Bill Summary for Bill Number Referendum I

Date: 09/06/2006

Final
Referendum I

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Moved the staff amendment (Attachment B). The mot	Pass Without Objection

11:33 AM -- Referendum I

Carl Jarrett, Legislative Council Staff, came to the table to review the analysis for Referendum I, which concerns domestic partnerships. Mr. Jarrett thanked staff who worked on the analysis. He walked through the analysis for the committee, describing the summary and analysis section and the arguments for and against the measure. He referred the committee to a staff amendment (Attachment B), which makes a correction to the estimated fiscal impact. He noted that the fee referred to in the estimate of fiscal impact increased on July 1 of this year, which necessitated the amendment to the analysis.

11:38 AM

Mr. Jarrett responded to a question from Representative Garcia regarding the arguments against the proposal.

11:38 AM

The following person testified:

Mr. Pat Steadman, Equal Rights Colorado and Coloradans for Fairness, testified. He thanked Legislative Council Staff for their work. He said he feels the analysis is balanced and fair. He expressed support for several specific portions of the analysis and asked that the committee not make any changes to the analysis.


BILL:	Referendum I
TIME:	11:41:39 AM
MOVED:	Fitz-Gerald
MOTION:	Moved the staff amendment (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Butcher
		VOTE
	Butcher
	Cadman
	Cerbo
	Garcia
	Gordon
	Groff
	Harvey
	Hoppe
	Johnson	Excused
	Madden
	May M.
	McElhany
	Spence
	Teck
	Tupa
	Windels
	Fitz-Gerald
	Romanoff
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection