Date: 03/09/2009

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB09-1124

SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS & MILITARY AFFAIRS

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved that House Bill 09-1124 be referred to the CPASS


01:51 PM -- House Bill 09-1124

Senator Veiga, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 09-1124, concerning certain conferences with an attorney representing a state public body that may be held in an executive session of the state public body. She said that she is carrying House Bill 09-1124 on behalf of the Colorado Attorney General. She commented on the situations in which public boards may currently hold an executive session and on requirements that executive sessions be recorded to facilitate potential legal investigations in the future.

The following person testified in regard to House Bill 9-1124:

01:54 PM -- Casey Shpall, representing the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, commented on the requirement in House Bill 09-1124 that a recording of each executive session be maintained for 90 days after the session. She said that there are approximately 180 boards and commissions in Colorado that will be subject to the provisions of House Bill 09-1124.
BILL:HB09-1124
TIME: 01:57:51 PM
MOVED:Bacon
MOTION:Moved that House Bill 09-1124 be referred to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed on a 5-0-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Boyd
Yes
Cadman
Yes
Schultheis
Yes
Bacon
Yes
Williams
Yes
Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS