Bill Summary for Bill Number SB05-234

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB05-234

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND LABOR

Votes:

Action Taken:

Moved that SB05-234 be referred to the Committee o

PASS

01:22 PM -- Senate Bill 05-234

Rep Cerbo presented the bill which eliminates the power of a county sheriff to revoke the appointment of a deputy sheriff at the sheriff's will.

01:26 PM -- Grayson Robinson, representing the County Sheriffs of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.

01:28 PM -- Doug Darr, Adams County Sheriff, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Darr responded to questions from the committee.

01:48 PM -- Dan Corsentino, Pueblo County Sheriff, testified in opposition to the bill.

01:56 PM -- Kelly Dunnaway, representing the Douglas County Attorney's Office, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Dunnaway responded to questions from the committee.

02:02 PM -- J.D. Cordova, representing the Colorado State Fraternal Order of Police, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Cordova testified that the deputies are not here to testify in support of the bill because of fear for being fired due to the current at-will status of their employment. He testified that most sheriff's value due process but some do not, and some deputies have been fired for such reasons as their political affiliation.

02:07 PM -- George Epp, representing the County Sheriffs of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Epp testified that the current law has been in place for many years and has endured the test of time. He also believes that the bill, if passed, will encourage litigation.

02:10 PM -- Mike Prange, representing himself as a deputy sheriff and as a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Prine gave the committee a copy of a newspaper article regarding a deputy who lost his job for political reasons (Attachment D).

02:13 PM -- David Osborne, representing the Fraternal Order of Police, testified in support of the bill.

02:16 PM

Representative Cerbo made closing remarks.


BILL:	SB05-234
TIME:	02:17:18 PM
MOVED:	Cerbo
MOTION:	Moved that SB05-234 be referred to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed 7-5, with 1 excused.
SECONDED:	Coleman
		VOTE
	Balmer	No
	Borodkin	Yes
	Butcher	Yes
	Carroll M.	Yes
	Coleman	Yes
	Knoedler	No
	Liston	Excused
	Massey	No
	McCluskey	No
	Paccione	Yes
	White	No
	Cerbo	Yes
	Marshall	Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 5 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS