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SENATE JOURNAL

Sixty-first General Assembly

STATE OF COLORADO

Second Regular Session

36th Legislative Day Wednesday, February 11, 1998


Call to By the President at 9:00 a.m.

Order

Prayer By the chaplain, Rabbi Stanley M. Wagner.

Roll Call Present--Total, 25.

Absent/Excused--Ament, Blickensderfer, Feeley, Hernandez, Lamborn, Perlmutter, Phillips, Thiebaut, Wattenberg, Wells--Total, 10.

Present later--Ament, Blickensderfer, Feeley, Hernandez, Lamborn, Perlmutter, Phillips, Thiebaut, Wattenberg, Wells.

Quorum The President announced a quorum present.

Reading of On motion of Senator Arnold, reading of the Journal of February 10th was dispensed with

Journal and the Journal stands approved as corrected by the Secretary.

SENATE SERVICES REPORT

Senate Correctly printed: SB 98-173, 174, 175; SJR 98-6.

Services

COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE REPORTS

Local After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that the following be

Government referred favorably to the Committee on Appropriations: SB 98-138

Local After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that the following be

Government postponed indefinitely: SB 98-126

Local After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that the following be

Government postponed indefinitely: SB 98-125

MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR

Appoint- A letter of designation and appointment from Governor Romer was read and assigned to

ments Committee as follows:

January 15, 1998

To the Honorable

Colorado Senate

Colorado General Assembly

State Capitol Building

Denver, CO 80203

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to the powers conferred upon me by the Constitution and Laws of the State of Colorado, I have the honor to designate, appoint and submit to your consideration, the following:

COLORADO CHILDREN'S

TRUST FUND BOARD

for terms expiring November 7, 1998:

David M. Furman of Littleton, Colorado, to serve as a member knowledgeable in the area of law and to fill a vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Ted. Rubin, appointed;

Mary Edna Helfer of Denver, Colorado, to serve as a member knowledgeable in child abuse prevention and to fill a vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Cecilia E. Mascarenas, appointed;

for a term expiring November 7, 2000:

Laverne Morris of Aurora, Colorado, to serve as a representative of the business community, reappointed.

Sincerely,

(Signed)

Roy Romer

Governor

Rec'd 1/23/98

J. Albi, Secretary

Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare and Institutions

______________________________

On motion of Senator Wells, and with a majority of those elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the balance of the calendar of Wednesday, February 11, was laid over until Thursday, February 12, retaining its place on the calendar.

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TRIBUTES--A POINT OF INTEREST

Honoring The Alamosa Chamber of Commerce by Senator Dennis

Honoring John Welsch by Senator Dennis

Honoring The Trinidad Kiwanis Club by Senator Dennis and Representatives Entz and Salaz

Honoring Elsie Frederiksen by Senator Dennis

Honoring the Arvada West High School Football Team by Senators Perlmutter Mutzebaugh and Congrove

Honoring the Lakewood High School Softball Team by Senators Perlmutter, Feeley, Mutzebaugh and Schroeder and Representative Tucker

Memorializing Winfred Mott by Senator Dennis

Memorializing George Benton by Senator Dennis

Memorializing Henry Clark Archer by Senator Dennis




On motion of Senator Wells, the Senate adjourned until 9:00 a.m., Thursday,

February 12, 1998.

Approved:


Tom Norton

President of the Senate

Attest:

Joan M. Albi

Secretary of the Senate