Bill Summary for Bill Number SB05-141

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB05-141

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Votes:

Action Taken:

Adopt severed section A of L.013 (page 3, lines 14
Adopt severed section B of L.013 (all but lines 14
Refer the bill, as amended, to the Committee of th

PASS
Pass Without Objection
PASS

07:52 PM -- Senate Bill 05-141

Speaker Romanoff, sponsor, presented the bill regarding disposal of motorized equipment wastes. He answered questions about current problems associated with the disposal of such wastes; the definition of 'waste tire;' deposits charged by retailers on lead acid batteries; and the bill's impact on landfill owners, retail sellers of batteries, and recyclers. He distributed amendment L.013 to members (Attachment II).

The following persons testified.

08:13 PM -- Marjorie Griek, Colorado Association for Recycling, spoke in favor of the bill and distributed a statement from the Battery Council International.

08:22 PM -- Kate Mangione, Eco-Cycle, spoke in favor of the bill. She answered questions about the disposal of tires.

08:31 PM -- Cornelia Snyder, Jay Tire Industries, spoke in support of the bill.

08:45 PM -- Keith Danby, Child's Play, spoke in support of the bill.

08:47 PM -- Paul Price, Perfect Turf, spoke in support of the bill. He discussed uses of recycled rubber.

08:50 PM -- Charles Bayley, Waste Management, spoke against an amendment to the bill. He answered questions about the acceptance of batteries by landfills.

08:56 PM

Speaker Romanoff discussed similar legislation in other states.

08:57 PM -- Dwayne Immel, Tire Recycling, spoke against the bill and discussed processing of recycled tires.

09:09 PM -- Bruce Philbride, City of Loveland, spoke in support of the bill. He discussed monofills and recycling centers.

09:19 PM

Speaker Romanoff discussed L.013. Representative Boyd severed the bill into severed sections A and B.


BILL:	SB05-141
TIME:	09:24:03 PM
MOVED:	Cloer
MOTION:	Adopt severed section A of L.013 (page 3, lines 14 and 15). The motion passed 7-4.
SECONDED:	Boyd
		VOTE
	Berens	Yes
	Clapp	Yes
	Cloer	Yes
	Green	No
	Lundberg	Yes
	McGihon	Excused
	Riesberg	Yes
	Soper	Yes
	Stafford	Yes
	Sullivan	Excused
	Weissmann	No
	Frangas	No
	Boyd	No
Not Final YES: 7 NO: 4 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:	SB05-141
TIME:	09:27:58 PM
MOVED:	Boyd
MOTION:	Adopt severed section B of L.013 (all but lines 14 and 15 of page 3). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Weissmann
		VOTE
	Berens
	Clapp
	Cloer
	Green
	Lundberg
	McGihon
	Riesberg
	Soper
	Stafford
	Sullivan
	Weissmann
	Frangas
	Boyd
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

09:28 PM

Members commented on the bill.


BILL:	SB05-141
TIME:	09:30:22 PM
MOVED:	Green
MOTION:	Refer the bill, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed 8-3.
SECONDED:	Frangas
		VOTE
	Berens	Yes
	Clapp	No
	Cloer	Yes
	Green	Yes
	Lundberg	No
	McGihon	Excused
	Riesberg	Yes
	Soper	Yes
	Stafford	No
	Sullivan	Excused
	Weissmann	Yes
	Frangas	Yes
	Boyd	Yes
Final YES: 8 NO: 3 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS