Date: 03/01/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB06-028

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved to refer Senate Bill 06-028 to the CommitteePASS



02:36 PM -- Senate Bill 06-028

Representative Frangas, prime sponsor, presented Senate Bill 06-028 which creates the "Bronze Star" special license plate and authorizes a person who has received a bronze star medal to use the plate. Representative Frangas distributed information on the history of the bronze star medal (Attachment A).

02:38 PM

Warren Tellgren, President of the United Veterans Committee of Colorado (UVC), spoke in support of the bill. Mr. Tellgren stated that the UVC is a nonpartisan coalition of 47 separate veteran service organizations which represents the 465,000 veterans in the state of Colorado. He stated that the bill is a priority for the UVC and the license plate represents the distinguished contribution that the veterans who have earned the medal have given to the country.

02:42 PM

Arthur (Artie) Guerrero, representing the UVC, spoke in support of the bill. Mr. Guerrero has earned a silver star, bronze star, purple heart, and other medals for his military service. Mr. Guerrero discussed different types of military medals and stated that the plate, just like the medal, represents something that has been earned.

02:48 PM

Jery Payne, Office of Legislative Legal Services, explained that "distinctive license plates," including those honoring individuals for their service in the United States military, are exempt from the requirement that the group proposing the special license plate demonstrate at least a 3,000 plate demand from the public.
BILL:SB06-028
TIME: 02:50:42 PM
MOVED:Knoedler
MOTION:Moved to refer Senate Bill 06-028 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed 10-0.
SECONDED:Hefley
VOTE
Borodkin
Yes
Green
Excused
Hefley
Yes
Knoedler
Yes
Larson
Yes
Lindstrom
Yes
Ragsdale
Yes
Sullivan
Yes
Welker
Yes
McFadyen
Yes
Pommer
Yes
Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS