Date: 02/21/2006

Final
HB06-1134

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved prepared amendment L.001 (Attachment I). Th
Moved prepared amendment L.003 (Attachment J). Th
Moved prepared amendment L.003 (Attachment J). Th
Moved to Postpone Indefinitely House Bill 06-1134.
Refer House Bill 06-1134 as amended to the Committ		Pass Without Objection
Pass Without Objection
TIE
PASS
FAIL
01:24 PM -- House Bill 06-1134

Representative Schultheis provided an overview of House Bill 06-1134, concerning enforcement of immigration laws by law enforcement agencies in Colorado. Representative Schultheis quickly explained an amendment that removes local authorities from the purview of the bill.


02:58 PM -- House Bill 06-1134

The following people testified regarding House Bill 06-1134:

02:58 PM -- Mr. Mike McGarry, representing the Colorado Alliance for Immigration Reform, testified in favor of House Bill 06-1134. Mr. McGarry discussed comments by a police chief regarding illegal immigration in newspaper articles dated February 20. A discussion ensued regarding the sources for figures cited by Mr. McGarry and the specific newspapers that ran the cited articles. Mr. McGarry agreed to forward the source for illegal immigration figures to Representative Coleman.

03:06 PM -- Ms. Joyce Rubin, Anti-Defamation League, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Rubin explained her organization's reservations regarding the impact of House Bill 06-1134 on policing and police profiling of certain populations. A discussion ensued regarding training of police officers

03:11 PM -- Mr. Frosty Wooldridge, representing himself, testified in favor of House Bill 06-1134. Mr. Wooldridge detailed a number of crimes committed by illegal immigrants and crime statistics, and expressed the need for law enforcement to police illegal immigration. A discussion followed regarding the ability to prosecute crimes under current law.

03:19 PM -- Mr. Tom Linn, representing himself, testified in favor of the bill, explaining an automobile accident involving his wife and an illegal alien.


08:16 PM -- House Bill 06-1134

Representative Schultheis provided a second overview of House Bill 06-1134, and explained two amendments, prepared amendments L.001 (Attachment I) and L.003 (Attachment J). Discussion ensued regarding law enforcement in El Paso County, and a pilot program in that county to foster a working relationship between the county sheriff and the federal government on immigration enforcement.


08:21 PM

Representative Schultheis explained amendment L.001, which removed local law enforcement agencies from the bill.


BILL:HB 06-1134
TIME: 08:21:51 PM
MOVED:Schultheis
MOTION:Moved prepared amendment L.001 (Attachment I). 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

Representative Schultheis moved and explained prepared amendment L.003. The committee discussed the funding sources for training county law enforcement to enforce immigration law.



BILL:HB 06-1134
TIME: 08:22:12 PM
MOVED:Schultheis
MOTION:Moved prepared amendment L.003 (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


Representative Schultheis provided closing comments in favor of House Bill 06-1134. Representative Schultheis explained the status of a Memorandum of Understanding between the federal Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the El Paso County Sheriff. Discussion followed regarding the training of Colorado State Patrol Officers to act on immigration offenses. Further discussion followed regarding the identification of potential immigration offenses. Representative Schultheis then responded to a question regarding the location where immigration offenders would be detained under the bill. The committee discussed a recent traffic accident involving illegal immigrants and current cooperation between ICE and law enforcement in Colorado.


BILL:HB 06-1134
TIME: 08:42:24 PM
MOVED:Schultheis
MOTION:Refer House Bill 06-1134 as amended to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation. The motion lost on a 5-6 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Cadman
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:HB 06-1134
TIME: 08:43:05 PM
MOVED:Coleman
MOTION:Moved to Postpone Indefinitely House Bill 06-1134. The motion passed on a 6-5 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Gallegos
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