Date: 07/07/2006

Final
House Bill 06S-1023

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Offered a substitute motion to refer House Bill 06
Refer House Bill 06S-1023 to the Committee of the 		FAIL
PASS
01:36 PM -- House Bill 06S-1023

Representative Romanoff, prime sponsor, presented an overview of House Bill 06S-1023, concerning the immediate implementation of restrictions on public benefits as defined in article 8 of the United States Code for persons eighteen years of age or older effective August 1, 2006. Representative Romanoff explained how the bill compares to similar legislation passed in Georgia and discussed the effective date of both pieces of legislation.

[The committee returned to hearing public testimony on all of the immigration bills.]


03:46 PM

Representative Romanoff briefly reacquainted the committee with House Bill 06S-1023. Discussion ensued regarding the similarities and differences between the bill and the Georgia legislation. Discussion followed regarding the timeline for implementing measures restricting public benefits for illegal immigrants. Representative Romanoff responded to questions regarding a provision in the bill requiring political subdivisions to verify the citizenship of individuals seeking public benefits.


03:56 PM

Discussion continued regarding citizenship verification for those seeking public benefits. Discussion turned to the fiscal impact of the bill.


04:00 PM

There were no amendments offered for House Bill 06S-1023. Discussion ensued regarding the need to send the bill to the Appropriations Committee in light of the bill's fiscal impact.


BILL:House Bill 06S-1023
TIME: 04:00:11 PM
MOVED:Coleman
MOTION:Refer House Bill 06S-1023 to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation. The motion passed on a 10-1 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Carroll T.
VOTE
Cadman
Yes
Carroll T.
Yes
Coleman
Yes
Crane
Yes
Gallegos
Yes
Liston
Yes
Lundberg
Yes
Schultheis
No
Todd
Yes
Ragsdale
Yes
Weissmann
Yes
Final YES: 10 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:House Bill 06S-1023
TIME: 04:03:24 PM
MOVED:Lundberg
MOTION:Offered a substitute motion to refer House Bill 06S-1023 to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation. The motion failed on a 5-6 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Liston
VOTE
Cadman
Yes
Carroll T.
No
Coleman
No
Crane
Yes
Gallegos
No
Liston
Yes
Lundberg
Yes
Schultheis
Yes
Todd
No
Ragsdale
No
Weissmann
No
Not Final YES: 5 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL