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HOUSE JOURNAL
SIXTY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATE OF COLORADO
First Regular Session
Seventy-eighth
Legislative Day Wednesday, March 24, 1999
Prayer by Rabbi Yaakov Chaitovsky, BMH-BJ
Congregation, Denver.
The Speaker called the House to order at 9:00
a.m.
The roll was called with the following result:
Present--64.
Absent and excused--Representative McPherson--1.
Present after roll call--Representative McPherson.
The Speaker declared a quorum present.
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On motion of Representative Nuñez, the reading of the journal of March 23, 1999, was dispensed with and approved as corrected by the Chief Clerk.
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PRINTING REPORT
The Chief Clerk reports the following bills have been correctly printed: HB99-1348, 1349, 1350.
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SIGNING OF BILLS - RESOLUTIONS - MEMORIALS
The Speaker has signed: HB99-1113.
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INTRODUCTION OF BILL
First Reading
The following bill was read by title and referred
to the committee indicated:
HB99-1351 by Representatives Mitchell, Hoppe; also Senator Teck--Concerning air pollution affecting visibility.
Committee on Health, Environment, Welfare, &
Institutions
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THIRD READING OF BILLS--FINAL PASSAGE
The following bills were considered on Third Reading.
The titles were publicly read. Reading of the bill at length
was dispensed with by unanimous consent.
HB99-1003 by Representatives
McElhany, Dean, Johnson, May, McKay, McPherson, Nunez, Swenson;
also Senator Arnold--Concerning the elimination of the state income
tax marriage penalty.
The question being "Shall the bill pass?".
A roll call vote was taken. As shown by the following
recorded vote, a majority of those elected to the House voted
in the affirmative and the bill was declared passed.
YES 61 NO 4 EXCUSED 0 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y Allen Y Bacon Y Berry Y Chavez Y Clapp Y Clarke Y Coleman Y Dean Y Decker Y Fairbank Y Gagliardi Y Gordon N Gotlieb Y Grossman Y Hagedorn Y | Hefley Y Hoppe Y Johnson Y Kaufman Y Keller Y Kester Y King Y Larson Y Lawrence Y Lee Y Leyba Y Mace Y May Y McElhany Y McKay Y McPherson Y | Miller Y Mitchell Y Morrison Y Nuñez Y Paschall Y Pfiffner Y Plant Y Ragsdale Y Saliman N Scott Y Sinclair Y Smith Y Spence Y Spradley Y Stengel Y Swenson Y | Takis N Tapia Y Tate N Taylor Y Tochtrop Y Tool Y Tupa Y Veiga Y Vigil Y Webster Y Williams, S. Y Williams, T. Y Windels Y Witwer Y Young Y Zimmerman Y | |||
Mr. Speaker Y |
Co-sponsors added: Representatives Allen, Chavez, Clapp, Clarke,
Coleman, Decker, Fairbank, Grossman, Hagedorn, Larson, Lawrence,
Leyba, Mace, Miller, Mitchell, Paschall, Pfiffner, Plant, Scott,
Spence, Stengel, Tapia, Tupa, Vigil, S.Williams, T.Williams, Witwer,
Zimmerman.
HB99-1126 by Representatives
Kaufman, Alexander, Coleman, George, Gotlieb, Mace, Miller, Morrison,
Plant, Tate; also Senators Blickensderfer, Feeley, Chlouber, Dyer,
Phillips, Reeves, Wham--Concerning the promotion of cultural activities,
and, in connection therewith, establishing the Colorado cultural
trust fund to support cultural facilities and programs and establishing
a credit against the state income tax for contributions to the
Colorado cultural trust fund.
The question being "Shall the bill pass?".
A roll call vote was taken. As shown by the following
recorded vote, a majority of those elected to the House voted
in the affirmative and the bill was declared passed.
YES 45 NO 20 EXCUSED 0 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y Allen N Bacon Y Berry Y Chavez Y Clapp N Clarke Y Coleman Y Dean N Decker N Fairbank N Gagliardi Y Gordon Y Gotlieb Y Grossman Y Hagedorn Y | Hefley Y Hoppe Y Johnson Y Kaufman Y Keller Y Kester N King N Larson Y Lawrence Y Lee N Leyba Y Mace Y May N McElhany N McKay N McPherson N | Miller Y Mitchell N Morrison Y Nuñez N Paschall Y Pfiffner N Plant Y Ragsdale Y Saliman Y Scott N Sinclair N Smith N Spence Y Spradley Y Stengel Y Swenson Y | Takis Y Tapia Y Tate Y Taylor Y Tochtrop Y Tool Y Tupa Y Veiga Y Vigil Y Webster Y Williams, S. Y Williams, T. Y Windels Y Witwer N Young N Zimmerman Y | |||
Mr. Speaker Y |
Co-sponsors added: Representatives Bacon, Chavez, Clarke, Gordon,
Hagedorn, Hoppe, Keller, Larson, Lawrence, Leyba, Paschall, Ragsdale,
Saliman, Spence, Stengel, Takis, Taylor, Tochtrop, Tupa, Veiga,
Vigil, S.Williams, T.Williams, Windels, Zimmerman.
HB99-1312 by Representatives
McElhany, Allen, Berry, Clapp, Dean, Decker, Fairbank, Hefley,
Kaufman, Kester, King, Larson, Lawrence, Lee, May, McKay, McPherson,
Mitchell, Nuñez, Paschall, Pfiffner, Sinclair, Smith, Spence,
Spradley, Stengel, Sullivant, Swenson, Taylor, Tool, Webster,
Williams T., Witwer, Young; also Senators Owen, Anderson, Andrews,
Arnold, Blickensderfer, Congrove, Epps, Grampsas, Hillman, Lacy,
Lamborn, Musgrave, Tebedo, Teck--Concerning the apprentice ratio
for electricians.
The question being "Shall the bill pass?".
A roll call vote was taken. As shown by the following
recorded vote, a majority of those elected to the House voted
in the affirmative and the bill was declared passed.
YES 42 NO 23 EXCUSED 0 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y Allen Y Bacon N Berry Y Chavez N Clapp Y Clarke N Coleman N Dean Y Decker Y Fairbank Y Gagliardi N Gordon NGotlieb Y Grossman Y Hagedorn N | Hefley Y Hoppe Y Johnson Y Kaufman Y Keller N Kester Y King Y Larson Y Lawrence Y Lee Y Leyba N Mace N May Y McElhany Y McKay Y McPherson Y | Miller N Mitchell Y Morrison N Nuñez Y Paschall Y Pfiffner Y Plant N Ragsdale N Saliman N Scott Y Sinclair Y Smith Y Spence Y Spradley Y Stengel Y Swenson Y | Takis N Tapia N Tate N Taylor Y Tochtrop N Tool Y Tupa N Veiga N Vigil N Webster Y Williams, S. Y Williams, T. Y Windels Y Witwer Y Young Y Zimmerman N | |||
Mr. Speaker Y |
SB99-129 by Senator
Nichol; also Representative Paschall--Concerning the authority
of public transportation entities to appoint fare inspectors to
enforce the statutory provision proscribing theft of public transportation
services by fare evasion.
The question being "Shall the bill pass?".
A roll call vote was taken. As shown by the following
recorded vote, a majority of those elected to the House voted
in the affirmative and the bill was declared passed.
YES 65 NO 0 EXCUSED 0 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y Allen Y Bacon Y Berry Y Chavez Y Clapp Y Clarke Y Coleman Y Dean Y Decker Y Fairbank Y Gagliardi Y Gordon Y Gotlieb Y Grossman Y Hagedorn Y | Hefley Y Hoppe Y Johnson Y Kaufman Y Keller Y Kester Y King Y Larson Y Lawrence Y Lee Y Leyba Y Mace Y May Y McElhany Y McKay Y McPherson Y | Miller Y Mitchell Y Morrison Y Nuñez Y Paschall Y Pfiffner Y Plant Y Ragsdale Y Saliman Y Scott Y Sinclair Y Smith Y Spence Y Spradley Y Stengel Y Swenson Y | Takis Y Tapia Y Tate Y Taylor Y Tochtrop Y Tool Y Tupa Y Veiga Y Vigil Y Webster Y Williams, S. Y Williams, T. Y Windels Y Witwer Y Young Y Zimmerman Y | |||
Mr. Speaker Y |
Co-sponsor added: Representative Scott.
SB99-052 by Senator
Congrove; also Representative King--Concerning charter schools,
and, in connection therewith, modifying deadlines and procedures
for charter school applications, and specifying membership on
review committees for charter school applications.
The question being "Shall the bill pass?".
A roll call vote was taken. As shown by the following
recorded vote, a majority of those elected to the House voted
in the affirmative and the bill was declared passed.
YES 42 NO 23 EXCUSED 0 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y Allen Y Bacon NBerry Y Chavez N Clapp Y Clarke N Coleman N Dean Y Decker Y Fairbank Y Gagliardi N Gordon Y Gotlieb N Grossman Y Hagedorn Y | Hefley Y Hoppe Y Johnson Y Kaufman N Keller N Kester Y King Y Larson Y Lawrence N Lee Y Leyba N Mace N May Y McElhany Y McKay Y McPherson Y | Miller Y Mitchell Y Morrison Y Nuñez Y Paschall Y Pfiffner Y Plant Y Ragsdale N Saliman N Scott Y Sinclair Y Smith Y Spence Y Spradley Y Stengel Y Swenson Y | Takis N Tapia N Tate Y Taylor Y Tochtrop N Tool N Tupa N Veiga N Vigil N Webster Y Williams, S. N Williams, T. Y Windels N Witwer Y Young Y Zimmerman N | |||
Mr. Speaker Y |
Co-sponsors added: Representatives Alexander, Allen, Dean, Decker, Fairbank, Hefley, Lee, May, McKay, Mitchell, Nuñez, Paschall, Stengel, T.Williams.
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REQUEST FOR CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Pursuant to Joint Rule 4(a), Representative King
moved that a Conference Committee be appointed for SB99-052.
The motion was declared passed by the following roll call
vote:
YES 60 NO 5 EXCUSED 0 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y Allen Y Bacon Y Berry Y Chavez Y Clapp Y Clarke Y Coleman Y Dean Y Decker Y Fairbank Y Gagliardi Y Gordon Y Gotlieb N Grossman Y Hagedorn Y | Hefley Y Hoppe Y Johnson Y Kaufman Y Keller Y Kester Y King Y Larson Y Lawrence Y Lee Y Leyba Y Mace N May Y McElhany Y McKay Y McPherson Y | Miller Y Mitchell Y Morrison Y Nuñez Y Paschall Y Pfiffner Y Plant Y Ragsdale Y Saliman Y Scott Y Sinclair Y Smith Y Spence Y Spradley Y Stengel Y Swenson Y | Takis Y Tapia Y Tate Y Taylor Y Tochtrop N Tool Y Tupa N Veiga Y Vigil Y Webster Y Williams, S. Y Williams, T. Y Windels Y Witwer Y Young Y Zimmerman N | |||
Mr. Speaker Y |
The Speaker appointed Representatives King, Chairman, Dean and Keller as House conferees to the bill.
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On motion of Representative Dean, SB99-006, 140, 070, 143, 011, 170, 074, 068, 141, 106, 099, 012, 043, 137, 201, 035 shall be made Special Orders on Wednesday, March 24, 1999, at 9:57 a.m.
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The hour of 9:57 a.m., having arrived, on motion of Representative Mitchell, the House resolved itself into Committee of the Whole for consideration of Special Orders and he was called to the Chair to act as Chairman.
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SPECIAL ORDERS--SECOND READING OF BILLS
The Committee of the Whole having risen, the Chairman
reported the titles of the following bills had been read (reading
at length had been dispensed with by unanimous consent), the bills
considered and action taken thereon as follows:
(Amendments to the committee amendment are to the
printed committee report which was printed and placed in the members'
bill file.)
SB99-006 by Senator
Wham; also Representative Tool--Concerning payments for continuing
care.
Amendment No. 1, Health,
Environment, Welfare, & Institutions Report, dated March
17, 1999, and placed in member's
bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, March 18, pages
827-828.
As amended, ordered revised and placed on the Calendar
for Third Reading and Final Passage.
SB99-140 by Senators
Pascoe, Dyer, Tebedo, Weddig, Andrews, Blickensderfer, Epps, Teck;
also Representatives Sullivant, Smith, Leyba, Stengel, Zimmerman--Concerning
the administration of fire safety by the division of fire safety
in the department of public safety, and, in connection therewith,
continuing the fire safety advisory board and changing the name
thereof to the fire service training and certification advisory
board.
Ordered revised and placed on the Calendar for Third
Reading and Final Passage.
SB99-070 by Senators
Powers, Anderson; also Representatives Ament, Taylor--Concerning
the elimination of the repeal date for environmental self-evaluation
laws.
Ordered revised and placed on the Calendar for Third
Reading and Final Passage.
SB99-143 by Senator Perlmutter; also Representative Kaufman--Concerning amendments to the "Colorado Consumer Protection Act", and, in connection therewith, limiting the class of potential plaintiffs to consumers of a defendant's goods, services, or property, restructuring the non-economic damages provisions, exempting certain sales of realty, and reorganizing provisions for clarity.
Amendment No. 1, Judiciary
Report, dated March 16, 1999, and placed in member's
bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, March 17, pages
808-810.
As amended, ordered revised and placed on the Calendar
for Third Reading and Final Passage.
SB99-011 by Senator
Matsunaka; also Representative Kaufman--Concerning the authority
of a special district to waive charges against property within
the district for the purpose of facilitating affordable housing.
Amendment No. 1, Local
Government Report, dated March 10, 1999, and placed in member's
bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, March 11,
pages 753-754.
Amendment No. 2, by Representative
Scott.
Amend the Local Government Committee Report, dated
March 10, 1999, page 1, strike lines 1 through 5 and substitute
the following:
"Amend reengrossed bill, page 2, strike lines 8 and 9 and substitute the following:
"THE BOARD MAY AMORTIZE OR OTHERWISE EXTEND
THE TIME PERIOD FOR PAYING ALL OR PART OF THE TAP FEES AND CONNECTION
FEES FOR PROPERTY WITHIN THE DISTRICT IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE";
line 13, strike "WAIVER" and substitute
"AMORTIZATION OR EXTENSION";
line 15, strike "WAIVED";
line 16, strike "AND OTHER CHARGES";".
As amended, ordered revised and placed on the Calendar
for Third Reading and Final Passage.
SB99-170 by Senators
Phillips, Dennis, Hernandez, Teck; also Representative Kaufman--Concerning
the protection of citizens against adverse financial consequences
resulting from electronic computing device failures associated
with the year 2000 date change.
Amendment No. 1, by Representative
Kaufman.
Amend reengrossed bill, page 2, strike lines 15 through 18 and substitute the following:
"THE".
Amendment No. 2, by Representative
Kaufman.
Amend reengrossed bill, page 6, strike lines 19 and
20.
Renumber succeeding C.R.S. section accordingly.
As amended, ordered revised and placed on the Calendar for Third Reading and Final Passage.
SB99-074 by Senator
Powers; also Representative McElhany--Concerning the child care
voluntary contribution program, and, in connection therewith,
extending the program for a period of ten years and modifying
the terms of members of the child care improvement oversight committee.
Amendment No. 1, Health,
Environment, Welfare, & Institutions Report, dated March
8, 1999, and placed in member's
bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, March 10, page
744.
As amended, ordered revised and placed on the Calendar
for Third Reading and Final Passage.
SB99-068 by Senator
Hernandez; also Representative Lee--Concerning authority of a
school district to impose sanctions on students for failure to
return textbooks.
Amendment No. 1, Education
Report, dated March 15, 1999, and placed in member's
bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, March 16, pages
799-800.
As amended, ordered revised and placed on the Calendar
for Third Reading and Final Passage.
SB99-141 by Senators
Pascoe, Evans, Feeley, Reeves, Wham; also Representative Tochtrop--Concerning
treatment of insureds by health care providers, and, in connection
therewith, allowing specialists to have a standing referral for
treatment of an insured with a chronic, disabling, or life threatening
condition and requiring providers to disclose that the insured
may seek a second opinion after benefits have been denied.
Amendment No. 1, Health,
Environment, Welfare, & Institutions Report, dated March
15, 1999, and placed in member's
bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, March 16, pages
800-802.
Amendment No. 2, by Representative
Tochtrop.
Amend the Health, Environment, Welfare, and Institutions
Committee Report, dated March 15, 1999, page 2, strike line 10,
and substitute the following:
"DISAFFILIATION, EXCEPT FOR VIOLATIONS OF SECTION
101127, C.R.S.";".
Page 3, strike line 2, and substitute the following:
"POLICY. THE PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN SHALL RECORD
THE REASON, DIAGNOSIS, OR TREATMENT PLAN NECESSITATING THE STANDING
REFERRAL.";";
strike line 21, and substitute the following:
"PROVIDES SUCH COVERAGE;
SECTION 6. Effective
date applicability. This act shall take
effect July 1, 1999, and shall apply to health benefit policies
and certificates newly issued or renewed on or after said date.".".
As amended, ordered revised and placed on the Calendar
for Third Reading and Final Passage.
SB99-106 by Senators
Phillips, Epps, Wham; also Representative Gotlieb--Concerning
prohibition of hazing.
Amendment No. 1, Judiciary
Report, dated March 16, 1999, and placed in member's
bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, March 17, pages
807-808.
Amendment No. 2, by Representative
Dean.
Amend the Judiciary Committee Report, dated March
16, 1999, page 2, line 16, strike "DRINK; OR" and substitute
"DRINK.";
strike lines 17 and 18.
As amended, declared lost on Second Reading.
(For change in action, see Amendments to Report.)
SB99-099 by Senator
Anderson; also Representative Taylor--Concerning the regulation
of real estate professionals, and, in connection therewith, extending
the real estate division and the real estate commission.
Amendment No. 1, Business
Affairs & Labor Report, dated March 16, 1999, and placed in
member's
bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, March 18, pages
821-822.
Amendment No. 2, by Representative
Taylor.
Amend the Business Affairs and Labor Committee Report,
dated March 16, 1999, strike lines 10 through 12, and substitute
the following:
"line 11, strike "2009." and substitute
"2008.";
strike lines 25 and 26.
Page 12, strike lines 1 through 16, and substitute
the following:
"SECTION 16. 2434104
(39) (b), Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended BY THE ADDITION
OF THE FOLLOWING NEW SUBPARAGRAPHS to read:
2434104. General assembly
review of regulatory agencies and functions for termination, continuation,
or reestablishment. (39) (b) The
following agencies, functions, or both, shall terminate on July
1, 2008:
(V) THE FUNCTION OF THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION TO MAKE AVAILABLE ERRORS AND OMISSIONS INSURANCE TO LICENSEES PURSUANT TO SECTION 1261103.6, C.R.S.;
(VI) THE REAL ESTATE DIVISION, INCLUDING
THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION, CREATED IN PART 1 OF ARTICLE 61 OF
TITLE 12, C.R.S.".
Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.".
As amended, ordered revised and placed on the Calendar
for Third Reading and Final Passage.
SB99-012 by Senator
Rupert; also Representative Paschall--Concerning the development
of individual responsibility contracts under the Colorado works
program.
Ordered revised and placed on the Calendar for Third
Reading and Final Passage.
A motion by Representative Dean that the Committee rise, report progress and beg leave to sit again at 1:30 p.m., was adopted by unanimous consent.
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House reconvened.
The Committee of the Whole reported it had risen, reported progress and would sit again at 1:30 p.m.
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House in recess. House reconvened.
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CONSIDERATION OF SENATE AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILLS
HB99-1160 by Representative
Fairbank; also Senator Dyer--Concerning the canvass of
elections.
(Amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 5, page
422)
Representative Fairbank moved that the House not
concur in Senate amendments and that a Conference Committee
be appointed. The motion was declared passed by the following
roll call vote:
YES 57 NO 2 EXCUSED 5 ABSENT 1
Alexander Y Allen Y Bacon Y Berry Y Chavez Y Clapp Y Clarke E Coleman Y Dean Y Decker Y Fairbank Y Gagliardi EGordon Y Gotlieb Y Grossman Y Hagedorn Y | Hefley Y Hoppe Y Johnson Y Kaufman Y Keller Y Kester Y King Y Larson Y Lawrence Y Lee Y Leyba N Mace Y May Y McElhany Y McKay Y McPherson Y | Miller Y Mitchell Y Morrison Y Nuñez E Paschall Y Pfiffner E Plant Y Ragsdale Y Saliman Y Scott Y Sinclair Y Smith Y Spence Y Spradley Y Stengel Y Swenson Y | Takis Y Tapia Y Tate Y Taylor Y Tochtrop N Tool E Tupa Y Veiga Y Vigil Y Webster Y Williams, S. Y Williams, T. Y Windels Y Witwer Y Young Zimmerman Y | |||
Mr. Speaker Y |
Representative Pfiffner excused for Legislative business.
The Speaker appointed Representatives Fairbank, Chairman,
Kaufman and Hagedorn as House conferees to the bill.
HB99-1188 by Representative
Coleman; also Senator Linkhart--Concerning procedures related
to adoption.
(Amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 12,
pages 479-480.)
Representative Coleman moved that the House concur
in Senate amend-ments. The motion was declared passed
by the following roll call vote:
YES 61 NO 0 EXCUSED 4 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y Allen Y Bacon Y Berry Y Chavez Y Clapp Y Clarke E Coleman Y Dean Y Decker Y Fairbank Y Gagliardi E Gordon Y Gotlieb Y Grossman Y Hagedorn Y | Hefley Y Hoppe Y Johnson Y Kaufman Y Keller Y Kester Y King Y Larson Y Lawrence Y Lee Y Leyba Y Mace Y May Y McElhany Y McKay Y McPherson Y | Miller Y Mitchell Y Morrison Y Nuñez E Paschall Y Pfiffner Y Plant Y Ragsdale Y Saliman Y Scott Y Sinclair Y Smith Y Spence Y Spradley Y Stengel Y Swenson Y | Takis Y Tapia Y Tate Y Taylor Y Tochtrop Y Tool E Tupa Y Veiga Y Vigil Y Webster Y Williams, S. Y Williams, T. Y Windels Y Witwer Y Young Y Zimmerman Y | |||
Mr. Speaker Y |
The question being, "Shall the bill, as amended, pass?".
A roll call vote was taken. As shown by the following
recorded vote, a majority of those elected to the House voted
in the affirmative, and the bill, as amended, was declared repassed.
YES 48 NO 13 EXCUSED 4 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y Allen N Bacon Y Berry Y Chavez Y Clapp N Clarke E Coleman Y Dean N Decker YFairbank Y Gagliardi E Gordon Y Gotlieb Y Grossman Y Hagedorn Y | Hefley Y Hoppe Y Johnson Y Kaufman Y Keller Y Kester Y King Y Larson Y Lawrence Y Lee N Leyba Y Mace Y May Y McElhany N McKay Y McPherson Y | Miller Y Mitchell N Morrison Y Nuñez E Paschall N Pfiffner N Plant Y Ragsdale Y Saliman Y Scott N Sinclair Y Smith Y Spence N Spradley Y Stengel Y Swenson Y | Takis Y Tapia Y Tate Y Taylor N Tochtrop Y Tool E Tupa Y Veiga Y Vigil Y Webster Y Williams, S. Y Williams, T. Y Windels Y Witwer N Young N Zimmerman Y | |||
Mr. Speaker Y |
Co-sponsors added: Representatives Chavez, Gordon, Morrison, Stengel,
Tapia, Tochtrop, Veiga, Zimmerman.
HB99-1265 by Representatives
Sinclair, Tapia; also Senators Dyer, Dennis, Thiebaut--Concerning
the authority of boards of county commissioners to impose restrictions
on graffiti implements that may be used by juveniles.
(Amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 12,
page 479.)
Representative Sinclair moved that the House concur
in Senate amend-ments. The motion was declared passed
by the following roll call vote:
YES 60 NO 1 EXCUSED 4 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y Allen Y Bacon Y Berry Y Chavez Y Clapp Y Clarke E Coleman Y Dean Y Decker Y Fairbank Y Gagliardi E Gordon Y Gotlieb Y Grossman Y Hagedorn Y | Hefley Y Hoppe Y Johnson Y Kaufman Y Keller Y Kester Y King Y Larson Y Lawrence Y Lee Y Leyba Y Mace Y May Y McElhany Y McKay Y McPherson Y | Miller Y Mitchell Y Morrison Y Nuñez E Paschall Y Pfiffner Y Plant Y Ragsdale N Saliman Y Scott Y Sinclair Y Smith Y Spence Y Spradley Y Stengel Y Swenson Y | Takis Y Tapia Y Tate Y Taylor Y Tochtrop Y Tool E Tupa Y Veiga Y Vigil Y Webster Y Williams, S. Y Williams, T. Y Windels Y Witwer Y Young Y Zimmerman Y | |||
Mr. Speaker Y |
The question being, "Shall the bill, as amended, pass?".
A roll call vote was taken. As shown by the following
recorded vote, a majority of those elected to the House voted
in the affirmative, and the bill, as amended, was declared repassed.
YES 34 NO 27 EXCUSED 4 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y Allen N Bacon Y Berry Y Chavez Y Clapp N Clarke EColeman Y Dean N Decker N Fairbank N Gagliardi E Gordon Y Gotlieb Y Grossman Y Hagedorn Y | Hefley N Hoppe N Johnson N Kaufman Y Keller Y Kester N King N Larson Y Lawrence N Lee N Leyba Y Mace Y May Y McElhany N McKay N McPherson N | Miller Y Mitchell N Morrison Y Nuñez E Paschall N Pfiffner N Plant Y Ragsdale N Saliman Y Scott N Sinclair Y Smith N Spence N Spradley N Stengel N Swenson N | Takis Y Tapia Y Tate Y Taylor Y Tochtrop Y Tool E Tupa Y Veiga Y Vigil Y Webster Y Williams, S. Y Williams, T. N Windels Y Witwer Y Young N Zimmerman Y | |||
Mr. Speaker Y |
Co-sponsor added: Representative S.Williams.
HB99-1105 by Representative
Berry; also Senator Arnold--Concerning criteria for payment of
temporary total disability workers' compensation benefits.
(Amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 15,
page 493.)
Representative Berry moved that the House concur
in Senate amend-ments. The motion was declared passed
by the following roll call vote:
YES 61 NO 0 EXCUSED 4 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y Allen Y Bacon Y Berry Y Chavez Y Clapp Y Clarke E Coleman Y Dean Y Decker Y Fairbank Y Gagliardi E Gordon Y Gotlieb Y Grossman Y Hagedorn Y | Hefley Y Hoppe Y Johnson Y Kaufman Y Keller Y Kester Y King Y Larson Y Lawrence Y Lee Y Leyba Y Mace Y May Y McElhany Y McKay Y McPherson Y | Miller Y Mitchell Y Morrison Y Nuñez E Paschall Y Pfiffner Y Plant Y Ragsdale Y Saliman Y Scott Y Sinclair Y Smith Y Spence Y Spradley Y Stengel Y Swenson Y | Takis Y Tapia Y Tate Y Taylor Y Tochtrop Y Tool E Tupa Y Veiga Y Vigil Y Webster Y Williams, S. Y Williams, T. Y Windels Y Witwer Y Young Y Zimmerman Y | |||
Mr. Speaker Y |
The question being, "Shall the bill, as amended, pass?".
A roll call vote was taken. As shown by the following
recorded vote, a majority of those elected to the House voted
in the affirmative, and the bill, as amended, was declared repassed.
YES 43 NO 18 EXCUSED 4 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y Allen Y Bacon N Berry Y Chavez N Clapp YClarke E Coleman N Dean Y Decker Y Fairbank Y Gagliardi E Gordon N Gotlieb Y Grossman N Hagedorn Y | Hefley Y Hoppe Y Johnson Y Kaufman Y Keller Y Kester Y King Y Larson Y Lawrence Y Lee Y Leyba N Mace N May Y McElhany Y McKay Y McPherson Y | Miller Y Mitchell Y Morrison Y Nuñez E Paschall Y Pfiffner Y Plant N Ragsdale N Saliman N Scott Y Sinclair Y Smith Y Spence Y Spradley Y Stengel Y Swenson Y | Takis N Tapia N Tate N Taylor Y Tochtrop N Tool E Tupa N Veiga N Vigil N Webster Y Williams, S. Y Williams, T. Y Windels Y Witwer Y Young Y Zimmerman N | |||
Mr. Speaker Y |
Co-sponsors added: Representatives May, Spence.
HB99-1324 by Representative
George; also Senator Powers--Concerning the authority of the department
of transportation to engage in design-build contracting for transportation
projects.
(Amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 22,
page 541.)
Representative George moved that the House concur
in Senate amend-ments. The motion was declared passed
by the following roll call vote:
YES 61 NO 0 EXCUSED 4 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y Allen Y Bacon Y Berry Y Chavez Y Clapp Y Clarke E Coleman Y Dean Y Decker Y Fairbank Y Gagliardi E Gordon Y Gotlieb Y Grossman Y Hagedorn Y | Hefley Y Hoppe Y Johnson Y Kaufman Y Keller Y Kester Y King Y Larson Y Lawrence Y Lee Y Leyba Y Mace Y May Y McElhany Y McKay Y McPherson Y | Miller Y Mitchell Y Morrison Y Nuñez E Paschall Y Pfiffner Y Plant Y Ragsdale Y Saliman Y Scott Y Sinclair Y Smith Y Spence Y Spradley Y Stengel Y Swenson Y | Takis Y Tapia Y Tate Y Taylor Y Tochtrop Y Tool E Tupa Y Veiga Y Vigil Y Webster Y Williams, S. Y Williams, T. Y Windels Y Witwer Y Young Y Zimmerman Y | |||
Mr. Speaker Y |
The question being, "Shall the bill, as amended, pass?".
A roll call vote was taken. As shown by the following
recorded vote, a majority of those elected to the House voted
in the affirmative, and the bill, as amended, was declared repassed.
YES 61 NO 0 EXCUSED 4 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y Allen Y Bacon Y Berry YChavez Y Clapp Y Clarke E Coleman Y Dean Y Decker Y Fairbank Y Gagliardi E Gordon Y Gotlieb Y Grossman Y Hagedorn Y | Hefley Y Hoppe Y Johnson Y Kaufman Y Keller Y Kester Y King Y Larson Y Lawrence Y Lee Y Leyba Y Mace Y May Y McElhany Y McKay Y McPherson Y | Miller Y Mitchell Y Morrison Y Nuñez E Paschall Y Pfiffner Y Plant Y Ragsdale Y Saliman Y Scott Y Sinclair Y Smith Y Spence Y Spradley Y Stengel Y Swenson Y | Takis Y Tapia Y Tate Y Taylor Y Tochtrop Y Tool E Tupa Y Veiga Y Vigil Y Webster Y Williams, S. Y Williams, T. Y Windels Y Witwer Y Young Y Zimmerman Y | |||
Mr. Speaker Y |
Co-sponsor added: Representative Ragsdale.
HB99-1327 by Representatives
Williams S., Swenson, Witwer, Bacon, Keller, Mace, May, Ragsdale,
Tupa, Veiga, Zimmerman; also Senator Perlmutter--Concerning authorization
for the codevelopment of public transportation transfer facilities
for the purpose of providing retail or commercial goods and services
at such facilities.
(Amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 22,
page 541.)
