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

Order

Prayer By the chaplain, Dr. Mel Taylor.

Roll Call Present--Total, 23.

Absent/Excused--Coffman, Reeves, Rizzuto, Wattenberg--Total, 4.

Absent--Blickensderfer, Congrove, Duke, Johnson, Lacy, Phillips, Rupert, Tanner

--Total, 8.

Present later--Blickensderfer, Coffman, Congrove, Duke, Johnson, Lacy, Phillips, Rupert, Tanner.

Quorum The President announced a quorum present.

Reading of On motion of Senator Arnold, reading of the Journal of January 8th was dispensed with

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

SENATE SERVICES REPORT

Senate Correctly printed: SB 98-66, 67.

Services

INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION

The following resolution was read by title:

SJR 98-3 by Senator Mutzebaugh; also Representative Paschall--Concerning a recommendation that the United States Congress adopt a legislative rule review process for environmental regulations.

Laid over one day under Senate Rule 30(b), and placed on the calendar of Monday, January 12.

Senate in recess.

Senate reconvened.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS--FIRST READING

The following bills were read by title and referred to the committees indicated:

SB 98-68 by Senator Blickensderfer; also Representative Schauer--Concerning the crime of motor vehicle theft, and making an appropriation in connection therewith.

Judiciary

Appropriations

SB 98-69 by Senator Chlouber; also Representative Sullivant--Concerning measures to preserve the historic character of the communities in which limited gaming is permitted, and, in connection therewith, requiring approval in advance for the destruction of historic structures or the construction of disproportionately large new structures in gaming communities.

Local Government

SB 98-70 by Senator Tanner; also Representative Tate--Concerning tuition vouchers at community colleges for Colorado works participants.

Education

SB 98-71 by Senator Phillips; also Representative Takis--Concerning the amount a municipality can appropriate annually to associated charity organizations.

Local Government

SB 98-72 by Senator Coffman--Concerning requirements relating to anatomical gifts under the "Uniform Anatomical Gift Act", and, in connection therewith, deleting requirements for witnesses to anatomical gift documents and HLA typing information on drivers' licenses and identification cards, clarifying the revocability and irrevocability of such gifts, making the form placed on drivers' licenses and identification cards consistent with such changes, and clarifying provisions relating to the administration of the organ and tissue donation awareness fund.

Health, Environment, Welfare and Institutions

SB 98-73 by Senator Matsunaka--Concerning property rental issues.

Business Affairs and Labor

SB 98-74 by Senator Weddig; also Representative Hagedorn--Concerning the reinstatement of the sales and use tax exemption for bulk sales of coins and precious metal bullion.

Finance

SB 98-75 by Senator Thiebaut; also Representative Paschall--Concerning governmental immunity for certain health care professionals employed by public entities.

Health, Environment, Welfare and Institutions

SB 98-76 by Senators Weddig, Pascoe, and Tebedo--Concerning the acknowledgment of instruments.

Business Affairs and Labor

SB 98-77 by Senator Weddig; also Representative McPherson--Concerning regulated public utilities selling energy that engage in businesses other than the provision of public utility service.

Business Affairs and Labor

SB 98-78 by Senator Ament; also Representative Entz--Concerning the financing of water resource projects by the Colorado water resources and power development authority.

Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy

SB 98-79 by Senator Pascoe; also Representative Lawrence--Concerning parity for long-term care services in medicaid.

Health, Environment, Welfare and Institutions

SB 98-80 by Senator Rupert; also Representative Romero--Concerning measures to support community conflict resolution alternatives.

Local Government

SB 98-81 by Senator Chlouber; also Representative George--Concerning permits to carry concealed handguns, and making an appropriation therefor.

Judiciary

Appropriations

SB 98-82 by Senator Alexander--Concerning the Colorado postsecondary educational facilities authority, and, in connection therewith, changing the name of the authority to the Colorado educational and cultural facilities authority and modifying the institutions that may receive assistance from the authority.

Education

SB 98-83 by Senator Feeley--Concerning the establishment of a task force to study the fiscal policies of state and local governments in Colorado.

Local Government

SB 98-84 by Senators Mutzebaugh and Ament; also Representative Kaufman--Concerning appointment of motor vehicle dealers as authorized agents of the department of revenue regarding motor vehicles.

Transportation

SB 98-85 by Senator Schroeder--Concerning the establishment of the "Rural Technology Enterprise Zone Act" to increase private investment in technology infrastructure that improves internet access in rural areas of the state.

Business Affairs and Labor

SB 98-86 by Senator Perlmutter; also Representative Anderson--Concerning the board of directors of the regional transportation district.

Transportation

SB 98-87 by Senator Hopper; also Representative Epps--Concerning the establishment of the most current version of the "American National Standard for Buildings and Facilities providing Accessibility and Usability for Physically Handicapped People" as the criteria for structural requirements for buildings.

Health, Environment, Welfare and Institutions

SB 98-88 by Senator Johnson; also Representative Entz--Concerning environmental protection requirements for housed commercial swine confined feeding operations.

Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy

SB 98-89 by Senator Hernandez; also Representative Entz--Concerning dangerous dogs, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

Judiciary

Appropriations

SB 98-90 by Senators Wattenberg, Matsunaka, Perlmutter, Wells, and Wham; also Representatives Kaufman, Adkins, Grossman, Kreutz, and Nichol--Concerning the enactment of Colorado Revised Statutes 1997 as the positive and statutory law of the state of Colorado.

Judiciary

SB 98-91 by Senator Feeley--Concerning the retention of a portion of state revenues in excess of the constitutional limitation on state fiscal year spending for the purpose of providing financial assistance to eligible school districts for capital construction projects.

Education

SB 98-92 by Senator Duke--Concerning the exemption of personal property from property taxation.

Finance

SB 98-93 by Senator Linkhart--Concerning an alternate procedure for taxpayers to contest the valuation of real property for property tax purposes in certain counties that elect to utilize such alternative procedure.

Finance

SB 98-94 by Senator Mutzebaugh; also Representative Young--Concerning a credit against property taxes for elderly home owners.

Finance

SB 98-95 by Senator Hernandez--Concerning the denial of personal injury protection benefits (PIP) under automobile no-fault insurance policies, and, in connection therewith, establishing standards for the conduct of PIP examinations under the PIP examination program and requiring the reimbursement of licensed providers for services determined to be reasonable and necessary.

Business Affairs and Labor

SB 98-96 by Senators Congrove and Arnold; also Representative Arrington--Concerning certain existing criminal offenses.

Judiciary

SB 98-97 by Senators Congrove and Arnold; also Representative Arrington--Concerning additional restrictions on information gathering.

Judiciary

SB 98-98 by Senator Rupert--Concerning a prohibition against occupying a motor vehicle with a child as a passenger if a lit smoking device is present in the motor vehicle.

Transportation

SB 98-99 by Senator Wham; also Representatives Tool and Entz --Concerning authorization of locally administered harm-reduction programs to reduce the transmission of blood-borne communicable diseases, and, in connection therewith, authorizing local needle exchange programs that include intervention and education strategies.

Judiciary

SB 98-100 by Senator Ament; also Representative C. Berry--Concerning the specification of certain business property installed though real property as personal property for property tax purposes.

Finance

SB 98-101 by Senator Blickensderfer--Concerning the exemption of certain retail transactions from sales and use taxes.

Finance

On motion of Senator Powers, the Senate adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Monday,

January 12, 1997.

Approved:

Tom Norton

President of the Senate

Attest:

Joan M. Albi

Secretary of the Senate