Date: 02/28/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB06-1035

SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved to place House Bill 06-1035 on the consent c
Refer House Bill 06-1035 to the Committee of the W		Pass Without Objection
PASS



02:51 PM -- House Bill 06-1035

Senator May, prime sponsor, explained the provisions of HB 06-1039, concerning motor vehicles required to stop before crossing at grade railroad tracks. The bill expands the type of vehicles that must stop at railroad grade crossing. Under current law, school buses and vehicles carrying hazardous materials must stop before crossing railroad tracks. It also requires commercial vehicles that transports passengers to stop before crossing railroad tracks. All three types of vehicles would be required to stop before crossing street railroad tracks in a residential area, and to stop even when a railroad crossing has a gate or flashing lights. Senator May stated that HB 06-1035 came out of the Transportation Legislation Review Committee.

The following person testified:

02:52 PM -- Terry Campbell, legislative liaison, Colorado State Patrol, testified in support of the bill. He explained that HB 06-1039 is consistent with federal law. Mr. Campbell answered questions from committee members and stated that HB 06-1035 applies to all areas in Colorado.


BILL:HB06-1035
TIME: 03:02:17 PM
MOVED:May R.
MOTION:Refer House Bill 06-1035 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a 7 to 0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Hagedorn
Yes
Isgar
Yes
May R.
Yes
Spence
Yes
Wiens
Yes
Williams
Yes
Takis
Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:HB06-1035
TIME: 03:02:43 PM
MOVED:May R.
MOTION:Moved to place House Bill 06-1035 on the consent calendar.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Hagedorn
Isgar
May R.
Spence
Wiens
Williams
Takis
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection




03:07 PM

The committee recessed.