Date: 03/11/2009

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB09-1170

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND LABOR

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved amendment L.005 (Attachment C), as amended.
Moved amendment L.006 (Attachment E). The motion
Moved amendment L.008 (Attachment D) to amendment
Moved to refer House Bill 09-1170, as amended, to
PASS
PASS
PASS
PASS



10:47 AM -- House Bill 09-1170

Representative Casso, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 09-1170 concerning unemployment insurance benefits for locked-out employees. The bill was previously heard by the committee on March 4 and 10. This bill allows an employee who is subject to an employer-initiated lock-out to receive unemployment benefits.


10:53 AM

Representative Rice redistributed Amendment L.005 with line numbers (Attachment C).

09HouseHHS0311AttachC.pdf
BILL:HB09-1170
TIME: 10:53:10 AM
MOVED:Rice
MOTION:Moved amendment L.005 (Attachment C), as amended. The motion passed 6-5.
SECONDED:Gagliardi
VOTE
Balmer
No
Bradford
No
Gagliardi
Yes
Liston
No
Priola
No
Ryden
Yes
Scanlan
Yes
Soper
Yes
Stephens
No
Casso
Yes
Rice
Yes
Not Final YES: 6 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:HB09-1170
TIME: 10:56:38 AM
MOVED:Rice
MOTION:Moved amendment L.008 (Attachment D) to amendment L.005. The motion passed 10-1.

09HouseHHS0311AttachD.pdf
SECONDED:Scanlan
VOTE
Balmer
Yes
Bradford
No
Gagliardi
Yes
Liston
Yes
Priola
Yes
Ryden
Yes
Scanlan
Yes
Soper
Yes
Stephens
Yes
Casso
Yes
Rice
Yes
Not Final YES: 10 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:HB09-1170
TIME: 11:07:18 AM
MOVED:Scanlan
MOTION:Moved amendment L.006 (Attachment E). The motion passed 6-5.

09HouseHHS0311AttachE.pdf
SECONDED:Rice
VOTE
Balmer
No
Bradford
No
Gagliardi
Yes
Liston
No
Priola
No
Ryden
Yes
Scanlan
Yes
Soper
Yes
Stephens
No
Casso
Yes
Rice
Yes
Not Final YES: 6 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


11:14 AM

Representative Casso gave some closing comments and stated that the bill, as amended, gives more clarification than the original bill. He talked about the effects the bill will have on employees, unions, and employers. Representative Soper commented on the issue the bill is attempting to address. Representative Liston talked about his concerns over the unemployment insurance fund and stated that the unemployment rate that came out today is 6.6 percent. Representative Priola stated that he feels current law has been adequate over the last 10 years. Representative Balmer talked about the potential impact the bill will have on businesses in Colorado. Representative Rice said his goal with his amendments and the bill is to find the best public policy and not to find a compromise. He said that the bill now states that if a lock-out is a tactic used by unions, then the employees will not receive unemployment benefits, but if a lock-out is used as a tactic by employers, then the employees will receive unemployment benefits.
BILL:HB09-1170
TIME: 11:22:37 AM
MOVED:Casso
MOTION:Moved to refer House Bill 09-1170, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed 6-5.
SECONDED:Soper
VOTE
Balmer
No
Bradford
No
Gagliardi
Yes
Liston
No
Priola
No
Ryden
Yes
Scanlan
Yes
Soper
Yes
Stephens
No
Casso
Yes
Rice
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS



11:23 AM

The committee recessed.