Date: 02/29/2012

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB12-1048

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer House Bill 12-1048 to the Committee on ApproPASS



02:52 PM -- House Bill 12-1048 - Concerning Background Check Systems

Representative Waller, prime sponsor, explained that House Bill 12-1048 removes the requirement that the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Department of Public Safety perform background checks for the transfer of firearms. Instead, a gun show vendor is required to contact the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to complete a background check and to verify a prospective owner's identity by checking his or her photo identification. He closed by saying that sheriffs offices are also directed to contact the FBI directly for background checks for individuals seeking concealed carry permits.

The committee engaged in a discussion about eliminating the requirement for CBI background checks under the legislation.

The following persons testified:

03:21 PM -- Mr. Ron Sloan, Colorado Bureau of Investigation, responded to committee questions about the legislation and testified in opposition of the bill.

03:36 PM -- Ms. Annemarie Jensen, representing the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police, Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and Ceasefire Colorado, testified in opposition of the bill.

03:48 PM -- Mr. Robert Edmiston, representing the Firearms Coalition of Colorado, testified in support of the legislation.
BILL:HB12-1048
TIME: 03:54:48 PM
MOVED:Holbert
MOTION:Refer House Bill 12-1048 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 7-6.
SECONDED:Swalm
VOTE
Acree
Yes
Beezley
Yes
Conti
Yes
Holbert
Yes
Hullinghorst
No
Kagan
No
Kefalas
No
Labuda
No
McCann
No
Pabon
No
Swalm
Yes
Swerdfeger
Yes
DelGrosso
Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS