Bill Summary for Bill Number HB06S-1014

Date: 07/06/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB06S-1014

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Adopt Amendment L.001 (Attachment D). The chair r Adopt Amendment L.002 (Attachment E). The motion Amend the bill on page 3, line 13, after "December Conceptual amendment to the bill to encourage the Conceptual amendment to the bill to seek reimburse Refer HB 06S-1014, as amended, to the Committee on	TIE FAIL Pass Without Objection TIE TIE PASS

01:39 PM -- House Bill 06S-1014

The committee reconvened. Representative Buescher, prime sponsor, presented HB 06S-1014, which requires the Attorney General to pursue remedies to recover moneys owed by the federal government to the state of Colorado for costs incurred by the state to deal with illegal immigration. He responded to questions from the committee and discussed some of the testimony provided by executive directors of state departments to the Joint Budget Committee on July 6, 2006. Discussion ensued on the issue of costs related to immigration.

The following people testified on the bill:

02:10 PM -- Mr. Adrian Miller, representing the Bell Policy Center, spoke in support of the bill and highlighting the role of the federal government in dealing with immigration. He responded to questions from the committee.

02:14 PM -- Mr. George Walker, representing himself, spoke in support of the bill. He believed it is important to find out how much of the shortfall at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center is due to treating illegal immigrants and not being reimbursed by the federal government.

02:18 PM

The chairman closed public testimony, and the committee began considering amendments. Committee members were provided with Amendments L.001 (Attachment D) and L.002 (Attachment E).


BILL:	HB06S-1014
TIME:	02:19:24 PM
MOVED:	McGihon
MOTION:	Amend the bill on page 3, line 13, after "December 31, 2006", add "December 31, 2007". The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Judd
		VOTE
	Clapp
	Decker
	Gardner
	Hefley
	Jahn
	Judd
	Kerr A.
	McGihon
	Witwer
	Carroll M.
	Carroll T.
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB06S-1014
TIME:	02:20:36 PM
MOVED:	Gardner
MOTION:	Conceptual amendment to the bill to encourage the state to continue to pursue measures to discourage illegal aliens from locating in Colorado. After Representative Gardner described the amendment, the chairman decided to wait until the amendment was drafted before the committee considered it.
SECONDED:	Witwer
		VOTE
	Clapp
	Decker
	Gardner
	Hefley
	Jahn
	Judd
	Kerr A.
	McGihon
	Witwer
	Carroll M.
	Carroll T.
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE


BILL:	HB06S-1014
TIME:	02:22:03 PM
MOVED:	Witwer
MOTION:	Conceptual amendment to the bill to seek reimbursement from the federal government for lost revenues due to depressed wages in Colorado from additional illegal immigrants in the wage pool. The motion was withdrawn when the committee received copies of the draft amendment.
SECONDED:	Clapp
		VOTE
	Clapp
	Decker
	Gardner
	Hefley
	Jahn
	Judd
	Kerr A.
	McGihon
	Witwer
	Carroll M.
	Carroll T.
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE

Prior to the vote, discussion ensued regarding the need and ways to quantify costs, wages, and taxes impacted by illegal immigration.


BILL:	HB06S-1014
TIME:	02:28:49 PM
MOVED:	Gardner
MOTION:	Adopt Amendment L.001 (Attachment D). The chair ruled that the amendment did not fit under the title of the bill.
SECONDED:	Decker
		VOTE
	Clapp
	Decker
	Gardner
	Hefley
	Jahn
	Judd
	Kerr A.
	McGihon
	Witwer
	Carroll M.
	Carroll T.
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE


BILL:	HB06S-1014
TIME:	02:28:50 PM
MOVED:	Witwer
MOTION:	Adopt Amendment L.002 (Attachment E). The motion failed on a vote of 5-6.
SECONDED:	Clapp
		VOTE
	Clapp	Yes
	Decker	Yes
	Gardner	Yes
	Hefley	Yes
	Jahn	No
	Judd	No
	Kerr A.	No
	McGihon	No
	Witwer	Yes
	Carroll M.	No
	Carroll T.	No
Not Final YES: 5 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:	HB06S-1014
TIME:	02:34:03 PM
MOVED:	Judd
MOTION:	Refer HB 06S-1014, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion carried on a vote of 11-0.
SECONDED:	Carroll M.
		VOTE
	Clapp	Yes
	Decker	Yes
	Gardner	Yes
	Hefley	Yes
	Jahn	Yes
	Judd	Yes
	Kerr A.	Yes
	McGihon	Yes
	Witwer	Yes
	Carroll M.	Yes
	Carroll T.	Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS