Bill Summary for Bill Number HB05-1111

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB05-1111

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Votes:

Action Taken:

Refer HB 05-1111 to the Committee of the Whole. T

PASS

01:34 PM -- House Bill 05-1111

The committee came to order. Representative Madden, the prime sponsor of HB 05-1111, Concerning Offers of Settlement in Civil Actions, explained the provisions of the bill and distributed a copy of the statutory citation for the legislation (Attachment A). Representative Madden explained that the bill is meant to encourage early settlement, and only affects plaintiffs who go to court and win.

The following persons testified on the bill:

01:37 PM -- Mr. David Driscoll, representing the Colorado Bar Association, spoke in support of the measure and explained the intent of the bill.

01:49 PM -- Mr. Jeff Ruebel, representing the Colorado Defense Lawyers Association, spoke against the bill.

02:05 PM -- Mr. George Dikeou, representing COPIC Insurance Company, spoke against the bill.

02:08 PM

The chairman closed the public testimony portion of the hearing. No amendments were offered by the committee or the bill sponsor.


BILL:	HB05-1111
TIME:	02:13:02 PM
MOVED:	McGihon
MOTION:	Refer HB 05-1111 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion carried on a vote of 7-3-1.
SECONDED:	Judd
		VOTE
	Boyd	Yes
	Brophy	No
	Decker	Excused
	Harvey	Yes
	Hefley	No
	Jahn	Yes
	Judd	Yes
	Kerr	No
	McGihon	Yes
	Carroll M.	Yes
	Carroll T.	Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 3 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS