Senate Committee on State, Veterans & Military Affairs (07/07/2006)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS & MILITARY AFFAIRS

Date:	07/07/2006	ATTENDANCE

Time:	05:45 PM to 06:43 PM	Bacon	X
		Johnson	X
Place:	SCR 353	Lamborn	X
		May R.	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Windels	X
	Senator Tupa	Groff	X
		Tupa	X
This Report was prepared by
	Geoff Johnson
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
HB06S-1002 HB06S-1017		Referred to the Committee of the Whole Amended, Referred to Appropriations

05:46 PM -- House Bill 06S-1002

Senator Keller, prime sponsor, said that the bill codifies current policy regarding the treatment of communicable diseases. She said that immunizations are required by federal law, but the requirement does not appear in Colorado statute.

05:51 PM -- Dennis Ellis, Executive Director, Colorado Department of Health and Environment, said that there are services, such as treating communicable disease, for which identification should not be required. He said that this bill is needed to ensure preservation of this core function by the Department.

05:56 PM -- Dr. Richard Vogt, Public Health Directors of Colorado, supported the bill. He said that there is a chance that federal law in this area could change.


BILL:	HB06S-1002
TIME:	06:00:43 PM
MOVED:	Windels
MOTION:	Moved that the bill be referred to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed 7-0-0.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Bacon	Yes
	Johnson	Yes
	Lamborn	Yes
	May R.	Yes
	Windels	Yes
	Groff	Yes
	Tupa	Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

06:01 PM -- House Bill 06S-1017

Senator Bacon, prime sponsor, described House Bill 06S-1017 relating to documentation by an employer that demonstrates compliance with federal employment verification requirements. He said that the Department of Labor would do the inspections required by the bill and that there would be a state fine. He commented on potential amendments to the bill.

06:13 PM -- Tony Gagliardi, NFIB, and Green Industries, and Colorado Motor Carriers, said that he would like to see the bill amended to insert "knowingly" on page 3, line 20.

06:17 PM -- Jimmy Dean, Rocky Mountain Farmer's Union, said that he would not like to see people punished for working in an industry that they have worked in for a long time.

06:18 PM -- Mark Gould, Gould Construction and Colorado Contractor's Association, pointed out an amendment that he would like to see made to the bill.

06:21 PM -- Janet Stevens, Colorado Health and Hospital Association, commented on the "whistle- blower" protection language in the bill.

06:26 PM -- Corky Kyle, American Subcontractors of Colorado, said that it is the responsibility of the government to ensure that employees are eligible to work for a business and that businesses are not equipped to make this determination.


BILL:	HB06S-1017
TIME:	06:29:51 PM
MOVED:	Bacon
MOTION:	Moved a prepared amendment to the bill, L.026 (Attachment A.) The motion passed 6-1-0.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Bacon	Yes
	Johnson	Yes
	Lamborn	Yes
	May R.	Yes
	Windels	Yes
	Groff	No
	Tupa	Yes
Not Final YES: 6 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:	HB06S-1017
TIME:	06:34:12 PM
MOVED:	Bacon
MOTION:	Moved to strike "attest" on page 2, line 19 of the bill, and substitute "affirm", and on page 3, line 5 of the bill to strike "attestation" and substitute "affirmation." The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Bacon
	Johnson
	Lamborn
	May R.
	Windels
	Groff
	Tupa
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB06S-1017
TIME:	06:35:19 PM
MOVED:	Bacon
MOTION:	Moved on Page 2, line 20 of the bill to strike "verified" and substitute "examined". The motion passed 4-3-0.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Bacon	Yes
	Johnson	Yes
	Lamborn	Yes
	May R.	No
	Windels	Yes
	Groff	No
	Tupa	No
Not Final YES: 4 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:	HB06S-1017
TIME:	06:36:47 PM
MOVED:	Bacon
MOTION:	Moved to insert on page 3, line 5 of the bill after the word "written"the words "or electronic". The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Bacon
	Johnson
	Lamborn
	May R.
	Windels
	Groff
	Tupa
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB06S-1017
TIME:	06:37:05 PM
MOVED:	Bacon
MOTION:	Moved on page 3, lines 15 and 16 of the bill, to strike "Upon receipt of any credible complaint" and to insert "When the Director has reason to believe". The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Bacon
	Johnson
	Lamborn
	May R.
	Windels
	Groff
	Tupa
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:	HB06S-1017
TIME:	06:38:02 PM
MOVED:	Bacon
MOTION:	Moved on page 4, to strike lines 6 through 25. The motion passed 5-2-0.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Bacon	Yes
	Johnson	Yes
	Lamborn	Yes
	May R.	Yes
	Windels	Yes
	Groff	No
	Tupa	No
Not Final YES: 5 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:	HB06S-1017
TIME:	06:41:48 PM
MOVED:	Bacon
MOTION:	Moved a prepared amendment to the bill, L024 (Attachment B.) The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Bacon
	Johnson
	Lamborn
	May R.
	Windels
	Groff
	Tupa
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB06S-1017
TIME:	06:42:44 PM
MOVED:	Bacon
MOTION:	Moved to refer the bill to the Committee on Appropriations, as amended. The motion passed 6-1-0.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Bacon	Yes
	Johnson	Yes
	Lamborn	Yes
	May R.	No
	Windels	Yes
	Groff	Yes
	Tupa	Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS