Bill Summary for Bill Number HB06-1335

Date: 02/28/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB06-1335

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Amend the bill, page 3, strike the effective date Prepared amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The amen Refer the bill to the committee of the Whole. The	Pass Without Objection TIE PASS

01:32 PM -- House Bill 06-1335

Representative Jahn, bill sponsor, explained the provisions of HB 06-1335 to adjust the threshold that triggers a requirement for a special district to publish contract bid notice. The current threshold is $25,000, the bill as drafted sets the threshold at $75,000, and proposed amendment L.001 (Attachment A) sets the threshold at $50,000.

01:38 PM

Evan Goulding, Colorado Special District Association, spoke in support of the bill. He spoke to the current threshold and the cost to local governments to publish notice of contracts, particularly when the project is small and when there is only one bidder for a contract. Mr. Goulding responded to a committee question regarding the kinds of projects that fall within the $25,000 to $50,000 range.

01:44 PM

Greg Romberg, Colorado Press Association, spoke in support of the bill as it would be amended by prepared amendment L.001 (Attachment A). He noted that the current threshold has not been adjusted in 25 years.

01:45 PM

Duane Tinsley, Southgate Water and Sanitation District, spoke in support of the bill. He indicated there are 1,362 Title 32 special districts in Colorado and he spoke to the effect the requirement to publish notice of contracts has on special districts, particularly smaller special districts. He provided examples of how the current requirement and threshold has hastened the contract bid process and increased the costs of bid processes.

Mr. Tinsley and Representative Jahn responded to committee questions regarding the mechanism the bill proposes to adjust, every five years, the threshold using a construction cost index.


BILL:	HB06-1335
TIME:	01:54:10 PM
MOVED:	Berens
MOTION:	Prepared amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The amendment was withdrawn after committee discussion.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Berens
	Cerbo
	Curry
	Decker
	Massey
	May M.
	Merrifield
	Soper
	Stafford
	Lindstrom
	Hodge
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: WITHDRAWN


BILL:	HB06-1335
TIME:	01:56:08 PM
MOVED:	Decker
MOTION:	Amend the bill, page 3, strike the effective date and safety clause (lines 15 through 19) and substitute an effective date of 90 days after adjournment unless a referendum is filed against the bill.
SECONDED:	Lindstrom
		VOTE
	Berens
	Cerbo
	Curry
	Decker
	Massey
	May M.
	Merrifield
	Soper
	Stafford
	Lindstrom
	Hodge
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB06-1335
TIME:	01:56:37 PM
MOVED:	Stafford
MOTION:	Refer the bill to the committee of the Whole. The motion carried on an 11-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Decker
		VOTE
	Berens	Yes
	Cerbo	Yes
	Curry	Yes
	Decker	Yes
	Massey	Yes
	May M.	Yes
	Merrifield	Yes
	Soper	Yes
	Stafford	Yes
	Lindstrom	Yes
	Hodge	Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS