Date: 03/23/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB06-192

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer Senate Bill 06-192 to the Committee of the WPASS


03:21 PM -- Senate Bill 06-192

Representative Riesberg, sponsor, presented Senate Bill 06-192 concerning a task force on drunk driving, The bill establishes an interagency task force on drunk driving to investigate methods of reducing drunk driving. It specifies membership of the task force and directs the task force to submit an annual report to the judiciary committees of the General Assembly.

03:25 PM -- Carolyn DeVries, citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. Ms. DeVries' daughter was killed by a drunk driver in 2004. She related the story of her daughter's death and the aftermath, as well as details of her daughter's life.

03:29 PM -- Emily Tompkins, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, spoke in support of the bill. Ms. Tompkins talked about preventing the crime of drunk driving. She stated that an interagency task force is a solid step toward making Colorado highways safer.

03:33 PM -- Peg Ackerman, County Sheriffs of Colorado, spoke in favor of the bill. Ms. Ackerman stated that the crime of drunk driving is extremely frustrating to the sheriffs. She responded to questions from the committee regarding the organization of the bill and whether a task force will be effective in preventing drunk driving.

03:38 PM -- Annmarie Jensen, Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police, spoke in support of the bill. Ms. Jensen listed the members of the group that convened during the summer of 2005 to discuss this issue and recommend the drafting of this bill. She talked about the difference between a statutory task force and an ad hoc group discussing the same subject. This bill allows this issue to get attention for at least five years until the task force is dissolved.
BILL:SB06-192
TIME: 03:42:35 PM
MOVED:Judd
MOTION:Refer Senate Bill 06-192 to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed 8-3.
SECONDED:McGihon
VOTE
Buescher
Yes
Clapp
No
Decker
No
Gardner
Yes
Hefley
No
Jahn
Yes
Judd
Yes
McGihon
Yes
Witwer
Yes
Carroll M.
Yes
Carroll T.
Yes
Final YES: 8 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS