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SENATE JOURNAL

Sixty-second General Assembly

STATE OF COLORADO

First Regular Session

3rd Legislative Day Friday, January 8, 1999

 

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

Order

Prayer By the chaplain, Reverend Dr. Marjorie Lewis, New Hope Baptist Church of Denver.

Roll Call Present--Total, 33.

Absent/Excused--Matsunaka, Thiebaut--Total, 2.

Quorum The President announced a quorum present.

Reading of On motion of Senator Anderson, reading of the Journal of January 7th was

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

 

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS--FIRST READING

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

SB 99-081 by Senator Chlouber; also Representative Young--Concerning amendments to the statutes governing animal racing.

Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy

Appropriations

SB 99-082 by Senator Lacy; also Representative Dean--Concerning collaborative drug therapy management agreements between physicians and pharmacists in long-term care settings.

Health, Environment, Welfare & Institutions

APPOINTMENTS

Legal Pursuant to Section 2-3-502, C.R.S., the President appointed Senators Blickensderfer,

Services Matsunaka, Perlmutter, Wattenberg and Wham as members of the Legal Services

Committee Committee.

On motion of Senator Blickensderfer, the appointments were confirmed by the following roll call vote:

YES 33

 

 

NO 0

 

 

EXCUSED 2

 

 

ABSENT 0

 

 

Anderson

Y

Evans

Y

Matsunaka

E

Tanner

Y

Andrews

Y

Feeley

Y

Musgrave

Y

Tebedo

Y

Arnold

Y

Grampsas

Y

Nichol

Y

Teck

Y

Blickensderfer

Y

Hernandez

Y

Owen

Y

Thiebaut

E

Chlouber

Y

Hillman

Y

Pascoe

Y

Wattenberg

Y

Congrove

Y

Lacy

Y

Perlmutter

Y

Weddig

Y

Dennis

Y

Lamborn

Y

Phillips

Y

Wham

Y

Dyer

Y

Linkhart

Y

Reeves

Y

Mr. President

Y

Epps

Y

Martinez

Y

Rupert

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legislative Pursuant to Section 2-3-101, C.R.S., the President appointed Senators Anderson, Lamborn, Audit Linkhart and Reeves as members of the Legislative Audit Committee.

Committee

 

On motion of Senator Blickensderfer, the appointments were confirmed by the following roll call vote:

 

YES 33

 

 

NO 0

 

 

EXCUSED 2

 

 

ABSENT 0

 

 

Anderson

Y

Evans

Y

Matsunaka

E

Tanner

Y

Andrews

Y

Feeley

Y

Musgrave

Y

Tebedo

Y

Arnold

Y

Grampsas

Y

Nichol

Y

Teck

Y

Blickensderfer

Y

Hernandez

Y

Owen

Y

Thiebaut

E

Chlouber

Y

Hillman

Y

Pascoe

Y

Wattenberg

Y

Congrove

Y

Lacy

Y

Perlmutter

Y

Weddig

Y

Dennis

Y

Lamborn

Y

Phillips

Y

Wham

Y

Dyer

Y

Linkhart

Y

Reeves

Y

Mr. President

Y

Epps

Y

Martinez

Y

Rupert

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Pursuant to Section 2-3-1302, C.R.S., the President appointed Senators Wham, Arnold and

Development Phillips as members of the Capital Development Committee.

Committee

 

On motion of Senator Blickensderfer, the appointments were confirmed by the following roll call vote:

YES 33

 

 

NO 0

 

 

EXCUSED 2

 

 

ABSENT 0

 

 

Anderson

Y

Evans

Y

Matsunaka

E

Tanner

Y

Andrews

Y

Feeley

Y

Musgrave

Y

Tebedo

Y

Arnold

Y

Grampsas

Y

Nichol

Y

Teck

Y

Blickensderfer

Y

Hernandez

Y

Owen

Y

Thiebaut

E

Chlouber

Y

Hillman

Y

Pascoe

Y

Wattenberg

Y

Congrove

Y

Lacy

Y

Perlmutter

Y

Weddig

Y

Dennis

Y

Lamborn

Y

Phillips

Y

Wham

Y

Dyer

Y

Linkhart

Y

Reeves

Y

Mr. President

Y

Epps

Y

Martinez

Y

Rupert

Y

 

 

 

 

 

Senate in recess.

Senate reconvened.

 

 

COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE REPORT

 

 

Agriculture, After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends that SB99-043 be

Natural amended as follows and, as so amended be referred to the Committee of the Whole with

Resources favorable recommendation:

and Energy

 

Amend printed bill, page 2, line 2, after "FEES," insert "REASONABLE".

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

January 8, 1999

Mr. President:

The House has adopted and transmits herewith HJR99-1003, as printed in House Journal, January 7, page 58.

 

 

 

 

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS--FIRST READING

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

SB 99-083 by Senator Owen; also Representative Berry--Concerning the establishment of foreign capital depositories in Colorado.

Business Affairs & Labor

SB 99-084 by Senator Chlouber--Concerning permits to carry concealed handguns, and, in connection therewith, identifying the carrying of concealed handguns as an issue of statewide interest, creating statewide standards for issuance of permits to carry concealed handguns, and making an appropriation therefor.

Judiciary

Appropriations

SB 99-085 by Senator Wham; also Representative Kaufman--Concerning the continuation of the division of Colorado civil rights in the department of regulatory agencies.

Business Affairs and Labor

SB 99-086 by Senator Thiebaut; also Representative Tupa--Concerning the creation of an academic achievement grant program.

Education

SB 99-087 by Senator Thiebaut; also Representative Tapia--Concerning the rights of health insurance policy beneficiaries.

Health, Environment, Welfare & Institutions

SB 99-088 by Senator Andrews--Concerning high occupancy vehicle lanes.

Transportation

Appropriations

SB 99-089 by Senator Congrove; also Representative Paschall--Concerning the accuracy of the property tax valuation process, and, in connection therewith, establishing statistical standards to be followed by assessors, requiring notices of valuation to include specific information about the subject property, and providing awards to taxpayers who successfully appeal the valuation of their property.

Local Government

Appropriations

SB 99-090 by Senators Anderson, Arnold, Dyer, Hernandez, and Reeves; also Representatives Kaufman, Alexander, and 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.

State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

Appropriations

SB 99-091 by Senator Hillman--Concerning establishment of procedures to refer a county resolution imposing a land use regulation for approval by eligible electors of the area to be affected by the regulation.

Local Government

SB 99-092 by Senator Tanner; also Representative Tate--Concerning a credit against property taxes for elderly home owners.

Finance

Appropriations

SB 99-093 by Senator Dennis; also Representatives Dean and Kester--Concerning the establishment of a program of state grants to publicly-supported libraries for the purchase of educational resources, and making an appropriation therefor.

Education

Appropriations

SB 99-094 by Senator Feeley--Concerning fiscal data accumulated by government entities in the state.

Finance

 

 

 

 

SB 99-095 by Senator Rupert; also Representative Tate--Concerning correctional facilities in Colorado, and, in connection therewith, imposing a moratorium on the construction of new correctional facilities and establishing a legislative task force to study criminal sentencing policies of the state.

Judiciary

SB 99-096 by Senator Rupert; also Representative Morrison--Concerning female genital mutilation.

Health, Environment, Welfare & Institutions

SB 99-097 by Senator Dyer--Concerning prorated registration for special mobile machinery.

Transportation

Appropriations

SB 99-098 by Senator Linkhart--Concerning a pilot program for persons with a chronic illness.

Health, Environment, Welfare & Institutions

Appropriations

SB 99-099 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.

Business Affairs & Labor

SB 99-100 by Senator Andrews--Concerning expansion of charter schools.

Education

Appropriations

SB 99-101 by Senator Evans; also Representative Young--Concerning the addition of the power to grant conservation easements to the powers available to a fiduciary under the "Colorado Fiduciaries' Powers Act".

Judiciary

SB 99-102 by Senator Hernandez; also Representative Mace--Concerning additional permanent partial disability benefits under the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado" for an employee who is disabled so that the employee is rendered unable to meet the employee's occupational demands.

Business Affairs & Labor

SB 99-103 by Senators Anderson and Owen; also Representative Swenson--Concerning used motor vehicle dealer licensees' disclosure requirements.

Transportation

SB 99-104 by Senator Reeves --Concerning encouragement of breastfeeding, and, in connection therewith, recognizing the benefits of breastfeeding and providing for breastfeeding in public.

Health, Environment, Welfare & Institutions

SB 99-105 by Senator Phillips--Concerning county ordinances that regulate noise on real property used for business purposes.

Local Government

SB 99-106 by Senators Phillips, Epps, and Wham; also Representative Gotlieb--Concerning prohibition of hazing.

Finance

SB 99-107 by Senator Pascoe--Concerning urban growth management by local governmental units, and making an appropriation therefor.

Local Government

Appropriations

SB 99-108 by Senators Tebedo, Anderson, Andrews, Arnold, Epps, Evans, Owen, Teck; also Representatives McElhany, Pfiffner, and Alexander--Concerning uniform statewide criteria for issuing permits to carry concealed handguns.

Judiciary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS

The following resolutions were read by title:

SJR 99-007 by Senator Lacy; also Representative Tool--Concerning budget review by committees of reference.

Laid over one day under Senate Rule 30(b), and placed on the calendar of Monday,

January 11.

 

 

HJR 99-1003 by Representative George; also Senator Powers--Concerning the appointment of members of the Colorado Commission on Uniform State Laws.

(Printed in House Journal, January 7, page 58.)

Laid over one day under Senate Rule 30(e), and placed on the calendar of Monday, January 11.

 

 

 

 

On motion of Senator Blickensderfer, the Senate adjourned until 10:00 a.m.,

Monday, January 11, 1999.

 

 

Approved:

 

 

Ray Powers

President of the Senate

Attest:

 

Patricia K. Dicks

Secretary of the Senate