House Committee on Information & Technology (01/26/2004)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY

Date:	01/26/2004	ATTENDANCE

Time:	01:36 PM to 06:46 PM	Brophy	X
		Butcher	*
Place:	SupCt	Cadman	X
		Garcia	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Judd	X
	Representative Mitchell	McGihon	*
		Miller	X
This Report was prepared by		Rhodes	*
	Lori Johnson	Welker	X
		Crane	X
		Mitchell	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
HB04-1105 HB04-1063 HB04-1198 HB04-1004 HB04-1122 HB04-1206		Postponed Indefinitely Postponed Indefinitely Postponed Indefinitely Amended and Referred to the Committee of the Whole Amended and Referred to Appropriations Referred to the Committee of the Whole

01:37 PM -- House Bill 04-1105

The committee came to order. Representative Mitchell announced that testimony on HB 04-1105 would be limited. Representative Madden, prime sponsor of HB 04-1105, concerning the creation of adoption procedures to extend parental rights to same-gendered parents, described the bill's provisions.

01:42 PM -- Ms. Kim Willoughby, Equal Rights Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

01:51 PM -- Mr. Doug Henderson, representing his family, testified in support of the bill.

01:53 PM -- Ms. Jeanine Pow, family law attorney, representing herself and her clients, testified in support of the bill.

02:10 PM -- Mr. Judi von Gaia, representing herself and her child, testified in support of the bill.

02:14 PM -- Mr. Avy Skolnik, Colorado Anti-Violence Program, testified in support of the bill.

02:20 PM -- Ms. Carmah Lawler, Colorado League of Women Voters, testified in support of the bill.

02:22 PM -- Ms. Teva Sienicki, Colorado Alliance for Family Equality, testified in support of the bill.

02:26 PM -- Ms. Abbey Coven, Civil Rights Now, testified in support of the bill. She referred to the website, apa.org, for a list of studies done on same-sex parents.

02:30 PM -- Ms. Gina Hardin, ACLU, testified in support of the bill.

02:34 PM -- Ms. Laura Fast, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

02:35 PM -- Ms. Kimberly Curtis, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

02:38 PM -- Ms. Linda Elbers, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

02:40 PM

Representative Madden summarized the testimony and thanked the witnesses.

02:41 PM

The committee recessed briefly.

02:59 PM

The committee came back to order.


BILL:	HB04-1105
TIME:	02:59:24 PM
MOVED:	Judd
MOTION:	Refer HB 04-1105 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion failed on a 4-7 vote.
SECONDED:	Garcia
		VOTE
	Brophy	No
	Butcher	Yes
	Cadman	No
	Garcia	Yes
	Judd	Yes
	McGihon	Yes
	Miller	No
	Rhodes	No
	Welker	No
	Crane	No
	Mitchell	No
Not Final YES: 4 NO: 7 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:	HB04-1105
TIME:	03:00:12 PM
MOVED:	Cadman
MOTION:	Postpone HB 04-1105 indefinitely. The motion carried on a 7-4 vote.
SECONDED:	Rhodes
		VOTE
	Brophy	Yes
	Butcher	No
	Cadman	Yes
	Garcia	No
	Judd	No
	McGihon	No
	Miller	Yes
	Rhodes	Yes
	Welker	Yes
	Crane	Yes
	Mitchell	Yes
Not Final YES: 7 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

03:00 PM -- House Bill 04-1063

Representative Garcia, prime sponsor of HB 04-1063, concerning the regulation of mobile communication devices in motor vehicles, described the bill's provisions. He responded to questions from committee members.

03:21 PM -- Mr. Larry Patchett, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

03:36 PM -- Mr. Raymond Henkel, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

03:41 PM -- Mr. Greg Romberg, Sprint, testified in opposition to the bill.

03:42 PM -- Ms. Annie Lewis, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

03:50 PM -- Ms. Jill Carlston, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.


BILL:	HB04-1063
TIME:	03:58:32 PM
MOVED:	Garcia
MOTION:	Refer HB 04-1063 to the Committee on Finance. The motion failed on a 2-8-1 vote.
SECONDED:	Butcher
		VOTE
	Brophy	No
	Butcher	Yes
	Cadman	No
	Garcia	Yes
	Judd	No
	McGihon	Excused
	Miller	No
	Rhodes	No
	Welker	No
	Crane	No
	Mitchell	No
Not Final YES: 2 NO: 8 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:	HB04-1063
TIME:	03:59:32 PM
MOVED:	Cadman
MOTION:	Postpone HB 04-1063 indefinitely. The motion carried on a 7-3-1 vote.
SECONDED:	Rhodes
		VOTE
	Brophy	Yes
	Butcher	No
	Cadman	Yes
	Garcia	No
	Judd	No
	McGihon	Excused
	Miller	Yes
	Rhodes	Yes
	Welker	Yes
	Crane	Yes
	Mitchell	Yes
Not Final YES: 7 NO: 3 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

04:00 PM -- House Bill 04-1198

Representative Brophy, prime sponsor of HB 04-1198, concerning authorization for the creation of telecommunications authorities, asked that his bill be postponed indefinitely.


BILL:	HB04-1198
TIME:	04:02:35 PM
MOVED:	Brophy
MOTION:	Postpone HB 04-1198 indefinitely. The motion carried on a 9-1-1 vote.
SECONDED:	Rhodes
		VOTE
	Brophy	Yes
	Butcher	No
	Cadman	Yes
	Garcia	Excused
	Judd	Yes
	McGihon	Yes
	Miller	Yes
	Rhodes	Yes
	Welker	Yes
	Crane	Yes
	Mitchell	Yes
Not Final YES: 9 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

04:03 PM -- House Bill 04-1004

Representative Stafford, prime sponsor of HB 04-1004, concerning enhanced protection for child users of public library services from harmful materials on the Internet, described the bill's provisions. She provided a summary of the bill (Attachment A) and a copy of a Supreme Court case regarding the Children's Internet Protection Act (Attachment B). She also provided members with a copy of L.001 (Attachment C).

04:11 PM -- Mr. Bill Mohrman, ACLU, testified in opposition to the bill.

04:21 PM -- Ms. Judy Cage, Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault, testified in opposition to the bill.

04:26 PM -- Ms. Kate Horle, Planned Parenthood for the Rocky Mountains, testified in opposition to the bill.

04:29 PM -- Mr. Ed Haynes, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

04:32 PM -- Mr. James LaRue, Colorado Association of Libraries, testified in support of the amendments to the bill.


BILL:	HB04-1004
TIME:	04:44:26 PM
MOVED:	Rhodes
MOTION:	Move L.001. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Judd
		VOTE
	Brophy
	Butcher
	Cadman
	Garcia
	Judd
	McGihon
	Miller
	Rhodes
	Welker
	Crane
	Mitchell
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

04:44 PM

Representative McGihon discussed a proposed amendment to page 4 of the bill, which was handwritten (Attachment D). The amendment was not offered, but Representative Stafford agreed to work with Representative McGihon on language.


BILL:	HB04-1004
TIME:	04:49:58 PM
MOVED:	Rhodes
MOTION:	Refer HB 04-1004, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion carried on a 10-1 vote.
SECONDED:	Cadman
		VOTE
	Brophy	Yes
	Butcher	Yes
	Cadman	Yes
	Garcia	Yes
	Judd	No
	McGihon	Yes
	Miller	Yes
	Rhodes	Yes
	Welker	Yes
	Crane	Yes
	Mitchell	Yes
Not Final YES: 10 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

04:50 PM -- House Bill 04-1122

Representative Crane, prime sponsor of HB 04-1122, concerning identity theft, discussed the bill.

05:00 PM -- District Attorney Bob Grant, 17th Judicial District, also representing the Colorado District Attorneys' Council, testified in support of the bill. He referred to L.001 (Attachment E) and L.002 (Attachment F). He proceeded to describe the bill's provisions.

05:21 PM -- Mr. Christopher Nelson, Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, testified in support of the bill. He provided a handout on identity theft (Attachment G).

05:30 PM -- Ms. Jennifer Savage, Jefferson County District Attorney's Office, testified on the bill.

05:34 PM -- Mr. Mario Acevedo, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

05:36 PM -- Ms. Amanda Mestas, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

05:39 PM -- Ms. Marcia Simmons, Broomfield resident, representing her family, testified in support of the bill.

05:56 PM -- Ms. Shayne Madsen, Consumer Data Industry Association, testified in support of the bill.

05:58 PM -- Mr. Don Quick, Chief Deputy, State Attorneys General Office, testified in support of the bill.

06:01 PM -- Mr. Laszlo Varga and Mr. Bill Swords, representing Stop ID Theft . . . a Colorado Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Swords provided two handouts, a copy of his testimony (Attachment H) and a questionnaire about being vulnerable to identity fraud (Attachment I).

06:07 PM -- Mr. Leigh Hogan, representing herself, and Ms. Rebecca Smith, regional fraud specialist, U.S. Bank, testified in support of the bill.


BILL:	HB04-1122
TIME:	06:10:26 PM
MOVED:	Crane
MOTION:	Move L.001. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Judd
		VOTE
	Brophy
	Butcher
	Cadman
	Garcia
	Judd
	McGihon
	Miller
	Rhodes
	Welker
	Crane
	Mitchell
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB04-1122
TIME:	06:11:36 PM
MOVED:	Crane
MOTION:	Move L.002. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Judd
		VOTE
	Brophy
	Butcher
	Cadman
	Garcia
	Judd
	McGihon
	Miller
	Rhodes
	Welker
	Crane
	Mitchell
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB04-1122
TIME:	06:12:31 PM
MOVED:	Butcher
MOTION:	Refer HB 04-1122, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion carried on a 10-0-1 vote.
SECONDED:	Crane
		VOTE
	Brophy	Yes
	Butcher	Yes
	Cadman	Yes
	Garcia	Yes
	Judd	Yes
	McGihon	Excused
	Miller	Yes
	Rhodes	Yes
	Welker	Yes
	Crane	Yes
	Mitchell	Yes
Not Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

06:15 PM -- House Bill 04-1206

Representative Mitchell, prime sponsor of HB 04-1206, concerning the second pool of premium tax credits available under the Certified Capital Company Act, and, in connection therewith, creating an insurance premium tax credit for contributions to CoverColorado by an insurance company, described the bill's provisions.

06:24 PM -- Treasurer Mike Coffman testified in support of the bill. Treasurer Coffman and Representative Mitchell responded to questions from committee members.

06:34 PM -- Mr. Andy Aye, Stonehenge Capital, testified in opposition to the bill.

06:41 PM -- Ms. Peg Brown, Colorado Association of Health Plans, testified in support of the bill. She provided a handout regarding CoverColorado (Attachment J).

06:43 PM -- Mr. Travis Berry, Business Council on Health Care Competition, testified in support of the bill.

06:44 PM -- Ms. Catherine Montoya, Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, testified in support of the bill.


BILL:	HB04-1206
TIME:	06:46:30 PM
MOVED:	Mitchell
MOTION:	Refer HB 04-1206 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion carried on a 9-1-1 vote.
SECONDED:	Judd
		VOTE
	Brophy	No
	Butcher	Yes
	Cadman	Yes
	Garcia	Yes
	Judd	Yes
	McGihon	Excused
	Miller	Yes
	Rhodes	Yes
	Welker	Yes
	Crane	Yes
	Mitchell	Yes
Not Final YES: 9 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

06:46 PM

The committee adjourned.