Date: 03/22/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB06-1336

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved amendment L.004 (the amendment makes a numbe
Refer House Bill 06-1336, as amended, to the Commi		Pass Without Objection
PASS


02:26 PM -- House Bill 06-1336 - Concerning the Uniform Athlete Agents Act

 Representative McGihon, prime sponsor, discussed the provisions of the bill and distributed two memoranda (Attachments A and B), amendment L.004 (Attachment C), and a legal memorandum from the Office of Legislative Legal Services on the Scope of the Sunrise Law (Attachment D). Representative McGihon explained that House Bill 06-1336 establishes the Uniform Athlete Agents Act. Athlete agents are required to register with the Secretary of State's office if they intend to represent the commercial or professional interests of an athlete eligible to participate in intercollegiate sports. Registration by an agent is required within seven days of contact with a student athlete. Under certain conditions, reciprocity is granted to athlete agents that have registered in another state. Representative McGihon closed by saying the Secretary of State may refuse to issue a certificate of registration if it is determined that an athlete agent has engaged in conduct that may have an adverse effect on the person's ability to act as an agent.

The following persons testified:

02:40 PM -- Ms. Rose McCool, Department of Regulatory Agencies, testified in opposition toward the bill. There is no evidence that this policy change is needed because current law governs the issues in the bill.

02:56 PM -- Mr. Tom McGrath, University of Colorado at Boulder, testified in support of the bill. This bill will benefit student athletes that may not play professional sports in the future.

The committee discussed the protections in the bill for student athletes and the penalties in the bill that apply to agents. After a committee discussion, Representative McGihon discussed amendment L.004 and Representative Vigil, Chairman, placed the bill on the table for action.
BILL:HB06-1336
TIME: 03:16:37 PM
MOVED:Garcia
MOTION:Moved amendment L.004 (the amendment makes a number of technical changes). The motion passed without objection by those members present.
SECONDED:Massey
VOTE
Benefield
Cloer
Crane
Frangas
Garcia
Harvey
Jahn
Kerr
Marshall
Massey
McCluskey
Judd
Vigil
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:HB06-1336
TIME: 03:17:02 PM
MOVED:Cloer
MOTION:Refer House Bill 06-1336, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a 9-4-0 vote.
SECONDED:Benefield
VOTE
Benefield
Yes
Cloer
Yes
Crane
No
Frangas
Yes
Garcia
Yes
Harvey
No
Jahn
Yes
Kerr
No
Marshall
Yes
Massey
Yes
McCluskey
Yes
Judd
No
Vigil
Yes
Final YES: 9 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS