 to the Committee on Appropriations with a favorable recommendation. The motion failed on a 5-6 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Liston
		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:	HB06-1135
TIME:	04:38:03 PM
MOVED:	Carroll T.
MOTION:	Moved to Postpone Indefinitely House Bill 06-1135. The motion carried on 6-5 roll call 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

04:39 PM -- House Bill 06-1051

Representative Witwer presented and testified in favor of House Bill 06-1051, concerning elections to recall elected officials.

04:41 PM -- Mr. Bill Compton, representing the Secretary of State, testified in favor of House Bill 06-1051. Mr. Compton detailed the clarifying effect of the bill and responded to a question regarding the shortening of deadlines for setting a recall election.

04:48 PM

Representative Witwer provided closing remarks in favor of the bill.


BILL:	HB06-1051
TIME:	04:49:14 PM
MOVED:	Coleman
MOTION:	Moved to refer House Bill 06-1051 to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation. The motion carried on an 11-0 vote.
SECONDED:	Crane
		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

04:50 PM -- House Bill 06-1130

Representative Penry presented an overview of House Bill 06-1130, concerning an exemption from wildlife fees for members of the military returning from service abroad.

04:53 PM -- No public persons testified regarding the bill.


BILL:	HB06-1130
TIME:	04:54:33 PM
MOVED:	Crane
MOTION:	Moved to refer House Bill 06-1130 to the Committee on Finance. The motion carried on a 7-3 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Lundberg
		VOTE
	Cadman	Yes
	Carroll T.	Excused
	Coleman	No
	Crane	Yes
	Gallegos	Yes
	Liston	Yes
	Lundberg	Yes
	Schultheis	Yes
	Todd	Yes
	Ragsdale	No
	Weissmann	No
Final YES: 7 NO: 3 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

04:59 PM -- House Bill 06-1129

Representative Lundberg presented and testified to the merits of House Bill 06-1129, concerning a change to the "Colorado Income Tax Act of 1987." The bill exempts from state income tax income earned by a Colorado resident for service in the U.S. armed forces. Representative Lundberg provided copies of a memorandum to the committee regarding income tax exemption for active duty military members (Attachment I). Representative Lundberg and Mr. Ron Kirk, Legislative Council Staff, responded to questions regarding residency requirements to qualify for the income tax exemption.

The following persons testified on House Bill 06-1129:

05:08 PM -- Mr. Herman Stockinger, Legislative Liaison, Colorado Department of Transportation, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Stockinger noted the impact of the bill with regard to the Senate Bill 97-001 transfer. The committee had no questions for Mr. Stockinger.

05:10 PM -- Staff Sergeant Owen Sisbarro, representing himself, testified in favor of House Bill 06-1129. Staff Sergeant Sisbarro comments focused on the economic benefits that would be realized by armed forces members as a result of the bill. Staff Sergeant Sisbarro responded to a question regarding his military pay and the pay scale for members of the National Guard.

05:14 PM -- Mr. Walter Paul, Legislative Liaison, Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, testified in favor of the bill. Mr. Paul provided further information regarding military pay scales and answered a question regarding a cap on income eligible for the exemption.

05:19 PM -- Mr. George D. Thomas, representing the United Veterans Committee of Colorado, testified in favor of House Bill 06-1129. The committee had no questions for Mr. Thomas.


BILL:	HB06-1129
TIME:	05:19:25 PM
MOVED:	Lundberg
MOTION:	Moved prepared amendment L.001 (Attachment J). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Weissmann
		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

05:20 PM

Representative Lundberg commented regarding Attachment I and provided further testimony in favor of House Bill 06-1129. A discussion ensued regarding the proper role of the federal government in providing increased remuneration to members of the military and the possibility of running a resolution in the future regarding this issue.


BILL:	HB06-1129
TIME:	05:26:17 PM
MOVED:	Lundberg
MOTION:	Moved to refer House Bill 06-1129, as amended, to the Committee on Finance with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed on an 8-3 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Cadman
		VOTE
	Cadman	Yes
	Carroll T.	Yes
	Coleman	No
	Crane	Yes
	Gallegos	Yes
	Liston	Yes
	Lundberg	Yes
	Schultheis	Yes
	Todd	Yes
	Ragsdale	No
	Weissmann	No
Final YES: 8 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

05:28 PM -- House Bill 06-1152

Representative Cadman presented and provided an overview of House Bill 06-1152, concerning a requirement that the results of absentee and early voting be reported by precinct. Representative Cadman responded to a question regarding tracking ballots by precinct.

05:31 PM -- Ms. Carol Snyder and Mr. Scott Doyle, Co-chairs of the Colorado County Clerks Association Legislative Committee, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Snyder addressed the financial and workload burdens for county clerks that would result with the passage of the bill. Copies of a handout were provided to the committee detailing Adams County voter precincts and districts (Attachment K). Ms. Snyder referenced Attachment H as she explained the complexities of splits within voting precincts. During this testimony, Ms. Snyder distributed and commented on a memorandum distributed to committee members regarding these complexities in Weld County (Attachment L) and a map distributed to committee members detailing precincts in the City of Westminster (Attachment M). Ms. Snyder addressed questions regarding the tracking of ballots by precinct. A discussion followed regarding the memory capacity of existing voting machines.

05:52 PM

Questioning of the county clerks continued, with Mr. Doyle addressing the technical feasibility of tracking certain precinct-specific voting data. Ms. Snyder addressed the topic of voting confidentiality in small districts and the future possibility of electronic voting. Mr. Doyle responded to a question regarding

06:04 PM

Representative Cadman provided closing comments regarding the bill. The committee then discussed a conceptual amendment offered by Representative Weissmann.


BILL:	HB06-1152
TIME:	06:08:28 PM
MOVED:	Moved conceptual amendment, page 2, line 4, strike "(3) (a) The" and substitute "(3) (a) Beginning with the 2008 general election, and for all elections thereafter, the". The motion carried on a 7-4 roll call vote.
MOTION:	Weissmann
SECONDED:	Cadman
		VOTE
	Cadman	Yes
	Carroll T.	Yes
	Coleman	No
	Crane	Yes
	Gallegos	No
	Liston	Yes
	Lundberg	Yes
	Schultheis	Yes
	Todd	No
	Ragsdale	No
	Weissmann	Yes
Not Final YES: 7 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

Representative Cadman moved to refer House Bill 06-1152 to the Committee of the Whole. Discussion took place prior to voting on this motion regarding the impact of the bill on local governments and the timeliness of passing the bill.


BILL:	HB06-1152
TIME:	06:09:26 PM
MOVED:	Cadman
MOTION:	Moved to refer House Bill 06-1152 to the Committee of the Whole, as amended, with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed on a 7-4 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Crane
		VOTE
	Cadman	Yes
	Carroll T.	Yes
	Coleman	No
	Crane	Yes
	Gallegos	No
	Liston	Yes
	Lundberg	Yes
	Schultheis	Yes
	Todd	No
	Ragsdale	No
	Weissmann	Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

06:14 PM -- House Bill 06-1081

Representative Ragsdale reviewed the provisions of House Bill 06-1081, concerning a prohibition on the inspection of certain records maintained by designated election officials that relate to the identification of electors.

06:16 PM

The following persons testified:

06:16 PM -- Bill Compton, representing the Office of Secretary of State, testified in support of the bill.

06:16 PM -- Carol Snyder, representing the Colorado County Clerks Association, testified in support of the bill.

06:17 PM

Representative Ragsdale made concluding comments.


BILL:	HB06-1081
TIME:	06:17:40 PM
MOVED:	Ragsdale
MOTION:	Moved to refer HB 06-1081 to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation. The motion passed 11-0.
SECONDED:	Coleman
		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

06:18 PM -- House Bill 06-1104

Representative Ragsdale reviewed the provisions of House Bill 06-1104, concerning a requirement that an applicant for an identification card contain the applicant's fingerprint. She indicated that the bill has no fiscal impact.

06:19 PM

The following persons testified:

06:19 PM -- Scott Doyle, representing the County Clerks Association, testified in support of the bill and briefly responded to a question regarding current law.

06:19 PM -- Diane Reimer, representing the Department of Revenue, testified that the provisions in the bill need to be codified in state law.


BILL:	HB06-1104
TIME:	06:20:27 PM
MOVED:	Ragsdale
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 06-1104 to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation. The motion carried on a 11-0 vote.
SECONDED:	Coleman
		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

06:21 PM -- House Bill 06-1086

Representative Crane provided an overview of House Bill 06-1086, concerning the regulation of games of chance by the Secretary of State, and spoke to the merits of the bill. Representative Crane referenced a handout regarding bingo-raffle statistics that was previously provided to committee members. Representative Crane deferred questions regarding electronic filing and a change in the period of license suspension for a bingo-raffle licensee to testimony from future witnesses.

The following persons testified regarding House Bill 06-1086.

06:31 PM -- Mr. Corky Kyle, representing the Colorado Charitable Bingo Association, testified in favor of House Bill 06-1086. Mr. Kyle commented on the statistics compiled in the handout referenced by Representative Crane. Mr. Kyle also commented on the decline of business transacted by bingo-raffle licensees in the face of competition. Mr. Kyle responded to questions regarding increasing the period of license suspension for bingo-raffle licensees and the financing of bingo-raffle promotions.

06:38 PM -- Mr. John Amen, representing the Colorado Elks Association, testified in favor of the bill. Mr. Amen commented on the importance of bingo-raffle games to his organization. Mr. Amen also provided testimony regarding the use of large and progressive jackpots in the games. Mr. Amen responded to a question regarding maximum amounts for game prizes.

06:43 PM -- Ms. Jucia K. Eddy, representing Our Lady of Help Christians, testified in favor of House Bill 06-1086.

06:44 PM -- Mr. Dan Ginsig, representing American Old Catholic Church, testified in favor of the bill. Mr. Ginsig described the programs operated by his organization that are funded by games of chance. Mr. Ginsig responded to questions regarding promotions and prizes for charitable games of chance.

06:52 PM -- Mr. Chris Cash, Charities Program Manager and Legislative Liaison for the Licensing Division, Office of the Secretary of State, made himself available to answer questions regarding the bill. Mr. Cash first clarified the number of licensees in the state, and then addressed questions previously deferred by Representative Crane. A discussion ensued regarding the potential for an amendment to return licensee suspension penalties to the previous levels. Discussion followed regarding prize minimums for the games of chance. Mr. Ginsig provided a clarification regarding this discussion.

07:07 PM

A discussion ensued regarding a conceptual amendment to return the level of licensee suspension to 12 months.


BILL:	HB06-1086
TIME:	07:08:45 PM
MOVED:	Ragsdale
MOTION:	Moved a conceptual amendment to restore bingo-raffle licensee suspension limits to one year, appearing in the bill on page 9, line 22, and page 10, lines 26 and 27. The motion failed on a 5-6 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Coleman
		VOTE
	Cadman	Yes
	Carroll T.	No
	Coleman	Yes
	Crane	No
	Gallegos	No
	Liston	No
	Lundberg	No
	Schultheis	No
	Todd	Yes
	Ragsdale	Yes
	Weissmann	Yes
Not Final YES: 5 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:	HB06-1086
TIME:	07:10:05 PM
MOVED:	Crane
MOTION:	Moved to refer HB 06-1086 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion carried on an 11-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Carroll T.
		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

07:13 PM -- House Bill 06-1157

Representative Coleman provided an overview of House Bill 06-1157, concerning the security of communication and information resources in public agencies. Representative Coleman responded to questions regarding the positioning of a state chief information officer in Colorado government and the role of the Governor's Office in bringing the bill forward.

The following persons testified on House Bill 06-1157:

07:19 PM -- Mr. Henry Sobanet, Budget Director, Office of State Planning and Budgeting, provided background regarding dangers to public communication and information resources and explained the security plans to that would be implemented as a result of the bill. Mr. Sobanet addressed the nature of attacks on communication and information resources and clarified what levels of government would be affected by House Bill 06-1157.

07:25 PM -- Mr. Mark Weatherford, Chief Information Security Officer for Colorado, testified in favor of the bill. Mr. Weatherford described the types of attacks incurred by the state's information and communications systems and provided further explanation of the requirements under the bill.

07:30 PM -- Mr. Rick Dakin, representing himself in the capacity of an information security specialist, testified in favor of House Bill 06-1157. Mr. Dakin explained the impact of attacks on information and communications systems and testified to the merits of the program effected by the bill. Mr. Sobanet responded to a question regarding the integration of institutions of higher education in the program.

07:38 PM

Representative Coleman moved amendment L.003 (Attachment N) and explained the amendment. A discussion ensued regarding the amendment and the amendment was withdrawn.

BILL:	HB06-1157
TIME:	07:40:57 PM
MOVED:	Coleman
MOTION:	Moved prepared amendment L.003 (Attachment N). Representative Coleman withdrew the amendment.
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

Representative Weissmann moved amendment L.001 (Attachment O) and explained the amendment. Representatives Coleman and Schultheis explained their opposition to the amendment.


BILL:	HB06-1157
TIME:	07:45:31 PM
MOVED:	Weissmann
MOTION:	Approve prepared amendment L.001 (Attachment O). The amendment failed by a roll call vote of 1-10.
SECONDED:	Carroll T.
		VOTE
	Cadman	No
	Carroll T.	No
	Coleman	No
	Crane	No
	Gallegos	No
	Liston	No
	Lundberg	No
	Schultheis	No
	Todd	No
	Ragsdale	No
	Weissmann	Yes
Not Final YES: 1 NO: 10 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:	HB06-1157
TIME:	07:47:41 PM
MOVED:	Coleman
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 06-1157 to the Committee on Appropriations with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed on an 11-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Carroll T.
		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

07:50 PM

The committee adjourned.