Representative S.Williams moved that the House concur
in Senate amendments. The motion was declared passed by
the following roll call vote:
YES 61 NO 0 EXCUSED 4 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y Allen Y Bacon Y Berry Y Chavez Y Clapp Y Clarke E Coleman Y Dean Y Decker Y Fairbank Y Gagliardi E Gordon Y Gotlieb Y Grossman Y Hagedorn Y | Hefley Y Hoppe Y Johnson Y Kaufman Y Keller Y Kester Y King Y Larson Y Lawrence Y Lee Y Leyba Y Mace Y May Y McElhany Y McKay Y McPherson Y | Miller Y Mitchell Y Morrison Y Nuñez E Paschall Y Pfiffner Y Plant Y Ragsdale Y Saliman Y Scott Y Sinclair Y Smith Y Spence Y Spradley Y Stengel Y Swenson Y | Takis Y Tapia Y Tate Y Taylor Y Tochtrop Y Tool E Tupa Y Veiga Y Vigil Y Webster Y Williams, S. Y Williams, T. Y Windels Y Witwer Y Young Y Zimmerman Y | |||
Mr. Speaker Y |
The question being, "Shall the bill, as amended, pass?".
A roll call vote was taken. As shown by the following recorded vote, a majority of those elected to the House voted in the affirmative, and the bill, as amended, was declared repassed.
YES 61 NO 0 EXCUSED 4 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y Allen Y Bacon Y Berry Y Chavez Y Clapp Y Clarke E Coleman Y Dean Y Decker Y Fairbank Y Gagliardi E Gordon Y Gotlieb Y Grossman Y Hagedorn Y | Hefley Y Hoppe Y Johnson Y Kaufman Y Keller Y Kester Y King Y Larson Y Lawrence Y Lee Y Leyba Y Mace Y May Y McElhany Y McKay Y McPherson Y | Miller Y Mitchell Y Morrison Y Nuñez E Paschall Y Pfiffner Y Plant Y Ragsdale Y Saliman Y Scott Y Sinclair Y Smith Y Spence Y Spradley Y Stengel Y Swenson Y | Takis Y Tapia Y Tate Y Taylor Y Tochtrop Y Tool E Tupa Y Veiga Y Vigil Y Webster Y Williams, S. Y Williams, T. Y Windels Y Witwer Y Young Y Zimmerman Y | |||
Mr. Speaker Y |
Co-sponsors added: Representatives Gordon, Hoppe, Plant, Tate.
On motion of Representative Dean, consideration of Senate amendments to HB99-1172, 1157, 1049 was laid over until March 25, retaining place on Calendar.
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On motion of Representative Dean, SB99-174, 021 shall be added to the Special Orders Calendar of Wednesday, March 24, 1999.
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On motion of Representative Mitchell, the House resolved itself into Committee of the Whole for continuation of consideration of Special Orders, and he returned to the Chair to act as Chairman.
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SPECIAL ORDERS--SECOND READING OF BILLS
(Continued from page 920)
SB99-174 by Senators
Grampsas, Teck, Dyer, Musgrave, Powers, Feeley, Thiebaut; also
Representatives Allen, McPherson, May--Concerning limitations
on the disclosure of information by the department of revenue.
Amendment No. 1, State,
Veterans, & Military Affairs Report, dated March 9, 1999,
and placed in member's
bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, March 11, page
755.
The State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Report was adopted as follows:
Page 1, lines 1 through 16, declared passed;
lines 17 and 18, declared lost.
As amended, ordered revised and placed on the Calendar for Third Reading and Final Passage.
SB99-021 by Senators
Linkhart, Rupert; also Representative Hagedorn--Concerning
the requirement that each county adopt official written policies
for its Colorado works program.
Amendment No. 1, Health,
Environment, Welfare, & Institutions Report, dated March
8, 1999, and placed in member's
bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, March 10, pages
743-744.
As amended, ordered revised and placed on the Calendar
for Third Reading and Final Passage.
SB99-043 by Senator
Chlouber; also Representative Miller--Concerning the award of
costs in actions for nuisance against agricultural operations.
Amendment No. 1, Agriculture,
Livestock, & Natural Resources Report, dated March 17,
1999, and placed in member's
bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, March 19, page
835.
Amendment No. 2, by Representatives
Smith, Hoppe, Webster.
Amend the Agriculture, Livestock, and Natural Resources
Committee Report, dated March 17, 1999, page 1, strike line 2
and substitute the following:
""MAY, PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13-16-122 AND
13-17-102, C.R.S.,";";
strike lines 4 through 7 and substitute the following:
""A PRIVATE OR PUBLIC NUISANCE.".".
As amended, ordered revised and placed on the Calendar for Third Reading and Final Passage.
(For change in action, see Amendments to Report.)
SB99-137 by Senator
Evans; also Representative Alexander--Concerning the authority
of licensed pet animal facilities over animals in their care.
Amendment No. 1, Agriculture,
Livestock, & Natural Resources Report, dated March 17,
1999, and placed in member's
bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, March 19, page
836.
Amendment No. 2, by Representative
Alexander.
Amend the Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
Committee Report, dated March 17, 1999, page 1, strike lines 6
through 12, and substitute the following:
"Page 3 of the reengrossed bill, strike lines
6 through 11, and substitute the following:
"(1) ANY PET ANIMAL HELD BY OR IN
THE CUSTODY OF A LICENSED ANIMAL SHELTER, WHETHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE,
AND NOT RECLAIMED BY THE OWNER SHALL BE HELD BY THE ANIMAL SHELTER
FOR A MINIMUM OF FIVE DAYS AFTER ACQUISITION BY THE ANIMAL SHELTER
BEFORE IT MAY BECOME AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED
OF AT THE DISCRETION OF THE ANIMAL SHELTER. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
SECTION, "DAYS" MEANS DAYS DURING WHICH THE SHELTER
IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.";
strike line 23 of the reengrossed bill and substitute the following:
"EUTHANASIA AFTER THE ANIMAL SHELTER HAS EXHAUSTED
REASONABLE EFFORTS TO CONTACT THE OWNER; HOWEVER, FOR PET ANIMALS
WITH IDENTIFICATION, THE ANIMAL SHELTER SHALL EXHAUST REASONABLE
EFFORTS TO CONTACT THE OWNER FOR UP TO TWENTYFOUR HOURS.";".
As amended, ordered revised and placed on the Calendar
for Third Reading and Final Passage.
SB99-201 by Senators
Lacy, Owen, Tanner; also Representatives Berry, Tool, Saliman-Concerning
the operations of the Colorado state fair authority, and, in connection
therewith, permanently exempting the authority from the requirements
of the "Procurement Code" and clarifying the circumstances
in which the board of commissioners of the authority may accept
contributions from nonstate sources.
Ordered revised and placed on the Calendar for Third
Reading and Final Passage.
SB99-035 by Senators
Powers, Linkhart, Reeves; also Representatives Taylor, Pfiffner--Concerning
the inspection of certain manufactured units.
Amendment No. 1, Business
Affairs & Labor Report, dated March 2, 1999, and placed in
member's
bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, March 4, page
671.
Amendment No. 2, Finance
Report, dated March 17, 1999, and placed in member's
bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, March 19, page 837.
As amended, ordered revised and placed on the Calendar for Third Reading and Final Passage.
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AMENDMENTS TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE REPORT
Representative Gotlieb moved to amend the Report
of the Committee of the Whole to show that SB99106, as
amended, did pass.
The amendment was declared passed by the following
roll call vote:
YES 37 NO 22 EXCUSED 6 ABSENT 0
Alexander N Allen N Bacon YBerry N Chavez Y Clapp E Clarke E Coleman Y Dean Y Decker E Fairbank N Gagliardi E Gordon Y Gotlieb Y Grossman Y Hagedorn Y | Hefley N Hoppe Y Johnson Y Kaufman Y Keller Y Kester Y King N Larson N Lawrence Y Lee N Leyba Y Mace Y May N McElhany N McKay N McPherson N | Miller Y Mitchell N Morrison N Nuñez E Paschall N Pfiffner N Plant Y Ragsdale Y Saliman Y Scott N Sinclair Y Smith Y Spence N Spradley Y Stengel N Swenson Y | Takis Y Tapia Y Tate Y Taylor N Tochtrop Y Tool E Tupa Y Veiga Y Vigil Y Webster N Williams, S. Y Williams, T. Y Windels Y Witwer Y Young N Zimmerman Y | |||
Mr. Speaker Y |
Representative Young moved to amend the Report of
the Committee of the Whole to show that the portion (severed section
2) of Amendment No. 2, by Representatives Smith, Hoppe, and Webster
(L.008), printed in House Journal, page 927, lines 29 through
31, to SB99043, did not pass, and that SB99043,
as amended, did pass.
The amendment was declared passed by the following
roll call vote:
YES 33 NO 27 EXCUSED 5 ABSENT 0
Alexander N Allen Y Bacon Y Berry Y Chavez Y Clapp E Clarke E Coleman Y Dean N Decker N Fairbank N Gagliardi E Gordon Y Gotlieb N Grossman Y Hagedorn Y | Hefley Y Hoppe N Johnson N Kaufman N Keller Y Kester N King N Larson N Lawrence Y Lee N Leyba Y Mace Y May Y McElhany N McKay N McPherson Y | Miller Y Mitchell N Morrison N Nuñez E Paschall N Pfiffner Y Plant Y Ragsdale Y Saliman Y Scott N Sinclair Y Smith N Spence N Spradley N Stengel Y Swenson N | Takis Y Tapia Y Tate Y Taylor N Tochtrop Y Tool E Tupa Y Veiga Y Vigil Y Webster N Williams, S. Y Williams, T. N Windels Y Witwer N Young Y Zimmerman Y | |||
Mr. Speaker N |
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ADOPTION OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE REPORT
Passed Second Reading: SB99-006 amended, 140, 070, 143 amended, 011 amended, 170 amended, 074 amended, 068 amended, 141 amended, 106 amended, 099 amended, 012, 174 amended, 021 amended, 043 amended, 137 amended, 201, 035 amended.
The Chairman moved the adoption of the Committee
of the Whole Report. As shown by the following roll call vote,
a majority of those elected to the House voted in the affirmative,
and the Report was adopted.
YES 60 NO 0 EXCUSED 5 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y Allen Y Bacon Y Berry Y Chavez Y Clapp E Clarke E Coleman Y Dean Y Decker Y Fairbank Y Gagliardi E Gordon Y Gotlieb Y Grossman Y Hagedorn Y | Hefley Y Hoppe Y Johnson Y Kaufman Y Keller Y Kester Y King Y Larson Y Lawrence Y Lee Y Leyba Y Mace Y May Y McElhany Y McKay Y McPherson Y | Miller Y Mitchell Y Morrison Y Nuñez E Paschall Y Pfiffner Y Plant Y Ragsdale Y Saliman Y Scott Y Sinclair Y Smith Y Spence Y Spradley Y Stengel Y Swenson Y | Takis Y Tapia Y Tate Y Taylor Y Tochtrop Y Tool E Tupa Y Veiga Y Vigil Y Webster Y Williams, S. Y Williams, T. Y Windels Y Witwer Y Young Y Zimmerman Y | |||
Mr. Speaker Y |
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REQUEST FOR SECOND CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
HB99-1134 by Representative
Hagedorn; also Senator Wattenberg--Concerning the funding of underground
conversion of overhead public utilities.
Under Joint Rule 6(b)(4) Representative Hagedorn
moved that the House reject the Conference Committee Report, discharge
the First Conference Committee for HB99-1134, that a Second
Conference Committee be appointed. The motion was declared passed
by the following roll call vote:
YES 60 NO 0 EXCUSED 5 ABSENT 0
Alexander Y Allen Y Bacon Y Berry Y Chavez Y Clapp E Clarke E Coleman Y Dean Y Decker Y Fairbank Y Gagliardi E Gordon Y Gotlieb YGrossman Y Hagedorn Y | Hefley Y Hoppe Y Johnson Y Kaufman Y Keller Y Kester Y King Y Larson Y Lawrence Y Lee Y Leyba Y Mace Y May Y McElhany Y McKay Y McPherson Y | Miller Y Mitchell Y Morrison Y Nuñez E Paschall Y Pfiffner Y Plant Y Ragsdale Y Saliman Y Scott Y Sinclair Y Smith Y Spence Y Spradley Y Stengel Y Swenson Y | Takis Y Tapia Y Tate Y Taylor Y Tochtrop Y Tool E Tupa Y Veiga Y Vigil Y Webster Y Williams, S. Y Williams, T. Y Windels Y Witwer Y Young Y Zimmerman Y | |||
Mr. Speaker Y |
The first Conference Committee was discharged and the Speaker appointed Representatives Larson, Chairman, Young and Hagedorn as House conferees to the Second Conference Committee.
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REPORTS OF COMMITTEES OF REFERENCE
BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND LABOR
After consideration on the merits, the Committee
recommends the following:
SB99-090 be amended
as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of
the Whole with favorable recommendation:
Amend reengrossed bill, page 13, strike lines 11
through 14.
Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.
STATE, VETERANS AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
After consideration on the merits, the Committee
recommends the following:
HB99-1332 be amended
as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on
Appropriations with favorable recommendation:
Amend printed bill, page 2, line 2, after "(2)
(b) (IV)", insert "(2) (c)";
line 3, strike "23-5-111.4 (7)(a) and"
and substitute "23-5-111.4 (7)";
line 10, strike "at
least fifty percent but not more than"
and substitute "at least fifty percent but not more than".
Page 3, after line 4, insert the following:
"(c) In providing the tuition assistance
to members pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (2), the
department of military affairs is encouraged to consider providing
assistance ON A PRIORITY BASIS to newlyenlisted members
in their first term of service AND WHO ENLIST IN THOSE MILITARY
SPECIALTIES THAT ARE EXPERIENCING SHORTAGES AS DETERMINED BY THE
DEPARTMENT.".
Page 4, strike lines 6 through 18;
strike lines 22 through 26.
Page 5, strike lines 1 through 23.
Renumber succeeding section accordingly.
Page 1, line 102, strike "GUARD, AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION THEREFOR." and substitute "GUARD.".
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SIGNING OF BILLS - RESOLUTIONS - MEMORIALS
The Speaker has signed: HB99-1143.
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MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has passed on Third Reading and returns
herewith HB991227.
The Senate has passed on Third Reading and transmitted
to the Revisor of Statutes:
HB99-1033, amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 5, pages 421 and 422;
HB99-1117, amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 19, page 531 and March 23, page 553;
HB99-1228, amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 23, page 553;
HB99-1229, amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 23, page 552;
HB99-1274, amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 12, pages 476477, and March 23, pages 551-552.
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In response to the request of the House for a Conference Committee on
HB99-1269, the President appointed Senators Owen, Chm., Anderson, and Dyer as members of the First Conference Committee on the part of the Senate.
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The Senate voted to concur in House amendments to
SB99-046, 112 and 136, and repassed the bills as amended.
The Senate has voted not to concur in House Amendments
to SB99-044 and requests that a Conference Committee be appointed.
The President appointed Senators Teck, Chm., Chlouber, and Perlmutter
as members of the First Conference Committee on the part of the
Senate. The bill is transmitted herewith.
The Senate has voted not to concur in House Amendments
to SB99-123 and requests that a Conference Committee be appointed.
The President appointed Senators Teck, Chm., Hillman, and Linkhart
as members of the First Conference Committee on the part of
the Senate. The bill is transmitted herewith.
The Senate voted to reject the First Report of the
First Conference Committee on HB99-1134, as printed in Senate
Journal, March 23, pages 549-550 and dissolved the Conference
Committee. The Senate requests that a Second Conference Committee
be appointed. The President appointed Senators Wattenberg, Chm.,
Anderson and Dyer as members of the Second Conference Committee
on HB99-1134. The bill is transmitted herewith.
The Senate has voted to dissolve the Conference Committee
on HB99-1014, recede from its position, concur with the House
position, and repass the bill. The bill is returned herewith.
The Senate granted permission to members of the First
Conference Committee on HB99-1048 to consider matters not at
issue between the two houses.
The Senate has adopted and transmits herewith: SJR99-020.
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The Senate has postponed indefinitely and returns herewith: HB991226.
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MESSAGE FROM THE REVISOR
We herewith transmit without comment, as amended, HB99-1033, 1117, 1228, 1229, and 1274.
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INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS
The following resolutions were read by title and
laid over one day under the rules:
HJR99-1016 by Representatives
Pfiffner, Berry, Clapp, Decker, Fairbank, Gotlieb, Hoppe, King,
Lawrence, Lee, McElhany, McKay, Nuñez, Scott, Smith, Spradley,
Stengel, Swenson, Taylor, Tool, Webster, Williams, T., Witwer;
also Senators Arnold, Andrews, Chlouber, Congrove, Dennis, Epps,
Evans, Hillman, Lacy, Lamborn, Musgrave, Owen, Powers, Sullivant,
Wham--Concerning the General Assembly's support for federal legislation
that would require a balanced federal budget and the repayment
of the national debt.
WHEREAS, The federal government accumulated a seventybilliondollar
budget surplus in 1998, the first surplus since 1969, and is considering
policies for using the 1998 surplus and expected surpluses for
1999 and future years; and
WHEREAS, The federal government has amassed a national
debt of more than five trillion seven hundred billion dollars
($5,700,000,000,000), and in 1999 federal tax dollars will be
used to pay three hundred fiftyseven billion dollars ($357,000,000,000)
in interest on the national debt; and
WHEREAS, The costs of servicing the national debt
have become an increasingly large portion of the federal budget,
rising from under ten percent of the budget in 1978 to twentytwo
percent of the budget in 1997; and
WHEREAS, Paying down the national debt will relieve
future generations of the burden of paying the costs of servicing
the national debt; and
WHEREAS, Paying down the national debt does not exclude
the use of federal moneys for tax relief or for saving social
security for future generations; and
WHEREAS, Paying down the national debt will foster
economic growth and stability; and
WHEREAS, The American Debt Repayment Act, which provides
for budgetary reform by requiring a balanced federal budget for
each year beginning with federal fiscal year 2000 and requiring
the repayment of the entire national debt by the end of federal
fiscal year 2029, has been introduced in both houses of the United
States Congress; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives
of the Sixtysecond General Assembly of the State of Colorado,
the Senate concurring herein:
(1) That we, the members of the General
Assembly, support the objectives of the American Debt Repayment
Act to pay down the national debt and maintain a balanced federal
budget; and
(2) That we, the members of the General
Assembly, strongly urge the United States Congress to commit to
a plan to repay the national debt before approving a budget resolution.
Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Resolution be sent to each member of Colorado's congressional delegation.
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SJR99-020 by Senator Blickensderfer; also Representative Dean--Concerning the convening date for the second regular session of the Sixty-second General Assembly.
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LAY OVER OF CALENDAR ITEMS
On motion of Representative Dean, the following items
on the Calendar were laid over until March 25, retaining place
on Calendar:
Consideration of General Orders--HB99-1206, SB99-039, 022, HB991271, 1110, SB99-014, 142, HB99-1326, SB99-004, HB99-1319, 1203, 1238, 1293, 1299, 1129, SB99-050, HB99-1330, SB99-114, 161.
Consideration of Conference Committee Report--HB99-1061.
Consideration of Resolution--HJR99-1014.
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On motion of Representative Dean, the House adjourned until 9:00 a.m., March 25, 1999.
Approved:
Attest: RUSSELL GEORGE,
JUDITH RODRIGUE, Speaker
Chief Clerk