Date: 04/26/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB06-218

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer Senate Bill 06-218 to the Committee on ApproPASS



01:47 PM -- Senate Bill 06-218 - Concerning Disabled Telephone User Programs

Representative Coleman, prime sponsor, explained that Senate Bill 06-218 makes technical changes to allow the two programs under the bill to receive on-going funding from the Disabled Telephone Users Fund. The bill also adds the Disabled Telephone Users Fund to the funds that are not subject to the limits on uncommitted reserves. Finally, the bill deletes obsolete language from the related statutes.

The following persons testified:

01:50 PM -- Mr. Ron Jack, Public Utilities Commission, testified in favor of the bill. Mr. Jack explained that in 2000, the General Assembly created the Colorado Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CCDEHH). In 2002, the General Assembly passed legislation creating the Telephone Equipment Distribution Program (TEDP). Technical changes in Senate Bill 06-218 will allow these two programs to receive on-going funding from the Disabled Telephone Users fund.

01:54 PM -- Ms. Mary McGhee, Colorado Department of Human Services, testified in support of the legislation and distributed a handout on the legislation (Attachment B).

01:55 PM -- Ms. Leeanne Seaver, Colorado Commission for the Deaf, testified in support of the legislation.
BILL:SB06-218
TIME: 01:57:36 PM
MOVED:Cloer
MOTION:Refer Senate Bill 06-218 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a 12-0-1 vote.
SECONDED:McCluskey
VOTE
Benefield
Yes
Cloer
Yes
Crane
Yes
Frangas
Yes
Garcia
Yes
Harvey
Excused
Jahn
Yes
Kerr
Yes
Marshall
Yes
Massey
Yes
McCluskey
Yes
Judd
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Final YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS