House Committee on Ethics (02/10/2012)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ETHICS

Date:	02/10/2012	ATTENDANCE

Time:	10:38 AM to 10:57 AM	DelGrosso	X
		Solano	X
Place:	HCR 0112	Sonnenberg	X
		Levy	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Massey	X
	Representative Massey

This Report was prepared by
	David Beaujon
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
Second Committee Meeting		Committee was disolved due to lack of evidence

10:38 AM -- Second Committee Meeting

Representative Massey identified the information received by the House Ethics Committee since its first meeting on February 6 that includes Representative Bradford's response to the House Ethics Committee (Attachment A), a recording of Denver Police Department radio transmissions during the January 25, 2012, traffic stop involving Representative Bradford, and a January 31, 2012, audio video recording of a KCNC Channel 4 news conference involving the Denver Police Department. He explained that the Denver Police Department did not submit evidence that indicated that Representative Bradford was driving under the influence when stopped by the Denver Police Department or that she invoked legislative privilege during that incident. He also summarized the House Ethics Committee's charge under House Rule 49 and the January 31, 2012, ethics complaint from the Speaker of the House of Representative, Frank McNulty.

10:42 AM

Committee discussion followed about the evidence received by the committee, the committee's charge, and the ethical standards that may be used to determine if an ethics violation occurred. Representative Sonnenberg summarized the provisions of the January 31 ethics complaint from Speaker McNulty that requested a determination on whether Representative Bradford was driving under the influence of alcohol on January 25, 2012, and whether she invoked legislative privilege during that incident. He explained that the committee has not been provided evidence to determine whether Representative Bradford was driving under the influence or whether she invoked legislative privilege.


BILL:	Second Committee Meeting
TIME:	10:51:04 AM
MOVED:	Sonnenberg
MOTION:	Moved that no further action be required of the House Ethics Committee and that no recommendation be made to the House of Representatives and, because of the lack of evidence, the House Ethics Committee be dissolved. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0.
SECONDED:	DelGrosso
		VOTE
	DelGrosso	Yes
	Solano	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes
	Levy	Yes
	Massey	Yes


Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

10:54 AM

Representative Massey instructed the Office of Legislative Legal Services to prepare a report on the actions of the House Ethics Committee.

10:55 AM

The committee adjourned.