Date: 07/07/2006

Final
House Bill 06S-1004

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved a substitute motion to Postpone Indefinitely
Moved prepared Amendment L.002 (Attachment H). Th
Moved prepared Amendment L.003 (Attachment G). Th
Moved to refer House Bill 06-S1004, as amended, to		PASS
Pass Without Objection
Pass Without Objection
TIE


12:49 PM -- House Bill 06S-1004

Representative Gardner, prime sponsor, presented an overview of House Bill 06S-1004, concerning identification documents used to verify a person's employment eligibility. Representative Gardner explained the operation of the employment verification program created by the bill. Representative Gardner then discussed the fiscal impact of the bill and amendments he planned to offer to reduce the cost of the bill. Representative Gardner responded to questions regarding the fee associated with obtaining state identification.
[The sponsors of other immigration-related bills before the committee presented their bills. Public testimony on all of the immigration bills was also taken, and the committee recessed for House floor work.]


07:50 PM

Representative Gardner reacquainted the committee with House Bill 06S-1004. Representative Gardner explained the process by which a person would verify employment eligibility under the bill. Representative Gardner explained the cost savings that would be realized as a result of passage of amendment L.003 (Attachment F). Discussion ensued regarding the process by which a driver's license would be renewed under the program created by the bill. Representative Gardner responded to questions regarding the security of placing fingerprint information on a driver's license.


BILL:House Bill 06S-1004
TIME: 07:55:33 AM
MOVED:Crane
MOTION:Moved prepared Amendment L.003 (Attachment G). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Lundberg
VOTE
Cadman
Carroll T.
Coleman
Crane
Gallegos
Liston
Lundberg
Schultheis
Todd
Ragsdale
Weissmann
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


Representative Gardner explained how the twelve-character code required on a driver's license by amendment L.002 (Attachment G) would make the driver's license more secure against identity theft. Representative Gardner responded to questions about a person's ability to acquire two driver's licenses under the program created by House Bill 06S-1004.


BILL:House Bill 06S-1004
TIME: 07:58:44 PM
MOVED:Weissmann
MOTION:Moved prepared Amendment L.002 (Attachment H). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Carroll T.
VOTE
Cadman
Carroll T.
Coleman
Crane
Gallegos
Liston
Lundberg
Schultheis
Todd
Ragsdale
Weissmann
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


Discussion ensued regarding the fiscal impact of House Bill 06S-1004.


BILL:House Bill 06S-1004
TIME: 08:01:45 PM
MOVED:Schultheis
MOTION:Moved to refer House Bill 06-S1004, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation. Representative T. Carroll offered a substitute motion to postpone the bill indefinitely. The substitute motion passed. [see vote sheet below]
SECONDED:Liston
VOTE
Cadman
Carroll T.
Coleman
Crane
Gallegos
Liston
Lundberg
Schultheis
Todd
Ragsdale
Weissmann
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE


BILL:House Bill 06S-1004
TIME: 08:01:57 PM
MOVED:Carroll T.
MOTION:Moved a substitute motion to Postpone Indefinitely House Bill 06S-1004. The motion passed on a 6-5 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Weissmann
VOTE
Cadman
No
Carroll T.
Yes
Coleman
Yes
Crane
No
Gallegos
Yes
Liston
No
Lundberg
No
Schultheis
No
Todd
Yes
Ragsdale
Yes
Weissmann
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS