Final
BILL SUMMARY for
SB05-040
HOUSE
COMMITTEE ON
STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Votes:
Action Taken:
Moved a conceptual amendment on page 7, line 7, to
Moved a conceptual amendment to add, page 3, after
Referred Senate Bill 05-040 to the Committee of th
PASS
Pass Without Objection
PASS
03:25 PM -- Senate Bill 05-040
Representative Merrifield, prime sponsor, explained Senate Bill 05-040 concerning benefits that may be accepted by certain public officials and the prohibition of certain public officials from accepting monetary gifts. The bill also addresses treating specified gift tax contributions for campaign finance law purposes. Rep. Merrifield responded to committee members about various provisions of the bill.
03:35 PM
Members discussed various provisions of the bill related to incumbent or candidates elected to statewide offices and their receipt or acceptance of gifts.
The following people testified:
03:41 PM --
Christine Watson, representing the League of Women Voters, testified in support of the bill. She explained that the $10,000 limit related to what members of the House of Representatives can accept in aggregate donations for any calendar year, mentioned in the bill as a threshold, was in previous similar legislation brought before the state legislature a year or so ago. She responded to committee questions.
BILL:
SB05-040
TIME:
03:56:55 PM
MOVED:
Lundberg
MOTION:
Moved a conceptual amendment to add, page 3, after line 18, before the period "OR FROM RECEIVING GIFTS OR COMPENSATION FOR PURPOSES NOT DIRECTLY CONNECTED WITH HIS OR HER OFFICIAL DUTIES AS AN INCUMBENT OR ELECTED CANDIDATE." The motion passed without objection
SECONDED:
Coleman
VOTE
Cadman
Carroll T.
Coleman
Crane
Gallegos
Liston
Lundberg
Schultheis
Todd
Ragsdale
Weissmann
Not Final
YES:
0
NO:
0
EXC:
0
ABS:
0
FINAL ACTION:
Pass Without Objection
BILL:
SB05-040
TIME:
04:00:00 PM
MOVED:
Cadman
MOTION:
Moved a conceptual amendment on page 7, line 7, to strike the word "TEN" and substitute "THIRTY" and strike "TWENTY" on line 10 and substitute "FORTY-EIGHT." Also, that this should replace areas throughout the bill that pertain to these figures. The motion passed on a 8 to 3 vote.
SECONDED:
Schultheis
VOTE
Cadman
Yes
Carroll T.
No
Coleman
Yes
Crane
Yes
Gallegos
Yes
Liston
Yes
Lundberg
Yes
Schultheis
Yes
Todd
Yes
Ragsdale
No
Weissmann
No
Not Final
YES:
8
NO:
3
EXC:
0
ABS:
0
FINAL ACTION:
PASS
BILL:
SB05-040
TIME:
04:11:28 PM
MOVED:
Coleman
MOTION:
Referred Senate Bill 05-040 to the Committee of the Whole, as amended, with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed on a 6-5 vote.
SECONDED:
Gallegos
VOTE
Cadman
No
Carroll T.
Yes
Coleman
Yes
Crane
No
Gallegos
Yes
Liston
No
Lundberg
No
Schultheis
No
Todd
Yes
Ragsdale
Yes
Weissmann
Yes
Final
YES:
6
NO:
5
EXC:
0
ABS:
0
FINAL ACTION:
PASS