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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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.
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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.
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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