Senate Committee on Business, Labor and Technology (04/19/2006)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR AND TECHNOLOGY

Date:	04/19/2006	ATTENDANCE

Time:	01:33 PM to 02:11 PM	Boyd	X
		Evans	X
Place:	SCR 354	Kester	X
		Takis	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Wiens	*
	Senator Veiga	Tochtrop	X
		Veiga	X
This Report was prepared by
	Jeanette Chapman
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
Conf 06-CoverColorado Board of Directors Conf 06-Colorado Tourism Office Board of Directors Conf 06-Examining Board of Plumbers HB06-1323		Favorably Refer to the Full Senate Favorably Refer to the Full Senate Favorably Refer to the Full Senate Referred to the Committee of the Whole

01:34 PM

Michael B. Norris, candidate for CoverColorado Board of Directors introduced himself and described his experience and contributions to the board. A copy of materials was provided to the committee (Attachment A). He responded to questions from the committee regarding his experience with stop/loss carriers.

01:37 PM -- Barbara Brett, Executive Director CoverColorado, responded to questions from the committee regarding the number of individuals covered. She indicated that there are currently 5000 individuals covered.


BILL:	Conf 06-CoverColorado Board of Directors
TIME:	01:39:10 PM
MOVED:	Tochtrop
MOTION:	Favorably refer the appointment of Michael Norris to the CoverColorado Board of Directors to the full Senate for confirmation. The motion passed 7-0.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Boyd	Yes
	Evans	Yes
	Kester	Yes
	Takis	Yes
	Wiens	Yes
	Tochtrop	Yes
	Veiga	Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

01:39 PM

Candidates for appointment to the Colorado Tourism Office Board of Directors introduced themselves and discussed their experience and contributions to the Board. A copy of the candidates' materials was provided to the committee (Attachment B).


BILL:	Conf 06-Colorado Tourism Office Board of Directors
TIME:	01:45:03 PM
MOVED:	Tochtrop
MOTION:	Favorably refer the candidates for appointment to the Colorado Tourism Office Board to the full senate for confirmation. The motion passed 6-0-1
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Boyd	Yes
	Evans	Excused
	Kester	Yes
	Takis	Yes
	Wiens	Yes
	Tochtrop	Yes
	Veiga	Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

01:47 PM

Candidates for appointment to the Examining Board of Plumbers introduced themselves and described their experiences and contributions to the board. A packet of candidate materials was provided to the committee (Attachment C).

01:49 PM -- Giles Shurman responded to questions from the committee regarding the duties and responsibilities of the board.

01:54 PM -- Von DeWayne Stelljes responded to questions from the committee regarding his status as an electrician.


BILL:	Conf 06-Examining Board of Plumbers
TIME:	01:55:01 PM
MOVED:	Tochtrop
MOTION:	Favorably refer the candidates for appointment to the Examining Board of Plumbers for confirmation to the full Senate. The motion passed 7-0.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Boyd	Yes
	Evans	Yes
	Kester	Yes
	Takis	Yes
	Wiens	Yes
	Tochtrop	Yes
	Veiga	Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

01:56 PM -- House Bill 06-1323

Senator Kester introduced his bill concerning residential mortgage fraud.

01:58 PM -- Peter Minahan, Colorado Association of Mortgage Brokers and Colorado Financial Services Association, spoke in favor of the bill. He responded to questions from the committee.

02:06 PM

Committee discussion ensued regarding possible situations of fraud when procuring a mortgage.


BILL:	HB06-1323
TIME:	02:10:26 PM
MOVED:	Wiens
MOTION:	Refer HB 1323 to the Committee of the Whole, recommend the consent calendar. The motion passed 7-0.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Boyd	Yes
	Evans	Yes
	Kester	Yes
	Takis	Yes
	Wiens	Yes
	Tochtrop	Yes
	Veiga	Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:11 PM

The committee recessed.