Date: 04/18/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB06-1331

SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR AND TECHNOLOGY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Amendment L.005 (Attachment A). Senator Tapia des
Refer HB 1331 to the committee on Appropriations, 		Pass Without Objection
PASS



11:39 AM -- House Bill 06-1331

Senator Tapia introduced his bill concerning regulation of landscape architects. He provided an amendment to the committee (Attachment A).

11:43 AM -- Brian Tobias, Department of Regulatory Agencies, spoke in opposition to the bill. He discussed the process by which the Department conducted a sunrise review of the group seeking regulations.

11:47 AM -- Angie Kinnaird Linn, Division of Registrations, spoke in opposition to the bill.

11:53 AM -- Jeff Shoemaker, Greenway Foundation, spoke in support of the bill. He provided a packet of materials to the committee (Attachment B). He explained his experience in hiring landscape architects for the projects of the foundation.

11:56 AM -- Craig Coronato, Colorado Council of Landscape Architects, spoke in support of the bill. He noted that Colorado is one of only three states in which landscape architects are not required to be licensed. He described the role of landscape architects in landscaping projects and other public spaces.

12:00 PM -- Dean Murphy, American Civil Constructors, spoke in support of the legislation. He described the work of his company with landscape contractors.

12:03 PM -- Alex Schatz, Colorado Council of Landscape Architects, responded to testimony from the Department of Regulatory Agencies.

12:04 PM

Senator Tapia made closing comments on the merits of the bill.

BILL:HB06-1331
TIME: 12:06:25 PM
MOVED:Tochtrop
MOTION:Amendment L.005 (Attachment A). Senator Tapia described the purpose of the amendment. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Boyd
Evans
Kester
Takis
Wiens
Tochtrop
Veiga
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:HB06-1331
TIME: 12:07:10 PM
MOVED:Tochtrop
MOTION:Refer HB 1331 to the committee on Appropriations, as amended. The motion passed 5-2.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Boyd
Yes
Evans
No
Kester
Yes
Takis
Yes
Wiens
No
Tochtrop
Yes
Veiga
Yes
Final YES: 5 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS




12:07 PM

The committee recessed.