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SENATE JOURNAL

Sixty-first General Assembly

STATE OF COLORADO

Second Regular Session

21st Legislative Day Tuesday, January 27, 1998


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

Order

Prayer By the chaplain, Dr. Mel Taylor.

Roll Call Present--Total, 34

Absent--Lacy--Total, 1.

Present later--Lacy.

Quorum The President announced a quorum present.

Reading of On motion of Senator Phillips, reading of the Journal of January 26th was dispensed with

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

SENATE SERVICES REPORT

Senate Correctly printed: SB 98-125, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160,

Services 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166.

Correctly engrossed: SB 98-7, 31, 40, 78.

MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR

Appoint- Letters of designation and appointment from Governor Romer were read and assigned to

ments Committee as follows:

December 15, 1997

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:

BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE

COLORADO COMPENSATION

INSURANCE AUTHORITY

for terms expiring January 1, 2003:

Donald J. Moschetti of Center, Colorado, to serve as a representative of employers insured by the state compensation insurance authority, reappointed;

Ernest L. Duran, Jr., of Arvada, Colorado, to serve as an employee of an employer insured by the state compensation insurance authority, appointed.

Sincerely,

(Signed)

Roy Romer

Governor

Rec'd 1/7/98

J. Albi, Secretary

Committee on Business Affairs and Labor

December 31, 1997

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 COMMISSION ON

HIGHER EDUCATION

for a term expiring July 1, 1999:

J. Timothy Waters of Longmont, Colorado, to serve as a representative of the Second Congressional District, as a Democrat and to fill a vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Marshall Crawford.

Sincerely,

(Signed)

Roy Romer

Governor

Rec'd 1/12/98

J. Albi, Secretary

Committee on Education

November 12, 1997

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:

STATEWIDE POISON CONTROL

OVERSIGHT BOARD

for terms expiring July 1, 1998:

John H. Grubbs of Denver, Colorado, to serve as a designee of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, representing the First Congressional District, as a Republican, and to fill a vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Pamela J. Smith, appointed;

Billie J. Klaus of Lafayette, Colorado, to serve as a public member representing the Second Congressional District, as a Democrat, and to fill a vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Brenda B. Bonilla, appointed.

Sincerely,

(Signed)

Roy Romer

Governor

Rec'd 11/25/97

J. Albi, Secretary

Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare and Institutions

December 30, 1997

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:

BANKING BOARD

for terms expiring July 1, 2001:

Mary L. Mohr of Golden, Colorado, to serve as an executive officer of a trust company from the Sixth Congressional District and as a Democrat, reappointed;

William A. Mitchell, Jr., of Littleton, Colorado, to serve as an executive officer of an industrial bank from the Fifth Congressional District and as a Republican, reappointed;

Mary S. Reisher of Denver, Colorado, to serve as an executive officer of a bank from the First Congressional District and as a Republican, appointed;

Jerald C. Starks of Keensburg, Colorado, to serve as an executive officer of a bank from the Fourth Congressional District and as a Republican, reappointed;

Sincerely,

(Signed)

Roy Romer

Governor

Rec'd 1/7/98

J. Albi, Secretary

Committee on Business Affairs and Labor

December 31, 1997

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:

BANKING BOARD

for a term expiring July 1, 1999:

LaCharles P. Keesee of Denver, Colorado, to serve as a nonbanker from the First Congressional District and as a Democrat, appointed;

Sincerely,

(Signed)

Roy Romer

Governor

Rec'd 1/7/98

J. Albi, Secretary

Committee on Business Affairs and Labor

December 31, 1997

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:

BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE

COLORADO SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH

REINSURANCE PROGRAM

for a term expiring January 1, 1999:

Britt Travis of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, reappointed;

for terms expiring January 1, 2001:

Kaylene M. Barnes of Colorado Springs, Colorado, reappointed;

Ronald C. Burnside of Colorado Springs, Colorado, to serve as a representative of a reinsuring carrier, appointed;

Leslie G. Musetter of Fort Collins, Colorado, reappointed.

Sincerely,

(Signed)

Roy Romer

Governor

Rec'd 1/7/98

J. Albi, Secretary

Committee on Business Affairs and Labor

December 29, 1997

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 COMMISSION

ON THE AGING

for terms expiring July 1, 1998:

Jean M. Hubbs of Crowley, Colorado, to serve as a Republican from the Fourth Congressional District and to fill a vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Edwin D. Bein, appointed;

Mary L. Steiner of Allenspark, Colorado, to serve as a Republican from the Second Congressional District and to fill a vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Jacqueline M. Heppler, appointed;

Sincerely,

(Signed)

Roy Romer

Governor

Rec'd 1/5/98

J. Albi, Secretary

Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare and Institutions

THIRD READING OF BILLS--FINAL PASSAGE

On Third Reading, the titles of the following bills were publicly read, the reading at length having been dispensed with by unanimous consent:

SB 98-78 by Sen. Ament; Rep. Entz--Water Resources & Pwr Development Authy

The question being "Shall the bill pass?" the roll was called with the following result:


YES 35

NO 0

EXCUSED 0

ABSENT 0

Alexander
Y
Duke
Y
Mutzebaugh
Y
Tanner
Y

Ament
Y
Feeley
Y
Pascoe
Y
Tebedo
Y

Arnold
Y
Hernandez
Y
Perlmutter
Y
Thiebaut
Y

Bishop
Y
Hopper
Y
Phillips
Y
Wattenberg
Y

Blickensderfer
Y
Johnson
Y
Powers
Y
Weddig
Y

Chlouber
Y
Lacy
Y
Reeves
Y
Wells
Y

Coffman
Y
Linkhart
Y
Rizzuto
Y
Wham
Y

Congrove
Y
Martinez
Y
Rupert
Y
Mr. President
Y

Dennis
Y
Matsunaka
Y
Schroeder
Y

A majority of all members elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the bill was declared PASSED.

Co-sponsors added: Alexander, Bishop, Chlouber, Norton, Tebedo.

SB 98-31 by Sen. Linkhart; Rep. Leyba--Youth Crime Prev & Interven Prog Grants

The question being "Shall the bill pass?" the roll was called with the following result:


YES 34

NO 1

EXCUSED 0

ABSENT 0

Alexander
Y
Duke
Y
Mutzebaugh
Y
Tanner
Y

Ament
Y
Feeley
Y
Pascoe
Y
Tebedo
N

Arnold
Y
Hernandez
Y
Perlmutter
Y
Thiebaut
Y

Bishop
Y
Hopper
Y
Phillips
Y
Wattenberg
Y

Blickensderfer
Y
Johnson
Y
Powers
Y
Weddig
Y

Chlouber
Y
Lacy
Y
Reeves
Y
Wells
Y

Coffman
Y
Linkhart
Y
Rizzuto
Y
Wham
Y

Congrove
Y
Martinez
Y
Rupert
Y
Mr. President
Y

Dennis
Y
Matsunaka
Y
Schroeder
Y

A majority of all members elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the bill was declared PASSED.

Co-sponsors added: Rupert, Thiebaut.

SB 98-7 by Sen. Hopper; Rep. C. Berry--Repeal Of Sunset Date For Homeless Cred

The question being "Shall the bill pass?" the roll was called with the following result:


YES 35

NO 0

EXCUSED 0

ABSENT 0

Alexander
Y
Duke
Y
Mutzebaugh
Y
Tanner
Y

Ament
Y
Feeley
Y
Pascoe
Y
Tebedo
Y

Arnold
Y
Hernandez
Y
Perlmutter
Y
Thiebaut
Y

Bishop
Y
Hopper
Y
Phillips
Y
Wattenberg
Y

Blickensderfer
Y
Johnson
Y
Powers
Y
Weddig
Y

Chlouber
Y
Lacy
Y
Reeves
Y
Wells
Y

Coffman
Y
Linkhart
Y
Rizzuto
Y
Wham
Y

Congrove
Y
Martinez
Y
Rupert
Y
Mr. President
Y

Dennis
Y
Matsunaka
Y
Schroeder
Y

A majority of all members elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the bill was declared PASSED.

Co-sponsors added: Bishop, Hernandez, Johnson, Rupert, Tanner, Tebedo.

SB 98-40 by Sen. Coffman--State Deferred Compensation Plan Changes

Laid over until Wednesday, January 28, retaining its place on the calendar.

Committee On motion of Senator Schroeder the Senate resolved itself in to Committee of the Whole

of the for consideration of General Orders and Senator Schroeder was called to the Chair to act

Whole as Chairman.

GENERAL ORDERS--SECOND READING OF BILL

The Committee of the Whole having risen, the Chairman reported that the following bill, reading at length having been dispensed with by unanimous consent, had been considered and action taken thereon as follows:

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On motion of Senator Wells, and with a majority of those elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, HB 98-1002 was advanced to the top of the General Orders calendar.

______________________________

HB 98-1002 by Rep. McPherson; Senator Blickensderfer--House Redistricting

Laid over until Wednesday, January 28, retaining its place on the calendar.

The following bills on the General Orders calendar of Tuesday, January 27, were laid over until Wednesday, January 28, retaining their place on the calendar:

SB 98-13, 98-19, 98-90, 98-87, 98-35, 98-103, 98-38, 98-71, 98-12, 98-14.

ADOPTION OF THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

On motion of Senator Schroeder, the Report of the Committee of the Whole was adopted and, a majority of all members elected having voted in the affirmative, the following action was taken:

HB 98-1002; SB 98-13, 98-19, 98-90, 98-87, 98-35, 98-103, 98-38, 98-71, 98-12, 98-14, laid over until Wednesday, January 28, retaining their place on the calendar.

COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE REPORTS

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

Affairs postponed indefinitely: SB 98-44

and Labor

Business After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that SB 98-85 be

Affairs amended as follows and, as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations

and Labor with favorable recommendation:

Amend printed bill, page 4, line 7, strike "NO MORE THAN SIX";

strike lines 8 and 9 and substitute "AREAS IN THE STATE AS RURAL".

Judiciary After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that the following be referred favorably to the Committee on Appropriations: SB 98-21

Judiciary After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that the following be postponed indefinitely: SB 98-89



INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION

SR 98-5 by Senators Norton, Wells, Feeley, Bishop, Schroeder, and Powers--Concerning congratulations for the super bowl champion Denver Broncos.

WHEREAS, The Denver Broncos finished the regular season with a record of twelve wins and four losses to qualify as a wildcard playoff team for post-season play; and

WHEREAS, In the team's first playoff game, the Broncos avenged last year's loss to Jacksonville by defeating the Jaguars 42­17; and

WHEREAS, In the second playoff game, the Broncos avenged an earlier loss to the Kansas City Chiefs by defeating the Chiefs to advance to the AFC Championship game; and

WHEREAS, The Broncos went to Pittsburgh and defeated the Steelers to become the AFC Champions; and

WHEREAS, The Broncos faced the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXII on Sunday, January 25, 1998, in San Diego, California, as 12­point underdogs; and

WHEREAS, The Broncos and Packers played what may become one of the most exciting Super Bowls ever, with the Broncos upsetting the Packers 31­24; and

WHEREAS, The Broncos' victory makes them the first AFC team in 13 years to be Super Bowl Champions and only the second wildcard team in history to win the Super Bowl; and

WHEREAS, The Super Bowl Most Valuable Player, Terrell Davis, set records for the most rushing touchdowns and the most points scored by one player in a Super Bowl; and

WHEREAS, The Broncos' future Hall of Fame Quarterback, John Elway, rushed for a touchdown himself to set the Super Bowl record as the oldest player to score a touchdown and helped the Broncos set the Super Bowl record for the most rushing touchdowns; and

WHEREAS, Quarterback John Elway, Super Bowl MVP Terrell Davis, Broncos coach Mike Shanahan, the Broncos' dominating offensive line and surging defense, against the odds, brought Colorado its first Super Bowl championship; now, therefore,

Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-first General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

That we, the members of the Senate of the Colorado General Assembly, extend our congratulations to the owner, players, coaches, and fans of the Denver Broncos in bringing Colorado its first Super Bowl Trophy.

Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Denver Broncos and such other persons as members of the Senate may request.

Laid over one day under Senate Rule 30(c), and placed on the calendar of Wednesday, January 28.

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On motion of Senator Ament, and with a majority of those elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the balance of the calendar of Tuesday, January 27, was laid over until Wednesday, January 28, retaining its place on the calendar.

______________________________

On motion of Senator Ament, the Senate adjourned until 9:00 a.m., Wednesday,

January 28, 1997.

Attest: Approved:


Joan M. Albi Tom Norton

Secretary of the Senate President of the Senate