Date: 03/08/2012

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB12-035

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Amend the bill, page 4, line 23, strike "gross." T
Refer Senate Bill 12-035 to the Committee of the W		FAIL
PASS



06:05 PM -- Senate Bill 12-035

Representative Gardner, sponsor, presented Senate Bill 12-035 concerning limited liability for spaceflight activities. The bill creates a statutory limitation of liability for public and private entities holding a Federal Aviation Administration license for spaceflight activities. These spaceflight entities are required to issue a written warning, in terms provided by the bill, and obtain a signed agreement from all participants in spaceflight activities. With a signed agreement and warning statement, spaceflight entities are not liable for injury resulting from spaceflight activities, except in cases involving gross negligence, knowledge of a dangerous condition, or intentional injury.

Representative Gardner introduced the four witnesses who signed up to testify on the bill and announced that they were all in support of the bill. The witnesses were:

• Tom Clark, representing the Metro Denver Economic Development Council;
• Barry Gore, representing the Metro Denver Economic Development Council;
• Allan Lockheed, Jr., representing himself; and
• Dennis Heap, representing Front Range Airport.

Representative Gardner responded to questions from members of the committee.


06:19 PM

The committee continued to discuss the need for the bill.
BILL:SB12-035
TIME: 06:21:09 PM
MOVED:Kagan
MOTION:Amend the bill, page 4, line 23, strike "gross." The motion failed on a vote of 1-9, with 1 excused.
SECONDED:Pabon
VOTE
DelGrosso
No
Duran
Excused
Kagan
Yes
Lee
No
Nikkel
No
Pabon
No
Ryden
No
Sonnenberg
No
Waller
No
Barker
No
Gardner B.
No
YES: 1 NO: 9 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:SB12-035
TIME: 06:22:34 PM
MOVED:Gardner B.
MOTION:Refer Senate Bill 12-035 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0, with 1 excused.
SECONDED:Ryden
VOTE
DelGrosso
Yes
Duran
Excused
Kagan
Yes
Lee
Yes
Nikkel
Yes
Pabon
Yes
Ryden
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Waller
Yes
Barker
Yes
Gardner B.
Yes
Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS