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:
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
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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