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SENATE JOURNAL

Sixty-first General Assembly

STATE OF COLORADO

Second Regular Session

90th Legislative Day Monday, April 6, 1998


Call to By the President at 10:00 a.m.

Order

Prayer By the chaplain, Reverend Glen E. Hamlyn.

Roll Call Present--Total, 31.

Absent/Excused--Lamborn--Total, 1.

Absent--Coffman, Phillips, Wells--Total, 3.

Present later--Coffman, Phillips, Wells.

Quorum The President announced a quorum present.

Reading of On motion of Senator Perlmutter, reading of the Journal of April 3rd was dispensed with

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

SENATE SERVICES REPORT

Senate Correctly printed: SB 98-195.

Services

Correctly revised: SB 98-1395.

Correctly enrolled: SB 98-3, 11, 12, 37, 45, 55, 70, 71, 119, 141.

To the governor for signature on Monday, April 6, 1998, at 8:12 a.m.:

SB 98-27, 87, 174.

FIRST REPORT OF FIRST CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

ON HB 98­1015

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THIS REPORT AMENDS THE

REENGROSSED BILL

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To the President of the Senate and the

Speaker of the House of Representatives:

Your first conference committee appointed on HB 98­1015, concerning continuation of the authority of the department of public health and environment to regulate the administration and monitoring of medications in facilities by qualified unlicensed persons, has met and reports that it has agreed upon the following:

1. That the Senate recede from its amendments made to the bill, as said amendments appear in the rerevised bill.

2. That, under the authority granted the committee to consider matters not at issue between the two houses, the following amendments be recommended:

Amend reengrossed bill, page 3, line 21, before "and" insert "(1) (ee) (III) (B)";

line 22, strike "amended" and substitute "amended, and the said 25­1­107 (1) (ee) is further amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SUBPARAGRAPH,".

Page 5, line 9, strike "FIVE" and substitute "FOUR";

after line 22, insert the following:

"(III) (B)  The executive directors of the departments which THAT control the "facilities" defined in sub­subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subparagraph (II.5) of this paragraph (ee) may direct the unlicensed staff of any such facility to monitor medications in any part of any such facility. Administration of medications in any such facility shall be allowed only in those areas of any such facility which THAT have a licensed physician or other licensed practitioner on duty. NOTWITHSTANDING OTHER TRAINING REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I.5) OF THIS PARAGRAPH (ee), THE OPERATOR OR ADMINISTRATOR OF EVERY FACILITY THAT HIRES AN UNLICENSED PERSON TO ADMINISTER MEDICATIONS PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH (ee) SHALL PROVIDE ON­THE­JOB TRAINING FOR SUCH PERSON, AND ALL SUCH UNLICENSED PERSONS HIRED ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 1998, SHALL BE ADEQUATELY SUPERVISED UNTIL THEY HAVE COMPLETED SUCH TRAINING. SUCH ON­THE­JOB TRAINING SHALL BE APPROPRIATE TO THE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH TRAINEE. FACILITY OPERATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS SHALL DOCUMENT EACH UNLICENSED PERSON'S SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF ON­THE­JOB TRAINING IN THEIR PERMANENT PERSONNEL FILE.".

Respectfully submitted,

House Committee: Senate Committee:

(Signed) (Signed)

Rep. Mary Ellen Epps, Chair Sen. Dottie Wham, Chair

Rep. Marilyn Musgrave Sen. Sally Hopper

Rep. Gloria Leyba Sen. Dorothy Rupert

SIGNING OF BILLS

The President has signed: SB 98-7, 46, 51, 118, 124, 128, 173.

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On motion of Senator Norton, and with a majority of those elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the Senate proceeded out of order for Consideration of SJR 98-20.

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CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION

SJR 98-20 by Sen. Norton; Rep. Owen--UNC Bears Football Team

On motion of Senator Norton, the Resolution was ADOPTED by the following roll call vote:


YES 34

NO 0

EXCUSED 1

ABSENT 0

Alexander
Y
Feeley
Y
Mutzebaugh
YE
Tanner
Y

Ament
Y
Hernandez
Y
Pascoe
Y
Tebedo
Y

Arnold
Y
Hopper
Y
Perlmutter
Y
Thiebaut
Y

Bishop
YY
Johnson
Y
Phillips
Y
Wattenberg
Y

Blickensderfer
Y
Lacy
Y
Powers
Y
Weddig
Y

Chlouber
Y
Lamborn
E
Reeves
Y
Wells
Y

Coffman
Y
Linkhart
Y
Rizzuto
Y
Wham
Y

Congrove
Y
Martinez
Y
Rupert
Y
Mr. President
Y

Dennis
Y
Matsunaka
Y
Schroeder
Y

Co-sponsors added: Alexander, Ament, Arnold, Bishop, Blickensderfer, Chlouber, Coffman, Congrove, Dennis, Feeley, Hernandez, Hopper, Johnson, Lacy, Linkhart, Martinez, Matsunaka, Mutzebaugh, Pascoe, Perlmutter, Phillips, Powers, Reeves, Rizzuto, Rupert, Schroeder, Tanner, Tebedo, Thiebaut, Wattenberg, Weddig, Wells, Wham.

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On motion of Senator Wells, and with a majority of those elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the Senate proceeded out of order for Consideration of SR 98-8.

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CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION

SR 98-8 150th Anniversary of Women's Rights Movement

(Printed in House Journal, April 3, pages 682-683.)

On motion of Senator Pascoe, the Resolution was ADOPTED by the following roll call vote:


YES 34

NO 0

EXCUSED 1

ABSENT 0

Alexander
Y
Feeley
Y
Mutzebaugh
YE
Tanner
Y

Ament
Y
Hernandez
Y
Pascoe
Y
Tebedo
Y

Arnold
Y
Hopper
Y
Perlmutter
Y
Thiebaut
Y

Bishop
YY
Johnson
Y
Phillips
Y
Wattenberg
Y

Blickensderfer
Y
Lacy
Y
Powers
Y
Weddig
Y

Chlouber
Y
Lamborn
E
Reeves
Y
Wells
Y

Coffman
Y
Linkhart
Y
Rizzuto
Y
Wham
Y

Congrove
Y
Martinez
Y
Rupert
Y
Mr. President
Y

Dennis
Y
Matsunaka
Y
Schroeder
Y

Co-sponsors added: Alexander, Ament, Arnold, Bishop, Blickensderfer, Chlouber, Coffman, Congrove, Dennis, Feeley, Hernandez, Hopper, Johnson, Lacy, Linkhart, Martinez, Matsunaka, Mutzebaugh, Norton, Perlmutter, Phillips, Powers, Reeves, Rizzuto, Schroeder, Tanner, Tebedo, Thiebaut, Wattenberg, Weddig, Wells, Wham.

Committee On motion of Senator Bishop, the Senate resolved itself into Committee of the Whole

of the for consideration of General Orders and Senator Bishop was called to the Chair to act

Whole as Chairman.

GENERAL ORDERS--SECOND READING OF BILLS

The Committee of the Whole having risen, the Chairman reported that the following bills, reading at length having been dispensed with by unanimous consent, had been considered and action taken thereon as follows:

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On motion of Senator Wells, and with a majority of those elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, HB 98-1401 was advanced on the General Orders calendar.

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HB 98-1401 by Rep. Grampsas; Senator Lacy--Long Appropriations Bill

Amendment No. 1, by Senator Ament

Amend reengrossed bill, page 15, line 12, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "107,234" and substitute "112,234" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "97,334" and substitute "102,334".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Amendment No. 2, by Senators Arnold and Wattenberg

Amend reengrossed bill, page 17, after line 15, insert the following:

ITEM & GENERAL

SUBTOTAL FUND

$ $

"Chronic Wasting Disease 150,000 150,000".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Amendment No. 3, by Senator Alexander

Amend reengrossed bill, page 53, line 5, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "6,993,074" and substitute "6,922,757" and, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, strike "866,574(T)b" and substitute "796,257(T)b";

line 6, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, strike "(15.5 FTE)" and substitute "(14.5 FTE)".

Adjust affected totals and affected (T) notation totals accordingly.

Page 55, line 3, strike "Transportation, $72,256 shall be from Public School Finance, Total Program," and substitute "Transportation, and $72,256 shall be from Public School Finance, Total Program.";

strike line 4.

Page 282, line 2, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "1,690,407" and substitute "1,630,061";

line 4, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "621,379" and substitute "611,408";

line 13, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "6,766,293" and substitute "6,695,976" and, in the CASH FUNDS column, strike "6,446,293a" and substitute "6,375,976a".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Page 282, line 15, strike "$5,765,913" and substitute "$5,695,596".

Amendment No. 4, by Senator Ament

Amend reengrossed bill, page 56, line 11, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "50,000" and substitute "100,000" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, insert "50,000".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Amendment No. 5, by Senator Schroeder

Amend reengrossed bill, page 69, after line 12, insert the following:

ITEM & GENERAL

SUBTOTAL FUND

$ $

"Colorado Integrated

Criminal Justice

Information System

Implementation 73,000 73,000".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Amendment No. 6, by Senator Hopper

Amend reengrossed bill, page 88, line 10, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "25,305,167" and substitute "30,361,681", in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, strike "3,650,000b" and substitute "5,350,000b", and, in the FEDERAL FUNDS column, strike "16,797,570" and substitute "20,154,084".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Page 89, strike lines 2 and 3, and substitute the following:

"b Of this amount, $1,700,000 shall be from reserves in the Department of State Cash Fund, $650,000 shall be from a donation from The University Hospital, and $3,000,000 shall be from donations from other private sources.".

Amendment No. 7, by Senator Wells

Amend reengrossed bill, page 101, line 8, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "33,459,277" and substitute "32,859,277" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "33,459,277" and substitute "32,859,277";

line 10, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "13,117,490" and substitute "13,417,490" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "13,117,490" and substitute "13,417,490";

line 11, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "13,402,484" and substitute "13,702,484" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "13,402,484" and substitute "13,702,484".

Amendment No. 8, by Senator Wham

Amend reengrossed bill, page 151, line 15, strike "Grants" and substitute "Grants94a".

Page 172, after line 13, insert the following:

"94a Department of Human Services, Health and Rehabilitation Services, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Independent Living Grants -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that the amount appropriated from the General Fund be allocated only to independent living centers that are certified by the state department as of July 1, 1998, and that such amount be distributed in equal amounts to each of these centers.".

Senate in recess.

Senate reconvened.

Amendment No. 9, by Senator Wattenberg

Amend reengrossed bill, page 204, line 1, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "2,782,435" and substitute "2,825,393";

line 2, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "(55.3 FTE)" and substitute "(56.3 FTE)";

line 6, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "3,133,927" and substitute "3,176,885" and, in the CASH FUNDS column, strike "2,113,634a" and substitute "2,156,592a";

line 8, strike "$1,422,556" and substitute "$1,465,514".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Amendment No. 10, by Senator Chlouber

Amend reengrossed bill, page 216, strike lines 9 through 13.

Page 217, strike lines 1 through 4.

Adjust affected totals and affected (T) notation totals accordingly.

Page 218, strike line 12.

Page 222, strike lines 9 through 14.

Page 343, line 10, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "3,472,146" and substitute "2,925,985" and, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, strike "546,161(T)b";

line 11, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, strike "(9.0 FTE)";

line 12, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "246,364" and substitute "229,268" and, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, strike "17,096(T)b".

Adjust affected totals and affected (T) notation totals accordingly.

Page 344, strike line 4.

Amendment No. 11, by Senator Wells

Amend reengrossed bill, page 190, line 8, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "186,687" and substitute "274,788" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "186,687" and substitute "274,788";

line 9, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "(3.0 FTE)" and substitute "(4.0 FTE)";

line 10, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "5,620" and substitute "7,831" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "5,620" and substitute "7,831";

line 11, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "346" and substitute "510" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "346" and substitute "510";

line 14, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "25,032" and substitute "25,532" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "22,032" and substitute "22,532".

Page 191, after line 2, insert the following:

ITEM & GENERAL

SUBTOTAL FUND

$ $

"ADP Capital Outlay 4,300 4,300";

line 6, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "6,553,551" and substitute "6,458,275" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "6,553,551" and substitute "6,458,275".

Amendment No. 12, by Senator Wham

Amend reengrossed bill, page 239, line 9, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "2,900,000" and substitute "600,000" and, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, strike "2,400,000b" and substitute "100,000b".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Page 240, line 1, strike "b Of this amount, $2,300,000 shall be from reserves in the Department of State Cash fund, and $100,000" and substitute "b This amount".

Amendment No. 13, by Senator Norton

Amend reengrossed bill, page 240, on lines 6 and 7, strike "Marketing134, 135, 136, 137" and substitute "Marketing134, 135, 136, 137, 137a";

strike line 9, and substitute the following:

"a Of this amount, $3,900,000 shall be from reserves in the Economic Development Fund pursuant to Section 24-46-105, C.R.S., and $1,000,000 shall be from reserves in the Department of State Cash Fund.".

Page 250, after line 1, insert the following:

"137a Department of Local Affairs, Economic Development, Local Affairs Programs, Economic Development Commission, General Economic Incentives and Marketing -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Economic Development Commission emphasize funding for rural economic development.".

Amendment No. 14, by Senator Ament

Amend reengrossed bill, page 270, strike lines 1 and 2.

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Page 290, strike lines 11 through 14.

Amendment No. 15, by Senator Wells

Amend reengrossed bill, page 279, line 7, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "2,032,428" and substitute "1,832,428";

line 13, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "9,041,219" and substitute "8,841,219" and, in the CASH FUNDS column, strike "5,791,219a" and substitute "5,591,219a".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Amendment No. 16, by Senator Wells

Amend reengrossed bill, page 279, strike line 8;

line 13, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "9,041,219" and substitute "8,841,219" and, in the CASH FUNDS COLUMN, strike "5,791,219a" and substitute "5,591,219a".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Amendment No. 17, by Senator Wells

Amend reengrossed bill, page 279, line 10, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "1,660,652" and substitute "1,606,348";

line 11, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "(36.5 FTE)" and substitute "(35.5 FTE)";

line 12, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "1,154,302" and substitute "1,033,572";

line 13, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "9,041,219" and substitute "8,866,185" and, in the CASH FUNDS column, strike "5,791,219a" and substitute "5,616,185a".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Amendment No. 18, by Senator Wells

Amend reengrossed bill, page 279, line 10, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "1,660,652" and substitute "1,640,652";

line 12, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "1,154,302" and substitute "549,336";

line 13, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "9,041,219" and substitute "8,416,253" and, in the CASH FUNDS column, strike "5,791,219a" and substitute "5,166,253a".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Amendment No. 19, by Senator Norton

Amend reengrossed bill, page 336, after line 4, insert the following:

ITEM & CASH CASH

SUBTOTAL FUNDS FUNDS

EXEMPT

$ $ $

"Construction Permit

Backlog169 176,214 146,490a 29,724b

(3.4 FTE) (0.7 FTE)".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Page 336, after line 11, insert the following:

"b This amount shall be from reserves in the Stationary Sources Control Fund.".

Page 363, after line 4, insert the following:

"169 Department of Public Health and Environment, Air Quality

Control Division, Stationary Sources, Permits and Compliance Assurance, Construction Permit Backlog -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that this be a temporary appropriation expected to last no more than two years. Funding in this line item is to be used only for the elimination of the construction permit backlog. The Department is requested to submit quarterly updates to the Joint Budget Committee beginning January 1, 1998, to be received within 30 days of the end of the quarter, which provide the following information: actual initial and final permits received during the last twelve months; actual initial and final permits processed by regular division staff during the last twelve months and the number of FTE processing those permits; actual initial and final permits processed by the staff in the Construction Permit Backlog line item during the past twelve months and the number of FTE processing those permits; and the monthly permit backlog.".

Amendment No. 20, by Senator Chlouber

Amend reengrossed bill, page 343, line 9, strike "Cleanups127" and substitute "Cleanups127, 168a".

Page 363, after line 4, insert the following:

"168a Department of Public Health and Environment, Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division, Contaminated Site Cleanups -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Department work toward the goal of removing Colorado Superfund Cleanup Sites from the federal listing of such sites as soon as possible.".

Amendment No. 21, by Senator Schroeder

Amend reengrossed bill, page 386, after line 13, insert the following:

ITEM & GENERAL

SUBTOTAL FUND

$ $

"Colorado Integrated

Criminal Justice

Information System

(CICJIS) 142,281 142,281

(1.2 FTE)".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Amendment No. 22, by Senator Schroeder

Amend reengrossed bill, page 398, line 13, strike "INSURANCE" and substitute "INSURANCE196a".

Page 407, after line 7, insert the following:

"196a Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Insurance -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that market conduct examinations performed by the Division of Insurance include title insurance companies and title insurance agents.".

Amendment No. 23, by Senator Wattenberg

Amend reengrossed bill, page 399, line 15, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "5,586,198" and substitute "5,622,970".

Page 400, line 1, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "(91.7 FTE)" and substitute "(92.7 FTE)";

line 13, in the TOTAL column, strike "28,095,902" and substitute "28,132,674" and, in the CASH FUNDS column, strike "27,060,445a" and substitute "27,097,217a".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Page 401, line 1, strike "$4,913,929" and substitute "$4,950,701".

Amendment No. 24, by Senator Dennis

Amend reengrossed bill, page 402, line 13, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "7,116,898" and substitute "7,148,140";

line 14, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "(146.6 FTE)" and substitute "(147.6 FTE)".

Page 403, line 9, in the TOTAL column, strike "11,614,906" and substitute "11,646,148" and, in the CASH FUNDS column, strike "8,732,481a" and substitute "8,763,723a".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Amendment No. 25, by Senators Linkhart, Reeves, Phillips, and Rupert

Amend reengrossed bill, page 402, line 13, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "7,116,898" and substitute "7,139,493";

line 14, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "(146.6 FTE)" and substitute "(147.6 FTE)".

Page 403, line 9, in the TOTAL column, strike "11,614,906" and substitute "11,637,501" and, in the CASH FUNDS column, strike "8,732,481a" and substitute "8,755,076a".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Amendment No. 26, by Senator Wells

Amend reengrossed bill, page 418, line 13, in the TOTAL column, strike "11,986,569" and substitute "11,866,569" and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "11,906,666" and substitute "11,786,666".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Amendment No. 27, by Senator Schroeder

Amend reengrossed bill, page 532, strike lines 6 through 9, and substitute the following:

CAPITAL CASH

ITEM & TOTAL CONSTRUCTION FUNDS

SUBTOTAL FUND EXEMPT

EXEMPT

$ $ $ $

"(3) CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

Asynchronous Transfer

Modes Telecommunication

Equipment,

Phase 2 of 3 1,546,904 464,071 1,082,833a

Digital Trunked

Radio System,

Phase 1 of 7 3,300,000 3,300,000

4,846,904".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Amendment No. 28 by Senator Matsunaka

Amend reengrossed bill, page 23, line 1, strike "Assembly." and substitute "Assembly. Each principal department of the state shall produce its rules and regulations in an electronic format that is suitable for public access through electronic means. Such rules and regulations in such format shall be submitted to the Office of Legislative Legal Services for publishing on the Internet. It is the intent of the General Assembly that this be done within existing resources.".

Page 48, line 13, strike "Assembly." and substitute "Assembly. Each principal department of the state shall produce its rules and regulations in an electronic format that is suitable for public access through electronic means. Such rules and regulations in such format shall be submitted to the Office of Legislative Legal Services for publishing on the Internet. It is the intent of the General Assembly that this be done within existing resources.".

Page 61, line 15, strike "Assembly." and substitute "Assembly. Each principal department of the state shall produce its rules and regulations in an electronic format that is suitable for public access through electronic means. Such rules and regulations in such format shall be submitted to the Office of Legislative Legal Services for publishing on the Internet. It is the intent of the General Assembly that this be done within existing resources.".

Page 73, line 2, strike "Assembly." and substitute "Assembly. Each principal department of the state shall produce its rules and regulations in an electronic format that is suitable for public access through electronic means. Such rules and regulations in such format shall be submitted to the Office of Legislative Legal Services for publishing on the Internet. It is the intent of the General Assembly that this be done within existing resources.".

Page 90, line 14, strike "Assembly." and substitute "Assembly. Each principal department of the state shall produce its rules and regulations in an electronic format that is suitable for public access through electronic means. Such rules and regulations in such format shall be submitted to the Office of Legislative Legal Services for publishing on the Internet. It is the intent of the General Assembly that this be done within existing resources.".

Page 116, line 16, strike "Assembly." and substitute "Assembly. Each principal department of the state shall produce its rules and regulations in an electronic format that is suitable for public access through electronic means. Such rules and regulations in such format shall be submitted to the Office of Legislative Legal Services for publishing on the Internet. It is the intent of the General Assembly that this be done within existing resources.".

Page 161, line 15, strike "Assembly." and substitute "Assembly. Each principal department of the state shall produce its rules and regulations in an electronic format that is suitable for public access through electronic means. Such rules and regulations in such format shall be submitted to the Office of Legislative Legal Services for publishing on the Internet. It is the intent of the General Assembly that this be done within existing resources.".

Page 192, line 8, strike "Assembly." and substitute "Assembly. Each principal department of the state shall produce its rules and regulations in an electronic format that is suitable for public access through electronic means. Such rules and regulations in such format shall be submitted to the Office of Legislative Legal Services for publishing on the Internet. It is the intent of the General Assembly that this be done within existing resources.".

Page 208, line 16, strike "Assembly." and substitute "Assembly. Each principal department of the state shall produce its rules and regulations in an electronic format that is suitable for public access through electronic means. Such rules and regulations in such format shall be submitted to the Office of Legislative Legal Services for publishing on the Internet. It is the intent of the General Assembly that this be done within existing resources.".

Page 220, line 7, strike "Assembly." and substitute "Assembly. Each principal department of the state shall produce its rules and regulations in an electronic format that is suitable for public access through electronic means. Such rules and regulations in such format shall be submitted to the Office of Legislative Legal Services for publishing on the Internet. It is the intent of the General Assembly that this be done within existing resources.".

Page 226, line 1, strike "Assembly." and substitute "Assembly. Each principal department of the state shall produce its rules and regulations in an electronic format that is suitable for public access through electronic means. Such rules and regulations in such format shall be submitted to the Office of Legislative Legal Services for publishing on the Internet. It is the intent of the General Assembly that this be done within existing resources.".

Page 245, line 14, strike "Assembly." and substitute "Assembly. Each principal department of the state shall produce its rules and regulations in an electronic format that is suitable for public access through electronic means. Such rules and regulations in such format shall be submitted to the Office of Legislative Legal Services for publishing on the Internet. It is the intent of the General Assembly that this be done within existing resources.".

Page 256, line 6, strike "Assembly." and substitute "Assembly. Each principal department of the state shall produce its rules and regulations in an electronic format that is suitable for public access through electronic means. Such rules and regulations in such format shall be submitted to the Office of Legislative Legal Services for publishing on the Internet. It is the intent of the General Assembly that this be done within existing resources.".

Page 288, line 1, strike "Assembly." and substitute "Assembly. Each principal department of the state shall produce its rules and regulations in an electronic format that is suitable for public access through electronic means. Such rules and regulations in such format shall be submitted to the Office of Legislative Legal Services for publishing on the Internet. It is the intent of the General Assembly that this be done within existing resources.".

Page 318, line 11, strike "Assembly." and substitute "Assembly. Each principal department of the state shall produce its rules and regulations in an electronic format that is suitable for public access through electronic means. Such rules and regulations in such format shall be submitted to the Office of Legislative Legal Services for publishing on the Internet. It is the intent of the General Assembly that this be done within existing resources.".

Page 360, line 9, strike "Assembly." and substitute "Assembly. Each principal department of the state shall produce its rules and regulations in an electronic format that is suitable for public access through electronic means. Such rules and regulations in such format shall be submitted to the Office of Legislative Legal Services for publishing on the Internet. It is the intent of the General Assembly that this be done within existing resources.".

Page 388, line 9, strike "Assembly." and substitute "Assembly. Each principal department of the state shall produce its rules and regulations in an electronic format that is suitable for public access through electronic means. Such rules and regulations in such format shall be submitted to the Office of Legislative Legal Services for publishing on the Internet. It is the intent of the General Assembly that this be done within existing resources.".

Page 405, line 14, strike "Assembly." and substitute "Assembly. Each principal department of the state shall produce its rules and regulations in an electronic format that is suitable for public access through electronic means. Such rules and regulations in such format shall be submitted to the Office of Legislative Legal Services for publishing on the Internet. It is the intent of the General Assembly that this be done within existing resources.".

Page 423, line 14, strike "Assembly." and substitute "Assembly. Each principal department of the state shall produce its rules and regulations in an electronic format that is suitable for public access through electronic means. Such rules and regulations in such format shall be submitted to the Office of Legislative Legal Services for publishing on the Internet. It is the intent of the General Assembly that this be done within existing resources.".

Page 430, line 15, strike "Assembly." and substitute "Assembly. Each principal department of the state shall produce its rules and regulations in an electronic format that is suitable for public access through electronic means. Such rules and regulations in such format shall be submitted to the Office of Legislative Legal Services for publishing on the Internet. It is the intent of the General Assembly that this be done within existing resources.".

Page 440, line 15, strike "Assembly." and substitute "Assembly. Each principal department of the state shall produce its rules and regulations in an electronic format that is suitable for public access through electronic means. Such rules and regulations in such format shall be submitted to the Office of Legislative Legal Services for publishing on the Internet. It is the intent of the General Assembly that this be done within existing resources.".

Page 447, line 16, strike "Assembly." and substitute "Assembly. Each principal department of the state shall produce its rules and regulations in an electronic format that is suitable for public access through electronic means. Such rules and regulations in such format shall be submitted to the Office of Legislative Legal Services for publishing on the Internet. It is the intent of the General Assembly that this be done within existing resources.".

As amended, ordered revised and placed on the calendar for Third Reading and Final Passage. (For further action, see page 707, where the Mutzebaugh and the Reeves amendments to the Report of the Committee of the Whole were adopted and page 711, where the Dennis and Thiebaut amendment to the Report of the Committee of the Whole was adopted.)

The following bills on the General Orders calendar of Monday, April 6, were laid over until Tuesday, April 7, retaining their place on the calendar:

HB 98-1234; SCR 98-4; HB 98-1228, 98-1152; SB 98-26, 98-120, 98-180, 98-166, 98-170, 98-177, 98-30; HB 98-1159, 98-1325, 98-1306, 98-1256, 98-1203; SB 98-188; HB 98-1402.

AMENDMENTS TO THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

HB 98-1401 by Rep. Grampsas; Senator Lacy--Long Appropriations Bill

Senator Feeley moved to amend the Report of the Committee of the Whole to show that the Feeley/Rupert amendment to HB 98-1401 did pass.

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


YES 13

NO 21

EXCUSED 1

ABSENT 0

Alexander
N
Feeley
Y
Mutzebaugh
NE
Tanner
Y

Ament
N
Hernandez
Y
Pascoe
Y
Tebedo
N

Arnold
N
Hopper
N
Perlmutter
Y
Thiebaut
Y

Bishop
NY
Johnson
N
Phillips
Y
Wattenberg
N

Blickensderfer
N
Lacy
N
Powers
N
Weddig
Y

Chlouber
N
Lamborn
E
Reeves
Y
Wells
N

Coffman
N
Linkhart
Y
Rizzuto
N
Wham
N

Congrove
N
Martinez
Y
Rupert
Y
Mr. President
N

Dennis
N
Matsunaka
Y
Schroeder
N

HB 98-1401 by Rep. Grampsas; Senator Lacy--Long Appropriations Bill

Senator Mutzebaugh moved to amend the Report of the Committee of the Whole to show that the following amendment to HB 98-1401 as amended, did pass:

Amend reengrossed bill, page 225, line 7, strike "(LEGISLATIVE)4, 5" and substitute "(LEGISLATIVE)4, 5, 5a".

Page 226, after line 1, insert the following:

"5a Legislative Department -- The Joint Budget Committee shall review options for funding the Department of Law solely with General Fund as an alternative to the current system, under the Oregon Plan, of providing cash funds exempt spending authority to the Department of Law to provide legal services to other departments.".

A majority of all members elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the amendment was adopted.

HB 98-1401 by Rep. Grampsas; Senator Lacy--Long Appropriations Bill

Senator Feeley moved to amend the Report of the Committee of the Whole to show that the Wells amendment to HB 98-1401 as amended, did not pass.

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


YES 16

NO 18

EXCUSED 1

ABSENT 0

Alexander
N
Feeley
Y
Mutzebaugh
NE
Tanner
Y

Ament
N
Hernandez
Y
Pascoe
Y
Tebedo
N

Arnold
N
Hopper
Y
Perlmutter
Y
Thiebaut
Y

Bishop
NY
Johnson
Y
Phillips
Y
Wattenberg
N

Blickensderfer
N
Lacy
N
Powers
N
Weddig
Y

Chlouber
N
Lamborn
E
Reeves
Y
Wells
N

Coffman
N
Linkhart
Y
Rizzuto
N
Wham
N

Congrove
N
Martinez
Y
Rupert
Y
Mr. President
N

Dennis
Y
Matsunaka
Y
Schroeder
N

HB 98-1401 by Rep. Grampsas; Senator Lacy--Long Appropriations Bill

Senator Reeves moved to amend the Report of the Committee of the Whole to show that the following amendmen to HB 98-1401 as amended, did pass:

Amend reengrossed bill, page 25, line 4, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "31,748" and, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, insert "31,748d".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Page 25, after line 9, insert the following:

"d This amount shall be from reserves in the Department of State Cash Fund.".

Page 26, line 5, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "54,543,706" and substitute "54,527,867" and, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, insert "15,839b".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Page 26, after line 8, insert the following:

"b This amount shall be from reserves in the Department of State Cash Fund.".

Page 27, line 8, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "13,051,661" and substitute "12,959,894" and, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, insert "91,767a".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Page 27, after line 8, insert the following:

"a This amount shall be from reserves in the Department of State Cash Fund.";

line 15, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "78,747,360a" and substitute "78,721,584a" and, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, insert "25,776b".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Page 28, after line 3, insert the following:

"b This amount shall be from reserves in the Department of State Cash Fund.".

Page 29, line 6, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "272,430" and, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, insert "272,430b".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Page 29, after line 9, insert the following:

"b This amount shall be from reserves in the Department of State Cash Fund.".

Page 30, line 8, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "14,406,155" and substitute "12,255,185" and, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, insert "2,150,970a".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Page 30, after line 8, insert the following:

"a This amount shall be from reserves in the Department of State Cash Fund.".

Page 31, line 9, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "10,943,989" and substitute "10,586,889" and, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, insert "357,100a".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Page 31, after line 9, insert the following:

"a This amount shall be from reserves in the Department of State Cash Fund.".

Page 32, line 1, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "8,250,993" and substitute "8,159,526" and, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, insert "91,467a".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Page 32, after line 1, insert the following:

"a This amount shall be from reserves in the Department of State Cash Fund.".

Page 34, line 4, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "22,038" and, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, insert "22,038c".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Page 34, after line 11, insert the following:

"c This amount shall be from reserves in the Department of State Cash Fund.".

Page 35, line 3, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "1,134,694" and substitute "1,085,579" and, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, insert "49,115a".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Page 35, after line 3, insert the following:

"a This amount shall be from reserves in the Department of State Cash Fund.";

line 10, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "1,395,712" and substitute "1,382,317" and, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, insert "13,395a".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Page 35, after line 10, insert the following:

"a This amount shall be from reserves in the Department of State Cash Fund.".

Page 36, line 3, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "1,169,586" and substitute "1,155,121" and, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, insert "14,465a".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Page 36, after line 3, insert the following:

"a This amount shall be from reserves in the Department of State Cash Fund.";

line 11, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "3,254,792" and substitute "2,876,032" and, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, strike "49,372a" and substitute "428,132a".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Page 36, strike line 13, and substitute the following:

"a Of this amount, $49,372 shall be from sales revenues earned by Correctional Industries, and $378,760 shall be from reserves in the Department of State Cash Fund.".

Page 37, line 7, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "1,566,446" and substitute "1,552,631" and, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, insert "13,815a".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Page 37, after line 7, insert the following:

"a This amount shall be from reserves in the Department of State Cash Fund.".

Page 38, line 1, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "601,280" and, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, insert "601,280b".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Page 38, after line 4, insert the following:

"b This amount shall be from reserves in the Department of State Cash Fund.";

line 11, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "1,981,325" and substitute "1,570,468" and, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, insert "410,857a".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Page 38, after line 11, insert the following:

"a This amount shall be from reserves in the Department of State Cash Fund.".

Page 39, line 14, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "23,212" and, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, insert "23,212d".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Page 40, after line 6, insert the following:

"d This amount shall be from reserves in the Department of State Cash Fund.".

Page 43, line 8, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "4,598,375" and substitute "4,582,987" and, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, insert "15,388a".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Page 43, after line 8, insert the following:

"a This amount shall be from reserves in the Department of State Cash Fund.".

Page 44, line 8, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "3,578,852" and substitute "3,452,827" and, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, insert "126,025a".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Page 44, after line 8, insert the following:

"a This amount shall be from reserves in the Department of State Cash Fund.".

Page 45, line 5, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "18,100" and, in the CASH FUNDS EXEMPT column, insert "18,100b".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Page 45, after line 8, insert the following:

"b This amount shall be from reserves in the Department of State Cash Fund.".

Page 131, line 6, strike "Grants71" and substitute "Grants71, 71a", in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "174,523,512" and substitute "177,523,512", and, in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "16,530,598" and substitute "19,530,598".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Page 166, after line 3, insert the following:

"71a Department of Human Services, Self-Sufficiency, Colorado Works Program, County Block Grants -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that, of the amount appropriated from the General Fund, three million dollars ($3,000,000) be used to provide incentives to counties to provide housing to participants in the Colorado Works Program.".

Page 329, line 1, strike "SERVICES167, 168" and substitute "SERVICES167, 168, 168a";

line 5, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "947,176" and substitute "1,653,805", in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "748,923(M)" and substitute "986,492(M)", and, in the FEDERAL FUNDS column, strike "198,253a" and substitute "667,313a";

line 9, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "234,345" and substitute "455,456", in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "234,345" and substitute "308,682", and, in the FEDERAL FUNDS column, insert "146,774b";

line 12, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "4,395,454" and substitute "8,542,680", in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "4,395,454" and substitute "5,789,751", and, in the FEDERAL FUNDS column, insert "2,752,929b".

Page 330, line 5, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column, strike "54,675" and substitute "106,262", in the GENERAL FUND column, strike "54,675" and substitute "72,019", and, in the FEDERAL FUNDS column, insert "34,243b".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

Page 330, strike line 9, and substitute the following:

"a Of these amounts, $200,988 shall be from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant, and $469,060 shall be from Title XXI federal funds associated with the H.B. 97-1304 Children's Basic Health Plan.";

after line 9, insert the following:

"b These amounts shall be from Title XXI federal funds associated with the H.B. 97-1304 Children's Basic Health Plan.".

Page 363, after line 4, insert the following:

"168a Department of Public Health and Environment, Local Health Services -- Of the amounts appropriated for Public Health Nurses, Public Health Sanitarians, Local Organized Health Unit Distributions, and Delta, Otero, La Plata/Archuleta, Las Animas/Huerfano, and the Northeast Regional Local Health Units, $1,723,547 General Fund and $3,403,006 federal funds shall be used for health care services for children in the H.B. 97-1304 Children's Basic Health Plan.".

A majority of all members elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the amendment was adopted.

HB 98-1401 by Rep. Grampsas; Senator Lacy--Long Appropriations Bill

Senator Rupert moved to amend the Report of the Committee of the Whole to show that the Rupert, Thiebaut, Perlmutter, and Linkhart floor amendment to HB 98-1401 as amended, did pass.

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


YES 14

NO 20

EXCUSED 1

ABSENT 0

Alexander
N
Feeley
Y
Mutzebaugh
NE
Tanner
Y

Ament
N
Hernandez
Y
Pascoe
Y
Tebedo
N

Arnold
N
Hopper
N
Perlmutter
Y
Thiebaut
Y

Bishop
NY
Johnson
Y
Phillips
Y
Wattenberg
N

Blickensderfer
N
Lacy
N
Powers
N
Weddig
Y

Chlouber
N
Lamborn
E
Reeves
Y
Wells
N

Coffman
N
Linkhart
Y
Rizzuto
N
Wham
N

Congrove
N
Martinez
Y
Rupert
Y
Mr. President
N

Dennis
N
Matsunaka
Y
Schroeder
N

HB 98-1401 by Rep. Grampsas; Senator Lacy--Long Appropriations Bill

Senators Dennis and Thiebaut moved to amend the Report of the Committee of the Whole to show that the following amendment to HB 98-1401 as amended, did pass:

Amend reengrossed bill, page 462, after line 7, insert the following:

CAPITAL

ITEM & CONSTRUCTION

SUBTOTAL FUND

EXEMPT

$ $

"Planning Funds for

Administration

Relocation to Pueblo 500,000 500,000".

Adjust affected totals accordingly.

The amendment was adopted by the following roll call vote:


YES 20

NO 14

EXCUSED 1

ABSENT 0

Alexander
Y
Feeley
Y
Mutzebaugh
NE
Tanner
Y

Ament
N
Hernandez
Y
Pascoe
Y
Tebedo
N

Arnold
Y
Hopper
N
Perlmutter
Y
Thiebaut
Y

Bishop
NY
Johnson
N
Phillips
Y
Wattenberg
Y

Blickensderfer
Y
Lacy
Y
Powers
N
Weddig
Y

Chlouber
N
Lamborn
E
Reeves
N
Wells
N

Coffman
Y
Linkhart
Y
Rizzuto
Y
Wham
N

Congrove
N
Martinez
Y
Rupert
Y
Mr. President
N

Dennis
Y
Matsunaka
Y
Schroeder
N

ADOPTION OF THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

On motion of Senator Bishop, the Report of the Committee of the Whole, as amended, was adopted and, a majority of all members elected having voted in the affirmative, the following action was taken:

HB 98-1401 as amended, declared passed on Second Reading.

HB 98-1234; SCR 98-4; HB 98-1228, 98-1152; SB 98-26, 98-120, 98-180, 98-166, 98-170, 98-177, 98-30; HB 98-1159, 98-1325, 98-1306, 98-1256, 98-1203; SB 98-188; HB 98-1402, laid over until Tuesday, April 7, retaining their place on the calendar.

THIRD READING OF BILL--FINAL PASSAGE

On Third Reading, the title of the following bill was publicly read, the reading at length having been dispensed with by unanimous consent:

HB 98-1395 by Rep. Taylor; Senator Rizzuto--Acquire Towner Line For State Rail Bank

The question being "Shall the bill pass?" the roll was called with the following result:


YES 30

NO 4

EXCUSED 1

ABSENT 0

Alexander
Y
Feeley
Y
Mutzebaugh
Y
Tanner
Y

Ament
Y
Hernandez
Y
Pascoe
Y
Tebedo
Y

Arnold
Y
Hopper
N
Perlmutter
Y
Thiebaut
Y

Bishop
Y
Johnson
Y
Phillips
Y
Wattenberg
Y

Blickensderfer
Y
Lacy
Y
Powers
Y
Weddig
Y

Chlouber
Y
Lamborn
E
Reeves
Y
Wells
Y

Coffman
N
Linkhart
Y
Rizzuto
Y
Wham
N

Congrove
N
Martinez
Y
Rupert
Y
Mr. President
Y

Dennis
Y
Matsunaka
Y
Schroeder
Y

A majority of all members elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the bill was declared PASSED.

Co-sponsors added: Bishop, Chlouber, Feeley, Norton, Powers.

SIGNING OF BILLS

The President has signed: HB98-1079, 1131, and 1179.

The President has signed: HB98-1065.

MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

April 6, 1998

Mr. President:

The House has passed on Third Reading and transmitted to the Revisor of Statutes

HB98-1334, amended as printed in House Journal, April 3, pages 1190-1191.

The House has voted to authorize the House conferees on the First Conference Committee on HB98-1293 to consider matters not at issue between the two houses.

The House has voted not to concur in the Senate amendments to HB98-1305 and requests that a conference committee be appointed. The Speaker has appointed Representatives George, chairman, Gotlieb, and Grossman as House conferees on the First Conference Committee on HB98-1305. The bill is transmitted herewith.

In response to the request of the Senate, the Speaker has appointed Representatives Faatz, chairman, Kaufman, and Snyder as House conferees on the First Conference Committee on SB98-133.

April 6, 1998

Mr. President:

Upon reconsideration, the House has passed on Third Reading and transmitted to the Revisor of Statutes SB98-049, as amended on Third Reading as printed in House Journal, April 6, 1998.

The House has voted to authorize the House conferees on the First Conference Committee on HB98-1059 to consider matters not at issue between the two houses.

The House has adopted and transmits herewith HJR98-1009, as printed in House Journal, February 3, page 345, and amended as printed in House Journal, April 6, 1998.

The House has adopted and transmits herewith HJR98-1023, as printed in House Journal, March 23, pages 1033-1035, and amended as printed in House Journal, April 6, 1998.

The House has voted not to concur in the Senate amendments to HB98-1188 and requests that a conference committee be appointed. The Speaker has appointed Representatives Faatz, chairman, Kaufman, and Snyder as House conferees on the First Conference Committee on HB98-1188. The bill is transmitted herewith.

MESSAGES FROM THE REVISOR

April 6, 1998

We herewith transmit:

without comment, as amended, HB98-1334.

April 6, 1998

We herewith transmit:

without comment, as amended, SB98-049.

MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR

April 6, 1998

To the Honorable Colorado Senate

Sixty­first General Assembly

Second 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:

S.B. 98­063 Concerning repeal of the provision of the "Charter Schools Act".

Approved April 6, 1998 at 9:45 a.m.

Sincerely,

(Signed)

Roy Romer

Governor

Rec'd 4/6/98 4:07 p.m.

P. Dicks, Assistant Secretary

INTRODUCTION OF BILL--FIRST READING

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

HB 98-1334 by Representatives Hagedorn, Tool and Morrison; also Senator Hopper--Concerning the imposition of increased penalties for persons who commit multiple alcohol-related driving offenses, and, in connection therewith, enacting the "Persistent Drunk Driver Act of 1998" and making an appropriation.

Judiciary

Appropriations

______________________________

On motion of Senator Wells, and with a majority of those elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the balance of the calendar of Monday, April 6, was laid over until Tuesday, April 7, retaining its place on the calendar.

______________________________

TRIBUTES--A POINT OF INTEREST

Honoring Dr. Mel Taylor by Senator Rupert on behalf of the members and staff of the Senate

On motion of Senator Wells, the Senate adjourned until 9:00 a.m., Tuesday,

April 7, 1998.

Approved:


Tom Norton

President of the Senate

Attest:

Joan M. Albi

Secretary of the Senate