Bill Summary for Bill Number HB09-1352

Date: 04/27/2009

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB09-1352

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Adopt prepared amendment L.001 (Attachment I). Th Refer House Bill 09-1352, as amended, to the Commi	Pass Without Objection PASS

08:48 PM -- House Bill 09-1352

Representative Levy, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 09-1352 concerning adding commission of certain proscribed acts by government officials to the list of deceptive trade practices. Under current law, public officials are prohibited from having a financial interest in contracts made by them in their official capacity. For six months after they leave office, they may not enter into contracts, or be employed by someone with government contracts, that are related to their former official capacity. Earlier this year, SB 09-035 was enacted to create a new class 1 misdemeanor offense for public officials who violate this restriction. SB 09-035 also allowed the court to impose a fine of up to twice the amount by which a person benefitted from violating the law.

This bill repeals the ability of courts to impose additional fines and instead makes violations a deceptive trade practice subject to a civil penalty of up to twice the amount by which a person benefitted from violating the law.


BILL:	HB09-1352
TIME:	08:54:42 PM
MOVED:	Levy
MOTION:	Adopt prepared amendment L.001 (Attachment I). The amendment passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Gardner B.
		VOTE
	Apuan
	Court
	Gardner B.
	King
	Miklosi
	Pace
	Roberts
	Ryden
	Waller
	McCann
	Levy

Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB09-1352
TIME:	08:54:57 PM
MOVED:	Levy
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 09-1352, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0.
SECONDED:	Miklosi
		VOTE
	Apuan	Yes
	Court	Yes
	Gardner B.	Yes
	King	Yes
	Miklosi	Yes
	Pace	Yes
	Roberts	Yes
	Ryden	Yes
	Waller	Yes
	McCann	Yes
	Levy	Yes

Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

08:55 PM

Representative Levy adjourned the committee.