SENATE JOURNAL

Sixty-first General Assembly

STATE OF COLORADO

Second Regular Session

6th Legislative Day Monday, January 12, 1998

Call to By the President at 10:00 a.m.

Order

Prayer By the chaplain, Dr. Mel Taylor.

Roll Call Present--Total, 31.

Absent/Excused--Bishop, Lacy--Total, 2.

Absent--Johnson, Mutzebaugh--Total, 2.

Present later--Bishop, Johnson, Lacy, Mutzebaugh.

Quorum The President announced a quorum present.

Reading of On motion of Senator Chlouber, reading of the Journal of January 9th was dispensed with

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

SENATE SERVICES REPORT

Senate Correctly printed: SB 98-68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81,

Services 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 101.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS--FIRST READING

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

SB 98-102 by Senator Linkhart--Concerning entities created pursuant to title 7, Colorado Revised Statutes.

Business Affairs and Labor

SB 98-103 by Senator Bishop; also Representative Smith--Concerning the operation of the Grand Junction drainage district.

Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy

SB 98-104 by Senator Reeves--Concerning a requirement that managed care plans provide patients with direct access to the services of a certified nurse midwife.

Health, Environment, Welfare and Institutions

SB 98-105 by Senator Pascoe--Concerning state funding for categorical support programs, and, in connection therewith, distributing state funding for certain programs through the "Public School Finance Act of 1994" by establishing funding categories and weights, creating an interim committee to study the funding categories and weights, and making an appropriation.

Education

Appropriations

SB 98-106 by Senator Phillips; also Representative Gotlieb--Concerning prohibition against hazing.

Judiciary

SB 98-107 by Senator Matsunaka--Concerning expeditious access to medical treatment for persons who are covered by insurance.

Business Affairs and Labor

SB 98-108 by Senator Tebedo; also Representative Swenson--Concerning motor vehicle insurance.

Business Affairs and Labor

INTRODUCTION OF CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS--FIRST READING

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

SCR 98-1 by Senator Chlouber; also Representatives Kaufman and Kreutz--Submitting to the registered electors of the state of Colorado an amendment to section 3 of article II of the constitution of the state of Colorado concerning a constitutional right of privacy.

Judiciary

SCR 98-2 by Senator Duke--Submitting to the registered electors of the state of Colorado an amendment to article X of the constitution of the state of Colorado, concerning the exemption of all personal property from taxation.

Finance

INTRODUCTION OF MEMORIAL

The following memorial was read by title:

SJM 98-1 by Senator Coffman--Memorializing congress to enact legislation that prohibits states from imposing an income tax on severance payments and termination payments to nonresident individuals.

Laid over one day under Senate Rule 30(d), and placed on the calendar of Tuesday, January 13.

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On motion of Senator Powers, and with a majority of those elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the balance of the calendar of Monday, January 12, was laid over until Tuesday, January 13, retaining its place on the calendar.

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On motion of Senator Powers, the Senate adjourned until 9:00 a.m., Tuesday,

January 13, 1997.

Approved:

Tom Norton

President of the Senate

Attest:

Joan M. Albi

Secretary of the Senate