Date: 03/09/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB06-194

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES & ENERGY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved that the bill be referred to the Committee oPASS
03:07 PM -- Senate Bill 06-194

Senator Tochtrop, prime sponsor, described Senate Bill 06-194 addressing the authority of the Wildlife Commission to issue youth hunting licenses. The bill would allow 16 and 17 year-old youths to acquire hunting licenses at a reduced rate, and would allow the Division to issue special licenses for terminally ill youths.

03:09 PM -- David Lovell, Colorado Division of Wildlife, commented on the activities of a working group (the License Allocation Working Group) which studied youth hunting licenses.

03:35 PM -- Mike Yeary, Hunt-of-a Lifetime Foundation, discussed his organization's activities. He commented on the benefits of the bill to his organization.

03:38 PM -- Ivan James, Colorado Bowhunter's Association, commented on the activities of his organization and its benefits to youth. He said that the bill will help to develop a new generation of hunters.

03:44 PM -- Kent Ingram, Colorado Wildlife Federation, said that the population of hunters in the U.S. has declined to eight percent of the population. He said that the objective of the bill is to develop interest in hunting among youth.
BILL:SB06-194
TIME: 03:51:14 PM
MOVED:Tochtrop
MOTION:Moved that the bill be referred to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed 5-1-1.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Brophy
Yes
Entz
Excused
Groff
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Tochtrop
Yes
Grossman
No
Isgar
Yes
Not Final YES: 5 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

BILL:SB06-194
TIME: 03:51:14 PM
MOVED:Tochtrop
MOTION:Moved that the bill be referred to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed 5-1-1.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Brophy
Yes
Entz
Excused
Groff
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Tochtrop
Yes
Grossman
No
Isgar
Yes
Final YES: 5 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS