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HOUSE JOURNAL

SIXTY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

STATE OF COLORADO

First Regular Session

Eightieth Legislative Day Friday, March 26, 1999

Prayer by Father Ed Judy, Samaritan House, Denver.

The Speaker called the House to order at 9:00 a.m.

The roll was called with the following result:

Present--63.

Absent and excused--Representatives Grossman, Tool--2.

The Speaker declared a quorum present.

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On motion of Representative Nuñez, the reading of the journal of March 25, 1999, was dispensed with and approved as corrected by the Chief Clerk.

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REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE

JUDICIARY

After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:

HB99-1342 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:

Amend printed bill, page 2, strike lines 2 and 3, and substitute the following:

"KNOWINGLY, WITHOUT NOTIFICATION BEING PROVIDED TO THE DIVISION WITHIN TEN DAYS:".

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SIGNING OF BILLS - RESOLUTIONS - MEMORIALS

The Speaker has signed: HB99-1191; 1231; SB99-057, 122, 172; SJR99-017, 018, 019.

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MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

Mr. Speaker:

The Senate has adopted and transmits herewith: SJR99-022.

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INTRODUCTION OF BILL

First Reading

The following bill was read by title and referred to the committee indicated:

HB99-1352 by Representatives Hoppe, Bacon, Coleman, George, Gordon, Gotlieb, Johnson, Kaufman, Keller, Kester, Larson, Leyba, Mace, Miller, Plant, Saliman, Smith, Spradley, Takis, Tapia, Tate, Taylor, Tochtrop, Tool, Veiga, Vigil, Webster, Windels, Zimmerman; also Senators Musgrave, Chlouber, Dennis, Dyer, Feeley, Hillman, Martinez, Matsunaka, Perlmutter, Phillips, Rupert, Tebedo, Thiebaut, Wattenberg, Weddig--Concerning a prohibition on entities that administer prescription drug benefits in connection with a managed care plan from imposing different conditions upon covered persons for prescription drugs obtained through mail order pharmacy providers.

Committee on Business Affairs & Labor

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INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS

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

HJR99-1019 by Representatives Young, Berry, Coleman, Gotlieb, Grossman, Hoppe, Johnson, Miller, Plant, Smith, Spradley, Taylor; also Senator Wattenberg--Concerning the Species Conservation Eligibility List.

Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources

WHEREAS, Pursuant to section 24­33­111 (2), Colorado Revised Statutes, the Species Conservation Trust Fund has been created in the state treasury to fund programs designed to conserve native species that have been listed as threatened or endangered under state or federal law, or are candidate species, or are likely to become candidate species, as determined by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and

WHEREAS, Pursuant to section 24­33­111 (3), Colorado Revised Statutes, the Executive Director of the Department of Natural Resources, after consulting with the Colorado Water Conservation Board and its Director, the Wildlife Commission, and the Director of the Division of Wildlife, has prepared and delivered to the General Assembly a Species Conservation Eligibility List describing programs and associated costs that are eligible to receive funding from the Species Conservation Trust Fund; and

WHEREAS, Pursuant to section 24­33­111 (3), Colorado Revised Statutes, prior to obligating funds from the Species Conservation Trust Fund the Species Conservation Eligibility List is subject to modification and adoption through the passage of a joint resolution approved by a majority vote of both houses of the General Assembly; and

WHEREAS, House Bill 98­1006, enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty­first General Assembly, appropriated $10 million to be placed in the Species Conservation Trust Fund for expenditures related to native species; and

WHEREAS, The General Assembly deems the recommended expenditures described in the Species Conservation Eligibility List to be in the interest of the people of the state; 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 the Executive Director of the Department of Natural Resources is authorized to obligate and expend $1,151,000 from the Species Conservation Trust Fund for the following activities, programs, and species:

(a)  From the capital account of the Species Conservation Trust Fund:

PROGRAM/ SPECIES AMOUNT

(I)    San Juan / Upper Colorado $ 222,000

Endangered Fish Recovery

Programs

(II)   Platte River Basin $ 300,000

Cooperative Species

Program

(III)  Preble's Meadow $ 250,000

Jumping Mouse

Conservation

(IV)  Conservation of Aquatic $ 304,000

Species of Special

Concern/Species at Risk

Subtotal $1,076,000

(b)  From the operations and maintenance account of the Species Conservation Trust Fund:

PROGRAM/ SPECIES   AMOUNT

Prairie Grassland Species $ 75,000 Subtotal $ 75,000

Grand total $ 1,151,000

Be It Further Resolved, That this resolution be presented to the Governor for signature pursuant to Article V section 39 of the state constitution.

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HJR99-1020 by Representatives Hoppe, Smith, Alexander, Berry, Clapp, Kester, Larson, McKay, Miller, Mitchell, Spradley, Taylor, Webster, T. Williams; also Senators Dennis, Anderson, Arnold, Chlouber, Dyer, Epps, Evans, Hillman, Musgrave, Teck, Wattenberg, Wham--Concerning opposi-tion to H.R. 829, the "Colorado Wilderness Act of 1999".

Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources

WHEREAS, H.R. 829, the "Colorado Wilderness Act of 1999", proposes to designate another approximately one million four hundred thousand acres of land in Colorado as wilderness prior to the revision of many of Colorado's forest plans, thereby usurping the United States Forest Service's land management review process and ignoring the original wilderness recommendations made to the United States Congress by the United States Bureau of Land Management ("BLM") that totaled four hundred thirty­one thousand acres; and

WHEREAS, H.R. 829 was drafted without input from either the general public or local elected officials and does away with local control over land management; and

WHEREAS, Federal lands in Colorado have been exhaustively studied for their wilderness suitability under the "Wilderness Act" of 1964, the Department of Agriculture's second roadless area review and evaluation (RARE II), the wilderness evaluation by the BLM, the "Colorado Wilderness Act of 1980", and the "Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993"; and

WHEREAS, Many acres of federal lands slated for wilderness designation do not qualify as pristine as required by the "Wilderness Act" of 1964; and

WHEREAS, The United States Congress considered the option of wilderness designation for federal lands in Colorado and designated several areas under the "Wilderness Act" of 1964 and approved two statewide wilderness bills. One of those statewide wilderness bills was enacted in 1980 and classified one million four hundred thousand acres as wilderness. The other was enacted in 1993 and provided wilderness protection for six hundred eleven thousand seven hundred acres, bringing the total wilderness acreage in Colorado to three million three hundred thousand to date; and

WHEREAS, The United States Congress declared that lands once studied and found to be unsuitable for wilderness designation should be returned to multiple­use management; and

WHEREAS, H.R. 829 creates a federal reserved water right for each wilderness area, an approach specifically rejected in the 1980 and 1993 wilderness bills; and

WHEREAS, The designation of downstream wilderness areas may result in the application of the federal "Clean Water Act of 1977" requirements in a manner that interferes with existing and future beneficial water uses in Colorado; and

WHEREAS, The overall effect of the designation of downstream wilderness areas will be to destroy Colorado's ability to develop and use water allocated to the citizens of this state under interstate compacts, thereby forfeiting Colorado's water to downstream states; and

WHEREAS, Many of our rural economies are dependent on a combination of multiple uses of our public lands, such as timber production, oil, gas, and mineral development, and motorized and mechanized recreation, all of which are prohibited by a wilderness designation; and

WHEREAS, Wilderness designations limit the land management options available to public land managers to protect forest health and dependent watersheds; and

WHEREAS, Additional wilderness designation puts increased pressure on the new designated lands as well as lands currently open to multiple­use activities and limits access to only the most physically capable individuals; now, therefore,

Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty­second General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:

That the members of the Sixty­second General Assembly oppose H.R. 829, the "Colorado Wilderness Act of 1999".

Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the President of the United States, the United States Secretary of the Interior, the Director of the United States Bureau of Land Management, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and to each member of Colorado's delegation in the United States Congress.

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INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION

The following resolution was read at length and given immediate consideration:

SJR99-022 by Senators Rupert, Arnold, Phillips, Anderson, Andrews, Blickensderfer, Chlouber, Congrove, Dennis, Dyer, Epps, Evans, Feeley, Hernandez, Hillman, Lacy, Lamborn, Linkhart, Martinez, Matsunaka, Musgrave, Nichol, Owen, Pascoe, Perlmutter, Powers, Reeves, Sullivant, Tanner, Tebedo, Teck, Thiebaut, Wattenberg, Weddig, and Wham; also Representatives Tupa, Alexander, Allen, Bacon, Berry, Chavez, Clapp, Clarke, Coleman, Dean, Decker, Fairbank, Gagliardi, George, Gordon, Gotlieb, Grossman, Hagedorn, Hoppe, Johnson, Kaufman, Keller, Kester, King, Larson, Lawrence, Lee, Leyba, Mace, May, McElhany, McKay, McPherson, Miller, Mitchell, Morrison, Nunez, Paschall, Pfiffner, Plant, Ragsdale, Saliman, Scott, Sinclair, Smith, Spence, Spradley, Stengel, Swenson, Takis, Tapia, Tate, Taylor, Tochtrop, Tool, Veiga, Vigil, Webster, S. Williams, T. Williams, Windels, Witwer, Young, and Zimmerman--Concerning the designation of Natalia Toro Day.

On motion of Representative Dean, the rules were suspended and the resolution given immediate consideration.

On motion of Representative Tupa the resolution was read at length and adopted by viva voce vote.

Co-sponsors added: Roll call of the House.

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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.

HB99-1206 by Representative May; also Senator Powers--Concerning the continuation of the allocation of the state sales and use tax to the highway users tax 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 41 NO 22 EXCUSED 2 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 N

Gotlieb Y

Grossman E

Hagedorn Y


Hefley Y

Hoppe Y

Johnson Y

Kaufman Y

Keller N

Kester Y

King Y

Larson Y

Lawrence N

Lee Y

Leyba N

Mace Y

May Y

McElhany Y

McKay Y

McPherson Y


Miller N

Mitchell Y

Morrison Y

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 E

Tupa N

Veiga N

Vigil N

Webster Y

Williams, S. Y

Williams, T. Y

Windels N

Witwer Y

Young Y

Zimmerman N

Mr. Speaker Y

Co-sponsors added: Representatives Clapp, Dean, Kaufman, Kester, King, Lee, Mace, McElhany, McKay, Nuñez, Paschall, Pfiffner, Scott, Sinclair, Stengel, Swenson, Webster, Mr. Speaker.

HB99-1271 by Representatives Sullivant and Paschall; also Senator Evans--Concerning financial incentives for clean fuel vehicles, and, in connection therewith, creating a state sales and use tax exemption for specified motor vehicles, power sources for motor vehicles, and parts used for converting the power sources of motor vehicles that are certified to meet specified emission standards and removing the prohibition against a person covered by the clean fuel fleet program from receiving incentives from the state for purchasing a clean fuel vehicle.

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 63 NO 0 EXCUSED 2 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 E

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 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 Bacon, Leyba, McKay, Plant, Scott, Veiga, Vigil, Witwer, Zimmerman.

HB99-1110 by Representatives Fairbank, Dean; also Senator Thiebaut--Concerning the "Fair Campaign Practices Act", article 45 of title 1, Colorado Revised Statutes.

As shown by the following roll call vote, a majority of all members elected to the House voted in the affirmative, and Representative King was given permission to offer a Third Reading amendment:

YES 59 NO 3 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 1

Alexander Y

Allen N

Bacon Y

Berry Y

Chavez Y

Clapp Y

Clarke Y

Coleman Y

Dean Y

Decker YFairbank Y

Gagliardi ­

Gordon Y

Gotlieb Y

Grossman E

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 N

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


Third Reading amendment No. 1, by Representatives King, George, Fairbank.

Amend engrossed bill, page 2, line 13, strike "(6),".

Page 5, strike lines 3 through 5.

Page 6, strike lines 10 through 12 and substitute the following:

"SECTION 3.  1­45­105 (2), Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended, and the said 1­45­105 is further amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SUBSECTION to read:

1­45­105.  Voluntary campaign spending limits. (2)  Candidates accepting the campaign spending limits set forth above shall also agree that their personal contributions to their own campaign shall be counted as political committee contributions and subject to the aggregate limit on such contributions set forth in subsection 1­45­104 (1) NOT EXCEED THE FOLLOWING IN THE APPLICABLE ELECTION CYCLE:

(a)  TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND REGENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO;

(b)  FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE STATE SENATE;

(c)  TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR;

(d)  EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR SECRETARY OF STATE, ATTORNEY GENERAL, OR STATE TREASURER;

(e)  FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR GOVERNOR.

(1.5)  FOR ANY".

The amendment was declared passed by the following roll call vote:

YES 40 NO 23 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 0

Alexander Y

Allen N

Bacon Y

Berry N

Chavez N

Clapp Y

Clarke N

Coleman NDean Y

Decker Y

Fairbank Y

Gagliardi Y

Gordon Y

Gotlieb N

Grossman E

Hagedorn N


Hefley Y

Hoppe Y

Johnson N

Kaufman Y

Keller N

Kester Y

King Y

Larson N

Lawrence Y

Lee Y

Leyba N

Mace N

May Y

McElhany Y

McKay Y

McPherson N


Miller N

Mitchell Y

Morrison Y

Nuñez Y

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 N

Tapia Y

Tate N

Taylor Y

Tochtrop N

Tool E

Tupa N

Veiga Y

Vigil N

Webster Y

Williams, S. Y

Williams, T. N

Windels N

Witwer Y

Young Y

Zimmerman N

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 passed.

YES 33 NO 30 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 0

Alexander Y

Allen Y

Bacon N

Berry Y

Chavez Y

Clapp Y

Clarke N

Coleman N

Dean Y

Decker Y

Fairbank Y

Gagliardi N

Gordon N

Gotlieb N

Grossman E

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 N

McKay Y

McPherson Y


Miller N

Mitchell Y

Morrison Y

Nuñez Y

Paschall Y

Pfiffner Y

Plant N

Ragsdale N

Saliman N

Scott Y

Sinclair Y

Smith Y

Spence N

Spradley N

Stengel Y

Swenson N


Takis N

Tapia N

Tate N

Taylor N

Tochtrop N

Tool E

Tupa N

Veiga N

Vigil N

Webster Y

Williams, S. Y

Williams, T. N

Windels N

Witwer N

Young Y

Zimmerman N

Mr. Speaker Y

Co-sponsors added: Representatives Kaufman, Lee, Mr. Speaker.

SB99-142 by Senators Evans, Epps, Reeves, Rupert; also Representative Mitchell--Concerning the regulation of nursing home administrators, and, in connection therewith, continuing the board of examiners of nursing home administrators.

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 63 NO 0 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 0

Alexander Y

Allen Y

Bacon Y

Berry Y

Chavez YClapp Y

Clarke Y

Coleman Y

Dean Y

Decker Y

Fairbank Y

Gagliardi Y

Gordon Y

Gotlieb Y

Grossman E

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 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 Alexander, Decker.

HB99-1319 by Representatives Hoppe, Alexander, Johnson, Webster; also Senator Wattenberg--Concerning the control of livestock designated diseases.

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 63 NO 0 EXCUSED 2 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 E

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 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 Larson, McKay, Smith, Spradley, Taylor, Young.

HB99-1203 by Representatives Hefley, Fairbank, Kaufman, Lawrence, McPherson, Mitchell, Paschall, Witwer; also Senator Epps--Concerning testing for controlled substances of participants in the Colorado works program.

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 62 NO 1 EXCUSED 2 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 E

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 N

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 Decker, Hagedorn.

HB99-1238 by Representative McElhany; also Senator Owen--Concerning application of the doctrine of contributory negligence to cases brought under the "Colorado Medical Assistance Act".

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 63 NO 0 EXCUSED 2 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 E

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 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 McKay, Scott.

HB99-1293 by Representative McElhany; also Senator Lamborn--Concerning the creation of a system to allow bulk electronic transfer of public records maintained by the department of revenue.

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 48 NO 15 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 0

Alexander N

Allen N

Bacon Y

Berry N

Chavez Y

Clapp N

Clarke N

Coleman Y

Dean N

Decker N

Fairbank Y

Gagliardi Y

Gordon Y

Gotlieb Y

Grossman E

Hagedorn Y


Hefley Y

Hoppe Y

Johnson Y

Kaufman Y

Keller Y

Kester Y

King Y

Larson N

Lawrence Y

Lee Y

Leyba N

Mace Y

May Y

McElhany Y

McKay Y

McPherson Y


Miller Y

Mitchell Y

Morrison Y

Nuñez Y

Paschall N

Pfiffner Y

Plant N

Ragsdale Y

Saliman Y

Scott Y

Sinclair Y

Smith Y

Spence Y

Spradley Y

Stengel Y

Swenson Y


Takis N

Tapia Y

Tate Y

Taylor Y

Tochtrop Y

Tool E

Tupa N

Veiga Y

Vigil Y

Webster Y

Williams, S. Y

Williams, T. N

Windels Y

Witwer N

Young Y

Zimmerman Y

Mr. Speaker Y

Co-sponsors added: Representatives Morrison, Vigil.

HB99-1299 by Representatives Hefley, Alexander, Gotlieb, Keller, Lawrence, McElhany, Mitchell, Pfiffner, Tool, Witwer; also Senator Evans--Concerning enhanced opportunities for families to provide permanent adoptive homes for children in the custody of the county departments of social services, and making an appropriation in connection therewith.

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 63 NO 0 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 0

Alexander Y

Allen Y

Bacon Y

Berry Y

Chavez Y

Clapp Y

Clarke Y

Coleman Y

Dean YDecker Y

Fairbank Y

Gagliardi Y

Gordon Y

Gotlieb Y

Grossman E

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 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 Coleman, Decker, Fairbank, Larson, Lee, Leyba, Paschall, Spence, S.Williams, Mr. Speaker.

SB99-050 by Senator Arnold; also Representative Mitchell--Concerning sentencing considerations for certain serious offenders.

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 63 NO 0 EXCUSED 2 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 E

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 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 Allen, Coleman, Hagedorn, Leyba, Miller, Spence, Spradley, Stengel, Veiga, Young.

SB99-114 by Senators Phillips, Dyer, Feeley, Lamborn, Owen, Powers; also Representatives Mitchell, Berry, Chavez, Veiga, Williams T., Witwer--Concerning the payment for health benefits plans with pre-tax dollars for small employers.

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 62 NO 1 EXCUSED 2 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 E

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 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 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 Bacon, Fairbank, Hefley, Keller, Lee, Miller, Paschall, Plant, Saliman, Scott, Spence, Spradley, Tapia, Vigil.

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CONSIDERATION OF SENATE AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILLS

HB99-1157 by Representatives Ament, May; also Senator Owen--Concerning the reestablishment of an exclusive schedule for permanent partial disability under the workers' compensation law, and, in connection therewith, increasing the amount of benefits received under the schedule and limiting benefits for mental stress.

(Amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 15, page 493.)

Representative May moved that the House concur in Senate amendments. The motion was declared passed by the following roll call vote:

YES 63 NO 0 EXCUSED 2 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 YGrossman E

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 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 42 NO 21 EXCUSED 2 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 N

Gotlieb Y

Grossman E

Hagedorn Y


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 Y

Mitchell Y

Morrison Y

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 E

Tupa N

Veiga N

Vigil N

Webster Y

Williams, S. Y

Williams, T. Y

Windels N

Witwer Y

Young Y

Zimmerman N

Mr. Speaker Y

Co-sponsors added: Representatives Berry, Dean, Lee, Pfiffner, Scott, Spence, Stengel.

HB99-1049 by Representatives Paschall, Hefley; also Senator Arnold--Concerning the procedural requirements for the selection of an independent medical examiner in cases of disputes under the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado".

(Amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 15, pages 493-495.)

Representative Paschall moved that the House concur in Senate amend-ments. The motion was declared passed by the following roll call vote:

YES 41 NO 22 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 0

Alexander Y

Allen Y

Bacon N

Berry Y

Chavez N

Clapp Y

Clarke N

Coleman N

Dean Y

Decker Y

Fairbank YGagliardi N

Gordon N

Gotlieb Y

Grossman E

Hagedorn Y


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 Y

Mitchell Y

Morrison Y

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 E

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


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 39 NO 24 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 0

Alexander Y

Allen Y

Bacon N

Berry Y

Chavez N

Clapp N

Clarke N

Coleman N

Dean Y

Decker Y

Fairbank Y

Gagliardi N

Gordon N

Gotlieb Y

Grossman E

Hagedorn Y


Hefley Y

Hoppe Y

Johnson Y

Kaufman Y

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 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. N

Williams, T. Y

Windels N

Witwer Y

Young Y

Zimmerman N

Mr. Speaker Y

Co-sponsors added: Representatives Decker, Lee, Scott, Spence, Spradley, Mr. Speaker.

HB99-1033 by Representatives Sullivant, Gotlieb; also Senator Hillman--Concerning protection of vehicles.

(Amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 5, pages 421-422)

Representative Gotlieb moved that the House adhere to its position on HB99-1033. A substitute motion by Representative Young that the House concur in Senate amendments was declared lost by the following roll call vote:

YES 10 NO 52 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 1
Alexander Y

Allen N

Bacon N

Berry N

Chavez N

Clapp N

Clarke N

Coleman Y

Dean NDecker Y

Fairbank N

Gagliardi N

Gordon Y

Gotlieb N

Grossman E

Hagedorn N

Hefley Y

Hoppe N

Johnson N

Kaufman N

Keller N

Kester N

King N

Larson N

Lawrence N

Lee N

Leyba N

Mace N

May Y

McElhany N

McKay N

McPherson Y

Miller Y

Mitchell N

Morrison N

Nuñez N

Paschall N

Pfiffner N

Plant N

Ragsdale N

Saliman N

Scott N

Sinclair N

Smith N

Spence N

Spradley N

Stengel N

Swenson N

Takis N

Tapia N

Tate N

Taylor N

Tochtrop N

Tool E

Tupa N

Veiga N

Vigil N

Webster N

Williams, S. ­

Williams, T. N

Windels N

Witwer N

Young Y

Zimmerman Y

Mr. Speaker N


Representative Gotlieb's motion that the House adhere to its position was passed by the following roll call vote:

YES 56 NO 7 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 0

Alexander N

Allen Y

Bacon Y

Berry Y

Chavez Y

Clapp Y

Clarke Y

Coleman N

Dean Y

Decker N

Fairbank Y

Gagliardi Y

Gordon Y

Gotlieb Y

Grossman E

Hagedorn Y


Hefley N

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 N


Miller N

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 E

Tupa Y

Veiga Y

Vigil Y

Webster Y

Williams, S. Y

Williams, T. Y

Windels Y

Witwer Y

Young N

Zimmerman Y

Mr. Speaker Y



HB99-1117 by Representatives McKay, Sullivant, Witwer; also Senator Hillman--Concerning the "Pest Control Act".

(Amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 19, page 531, and

March 23, page 553.)

Representative McKay moved that the House concur in Senate amend-ments. The motion was declared passed by the following roll call vote:

YES 63 NO 0 EXCUSED 2 ABSENT 0

Alexander Y

Allen Y

Bacon Y

Berry Y

Chavez Y

Clapp Y

Clarke Y

Coleman Y

Dean Y

Decker YFairbank Y

Gagliardi Y

Gordon Y

Gotlieb Y

Grossman E

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 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 1 EXCUSED 3 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 E

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 N

Stengel Y

Swenson Y


Takis Y

Tapia Y

Tate Y

Taylor Y

Tochtrop Y

Tool E

Tupa E

Veiga Y

Vigil Y

Webster Y

Williams, S. Y

Williams, T. Y

Windels Y

Witwer Y

Young Y

Zimmerman Y

Mr. Speaker Y



HB99-1274 by Representatives King, Fairbank, Hefley, Lee, McKay; also Senator Andrews--Concerning charter schools.

(Amended as printed in Senate Journal, March 12, pages 476-477, and March 23, pages 551-552.)

Representative King moved that the House not concur in Senate amend-ments and that a Conference Committee be appointed. The motion was declared passed by the following roll call vote:

YES 57 NO 5 EXCUSED 3 ABSENT 0

Alexander Y

Allen Y

Bacon Y

Berry Y

Chavez Y

Clapp Y

Clarke Y

Coleman NDean Y

Decker Y

Fairbank Y

Gagliardi Y

Gordon Y

Gotlieb Y

Grossman E

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 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 N

Tapia Y

Tate Y

Taylor Y

Tochtrop Y

Tool E

Tupa E

Veiga Y

Vigil Y

Webster Y

Williams, S. Y

Williams, T. Y

Windels N

Witwer Y

Young Y

Zimmerman Y

Mr. Speaker Y

The Speaker appointed Representatives King, Chairman, Mitchell and Keller as House conferees to the bill.

On motion of Representative Dean, consideration of Senate amendmentst to HB99-1172, 1228, 1229 was laid over until March 29, retaining place on Calendar.

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On motion of Representative Larson, the House resolved itself into Committee of the Whole for consideration of General Orders, and he was called to the Chair to act as Chairman.

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GENERAL 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.)

SB99-014 by Senators Lamborn, Powers, Chlouber; also Representatives McElhany, Pfiffner, Larson--Concerning a prohibition on local governments enacting certain local labor laws.

Ordered revised and placed on the Calendar for Third Reading and Final Passage.

HB99-1326 by Representatives McElhany, Pfiffner, Dean, George, Smith, Williams T.; also Senators Owen, Blickensderfer, Chlouber, Powers, Wattenberg--Concerning the acquisi-tion of property by local governments through urban renewal.

Amendment No. 1, State Veterans and Military Affairs Report, dated March 9, 1999, and placed in member's bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, March 11, pages 754-755.

Amendment No. 2, by Representative McElhaney.

Amend the State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee Report, dated March 9, 1999, strike pages 1 and 2 and substitute the following:

"Amend printed bill, strike everything below the enacting clause, and substitute the following:

"SECTION 1.  31­25­103 (2), Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

31­25­103.  Definitions.  As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires:

(2)  "Blighted area" means an area which THAT, IN ITS PRESENT CONDITION AND USE AND, by reason of the presence of AT LEAST FOUR OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS, SUBSTANTIALLY IMPAIRS OR ARRESTS THE SOUND GROWTH OF THE MUNICIPALITY, RETARDS THE PROVISION OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS, OR CONSTITUTES AN ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL LIABILITY, AND IS A MENACE TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, MORALS, OR WELFARE:

(a)  A substantial number of Slum, deteriorated, or deteriorating structures;

(b)  Predominance of defective or inadequate street layout;

(c)  Faulty lot layout in relation to size, adequacy, accessibility, or usefulness;

(d)  Unsanitary or unsafe conditions;

(e)  Deterioration of site or other improvements;

(f)  Unusual topography;

(g)  Defective or unusual conditions of title rendering the title nonmarketable, or

(h)  The existence of conditions which THAT endanger life or property by fire and other causes; or any combination of such factors, substantially impairs or arrests the sound growth of the municipality, retards the provision of housing accommodations or constitutes an economic or social liability, and is a menace to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare in its present condition and use.

(i)  BUILDINGS THAT ARE UNSAFE OR UNHEALTHY FOR PERSONS TO LIVE OR WORK IN BECAUSE OF BUILDING CODE VIOLATIONS, DILAPIDATION, DETERIORATION, DEFECTIVE DESIGN, PHYSICAL CONSTRUCTION, OR FAULTY OR INADEQUATE FACILITIES;

(j)  ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION OF BUILDINGS OR PROPERTY; OR

(k)  INADEQUATE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS OR UTILITIES.

SECTION 2.  31­25­105 (1) (j), Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

31­25­105.  Powers of an authority. (1)  Every authority has all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this part 1, including, but not limited to, the following powers in addition to others granted in this part 1:

(j)  To make reasonable relocation payments to or with respect to individuals, families, and business concerns situated in an urban renewal area which THAT will be displaced as provided in subparagraph (IV) of paragraph (i) of this subsection (1) for moving expenses and actual direct losses of property (except goodwill or profit) INCLUDING, FOR BUSINESS CONCERNS, GOODWILL AND LOST PROFITS THAT ARE REASONABLY RELATED TO RELOCATION OF THE BUSINESS, resulting from their displacement for which reimbursement or compensation is not otherwise made, including the making of such payments financed by the federal government;

SECTION 3.  31­25­107 (1), (3), and (4), Colorado Revised Statutes, are amended, and the said 31­25­107 is further amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SUBSECTION, to read:

31­25­107.  Approval of urban renewal plans by the local governing body. (1)  An authority shall not actually undertake an urban renewal project for an urban renewal area unless BASED ON EVIDENCE PRESENTED AT A PUBLIC HEARING the governing body, by resolution, has determined such area to be a slum, blighted area, or a combination thereof and designated such area as appropriate for an urban renewal project. THE BOUNDARIES OF AN AREA THAT THE GOVERNING BODY DETERMINES TO BE A BLIGHTED AREA SHALL BE DRAWN AS NARROWLY AS THE GOVERNING BODY DETERMINES FEASIBLE TO ACCOMPLISH THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPOSED URBAN RENEWAL AREA. The governing body shall not approve an urban renewal plan until a general plan for the municipality has been prepared. An authority shall not acquire real property for an urban renewal project unless the local governing body has approved the urban renewal plan in accordance with subsection (4) of this section. IN MAKING THE DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER A PARTICULAR AREA IS BLIGHTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PART 1, ANY PARTICULAR CONDITION FOUND TO BE PRESENT MAY SATISFY AS MANY OF THE FACTORS REFERENCED IN SECTION 31­25­103 (2) AS ARE APPLICABLE TO SUCH CONDITION.

(3)  The governing body shall hold a public hearing on an urban renewal plan or substantial modification of an approved urban renewal plan NO LESS THAN THIRTY DAYS after public notice thereof by publication in a newspaper having a general circulation in the municipality. The notice shall describe the time, date, place, and purpose of the hearing, shall generally identify the urban renewal area covered by the plan, and shall outline the general scope of the urban renewal project under consideration.

(4)  Following such hearing, the governing body may approve an urban renewal plan if it finds that:

(a)  A feasible method exists for the relocation of individuals and families who will be displaced by the urban renewal project in decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling accommodations within their means and without undue hardship to such individuals and families;

(b)  A FEASIBLE METHOD EXISTS FOR THE RELOCATION OF BUSINESS CONCERNS THAT WILL BE DISPLACED BY THE URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT IN THE URBAN RENEWAL AREA OR IN OTHER AREAS THAT ARE NOT GENERALLY LESS DESIRABLE WITH RESPECT TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL FACILITIES;

(c)  THE GOVERNING BODY HAS TAKEN REASONABLE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING PRESCRIBED BY SUBSECTION (3) OF THIS SECTION TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS, RESIDENTS, AND OWNERS OF BUSINESS CONCERNS IN THE PROPOSED URBAN RENEWAL AREA AT THEIR LAST KNOWN ADDRESS OF RECORD AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO SUCH HEARING. SUCH NOTICE SHALL CONTAIN THE SAME INFORMATION AS IS REQUIRED FOR THE NOTICE DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (3) OF THIS SECTION;

(d)  NO MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS HAVE PASSED SINCE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING OF THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (3) OF THIS SECTION;

(e)  IF THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN CONTAINS PROPERTY THAT WAS INCLUDED IN A PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED URBAN RENEWAL PLAN THAT THE GOVERNING BODY FAILED TO APPROVE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, AT LEAST TWENTY­FOUR MONTHS SHALL HAVE PASSED SINCE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE PRIOR PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING SUCH PROPERTY PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (3) OF THIS SECTION UNLESS SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THE COMMENCEMENT OF SUCH HEARING THAT RESULT IN SUCH PROPERTY CONSTITUTING A BLIGHTED AREA PURSUANT TO SECTION 31­25­103;

(b) (f)  The urban renewal plan conforms to the general plan of the municipality as a whole; and

(c) (g)  The urban renewal plan will afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of the municipality as a whole, for the rehabilitation or redevelopment of the urban renewal area by private enterprise.

(10)  THE MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH AN URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PART 1 SHALL TIMELY NOTIFY THE ASSESSOR OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH SUCH AUTHORITY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED WHEN:

(a)  AN URBAN RENEWAL PLAN HAS BEEN APPROVED THAT CONTAINS THE PROVISION REFERENCED IN PARAGRAPH (a) OF SUBSECTION (9) OF THIS SECTION;

(b)  ANY OUTSTANDING OBLIGATION INCURRED BY SUCH AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (9) OF THIS SECTION HAS BEEN PAID OFF; AND

(c)  THE PURPOSES OF SUCH AUTHORITY HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN ACHIEVED.

SECTION 4.  Applicability.  This act shall apply to urban renewal plans submitted to a governing body for approval on or after the effective date of this act.

SECTION 5.  Safety clause.  The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.".".

As amended, ordered engrossed and placed on the Calendar for Third Reading and Final Passage.

HB99-1330 by Representative Mitchell; also Senator Pascoe--Concerning the recommendations of the legislative council relating to approval of air quality control commission revisions to the air quality state implementation plan.

Ordered engrossed and placed on the Calendar for Third Reading and Final Passage.

SB99-090 by Senators Anderson, Arnold, Dyer, Hernandez, Reeves; also Representatives Kaufman, Alexander, Miller--Concerning benefits of the public employees' retirement association, and, in connection therewith, authorizing affiliated employers to obtain health care coverage for employees, increasing the amount of matching employer contributions paid by the association, and providing matching employer contributions to tax-deferred retirement programs.

Ordered revised and placed on the Calendar for Third Reading and Final Passage.

On motion of Representative Dean, the remainder of the General Orders Calendar (SB99-039, 022, 004) was laid over until March 29, retaining place on Calendar.

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ADOPTION OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE REPORT

Passed Second Reading: SB99-014, HB99-1326 amended, 1330, SB99­090.

Laid over until date indicated retaining place on Calendar: SB99-022, 039, 004--March 29, 1999.

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 62 NO 0 EXCUSED 3 ABSENT 0

Alexander Y

Allen Y

Bacon Y

Berry Y

Chavez Y

Clapp Y

Clarke Y

Coleman YDean Y

Decker Y

Fairbank Y

Gagliardi Y

Gordon Y

Gotlieb Y

Grossman E

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 E

Tupa Y

Veiga Y

Vigil Y

Webster Y

Williams, S. E

Williams, T. Y

Windels Y

Witwer Y

Young Y

Zimmerman Y

Mr. Speaker Y

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REPORTS OF COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE

APPROPRIATIONS

After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:

HB99-1095 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:

Amend the Judiciary Committee Report, dated February 2, 1999, page 1, line 13, after "TO", insert "KNOWINGLY".

Page 2, line 6, after "NEEDS", insert "BY";

line 14, strike "SUBSECTION." and substitute "SECTION.";

strike lines 15 through 34.

Page 3, strike lines 1 through 31, and substitute the following:

"SECTION 3.  Exception to the requirements of section 2­2­703, Colorado Revised Statutes. The general assembly hereby finds that the enactment of section 18-13-123, Colorado Revised Statutes, in this act would require a five-year appropriation pursuant to the requirements of section 2-2-703, Colorado Revised Statutes, for prison bed construction and operating costs. However, it is the intent of the general assembly that any prison bed construction and operating costs resulting from the passage of this act be offset by prison bed savings and operating costs savings created by the amendment to section 42-2-206, Colorado Revised Statutes, in House Bill 99-1168, that are anticipated to be equal to or greater than the costs resulting from the passage of this act.

Page 3 of the printed bill, strike lines 1 through 12, and substitute the following:

SECTION 4. Effective date. (1) This act shall take effect on passage and shall apply to offenses committed on or after said date; except that this act shall only take effect if:

(a) Section 42-2-206, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended in House Bill 99-1168 to change the penalty for driving with a revoked license from a class 6 felony to a class 1 misdemeanor and the final fiscal

note for such bill shows prison bed savings and operating costs savings that are equal to or greater than the prison bed construction and operating costs shown in the final fiscal note for this act; and

(b) House Bill 99-1168 is enacted and becomes law.".".


HB99-1164 be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation.

HB99-1165 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:

Amend the House Finance Committee report, dated February 18, 1999, page 1, line 5, strike "ninety-two" and substitute "one hundred three thousand one hundred sixty-seven dollars ($103,167)";

line 6, strike "thousand one hundred forty dollars ($92,140)".

HB99-1195 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:

Strike the State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee Report, dated January 19, 1999, and substitute the following:

"Amend printed bill, page 17, line 6, after "REPRESENTATIVES", insert "AND TO THE JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE";

after line 20, insert the following:

"(C) TO TRACK AND RECORD THE CUMULATIVE AND AGGREGATE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF EACH PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACT ASSOCIATED WITH IMPLEMENTING MANAGED COMPETITION AND TO PROVIDE SUCH INFORMATION ANNUALLY TO THE JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE;".

Page 18, after line 22, insert the following:

"SECTION 3. No appropriation. The general assembly has determined that this act can be implemented within existing appropriations in FY 1999-2000, and therefore no separate appropriation of state moneys is necessary to carry out the purposes of this act in FY 1999-2000.".

Renumber succeeding section accordingly.".

HB99-1245 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:

Amend the Judiciary Committee Report, dated February 16, 1999, page 1, line 2, strike "Appropriation." and substitute "Appropriation ­ adjustment in 1999 long bill. (1)";

line 7, strike "act."." and substitute "act.";

after line 7, insert the following:

"(2)  For the implementation of this act, appropriations made in the annual general appropriations act for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, shall be adjusted as follows:

(a)  The general fund appropriation to the capital construction fund outlined in section 3 (1) (f) is reduced by twenty­two thousand five hundred sixty­nine dollars ($22,569).

(b)  The capital construction fund exempt appropriation to the department of transportation, construction projects, is reduced by twenty­two thousand five hundred sixty­nine dollars ($22,569).".".

HB99-1278 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:

Amend the Business Affairs and Labor Committee Report, dated February 16, 1999, page 3, line 1, strike "appropriated," and substitute "appropriated, out of any moneys in the workers' compensation cash fund not otherwise appropriated,"

line 2, strike "personnel" and substitute "labor and employment";

line 2, strike "thirty-";

strike line 3, and substitute "ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or";

line 6, strike "general fund" and substitute "workers' compensation cash fund";

line 7, strike "department" and substitute "department,".

HB99-1287 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:

Amend the Transportation and Energy Committee Report, dated February 17, 1999, page 1, strike lines 7 through 17 and substitute the following:

"page 2 of the printed bill, before line 16, insert the following:

"SECTION 2.  No appropriation. The general assembly has determined that this act can be implemented within existing appropriations, and therefore no separate appropriation of state moneys is necessary to carry out the purposes of this act.".

Renumber succeeding section accordingly.

Page 2 of the printed bill, line 16, strike "date ­ applicability. (1)" and substitute "date.".

Page 3 of the printed bill, strike lines 1 through 3.".

HB99-1306 be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation.

HB99-1308 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:

Amend printed bill, page 4, after line 8, insert the following:

-SECTION 4. No appropriation. The general assembly has determined that this act can be implemented within existing appropriations, and therefore no separate appropriation of state moneys is necessary to carry out the purposes of this act.-.

Renumber succeeding section accordingly.

HB99-1313 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:

Amend printed bill, page 5, after line 7, insert the following:

"SECTION 2. No appropriation. The general assembly has determined that this act can be implemented within existing appropriations, and therefore no separate appropriation of state moneys is necessary to carry out the purposes of this act.".

Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.

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MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR

I certify I received the following on the 26th of March, 1999, at 10:40 a.m. The original is on file in the records of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly.

Judith Rodrigue,

Chief Clerk of the House

March 25, 1999

To the Honorable

House of Representatives

Sixty-second General Assembly

First Regular Session

Denver, CO 80203

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I have the honor to inform you that I have approved and filed with the Secretary of State the following Act:

HB99-1152 Concerning Clarification of Affiliation Requirements for Electors

Approved March 25, 1999 at 4:24 p.m.

Sincerely,

(signed)

Bill Owens

Governor

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INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION

The following resolution was read by title and laid over one day under the rules:

HJR99-1021 by Representatives Tate, Chavez, Clarke, Coleman, Gordon, Gotlieb, Grossman, Leyba, Mace, Veiga; also Senators Hernandez, Pascoe, Tanner--Concerning a request to the President of the United States to direct the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission not to close the Denver Regional Office of the Federal Trade Commission.

WHEREAS, The decision to close the Denver Regional Office of the Federal Trade Commission will have a substantial adverse effect on both consumers and small businesses in the state of Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region; and

WHEREAS, For over 20 years the Denver Regional Office has provided a Federal Trade Commission presence in the Rocky Mountain region, enforcing consumer protection and anti­trust laws; and

WHEREAS, The Denver Regional Office of the Federal Trade Commission receives in excess of 5,000 consumer complaints and inquiries annually that are mediated and adjusted to the satisfaction of consumers and small businesses; and

WHEREAS, The Denver Regional Office of the Federal Trade Commission acts as a liaison for state and local consumer and regulatory agencies concerning credit, consumer protection, and anti­trust issues in addition to other related regulatory matters; and

WHEREAS, Closing the Denver Regional Office of the Federal Trade Commission will leave the Rocky Mountain region underrepresented in comparison to other regions and will significantly diminish the level of consumer protection throughout the Denver metropolitan area, the state of Colorado, and the Rocky Mountain region; and

WHEREAS, Denver is a rapidly growing metropolitan area and technology center, is quickly becoming an international trade center and a world leader in the field of cable and satellite television programming services, is the capital of the rapidly growing Rocky Mountain region, and is the home of many high­tech companies, and the continued existence of the Denver Regional Office of the Federal Trade Commission is important to these industries and to the city, state, and region; now, therefore,

Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty­second General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:

That the General Assembly requests the President to direct the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission not to close the Denver Regional Office of the Federal Trade Commission as the closure of the Office would be contrary to the public interest.

Be it further resolved, That a copy of this resolution be sent to the President of the United States, to the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, and to each member of the Colorado congressional delegation.

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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 29, retaining place on Calendar:

Consideration of Conference Committee Report--HB99-1061.

Consideration of Resolution--HJR99-1014, 1016, SJR99-020, HJR99­1017.

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On motion of Representative Dean, the House adjourned until 10:00 a.m., March 29, 1999.

Approved:

RUSSELL GEORGE,

Speaker

Attest:

JUDITH RODRIGUE,

Chief Clerk