Colorado House of Representatives Calendar:  May 5

SPECIAL ORDERS — SECOND READING OF BILLS

SCR08-003 by Senator(s) Tapia(D), Shaffer, Mitchell S., Isgar, Groff, Gordon, Bacon, Boyd, Keller, Morse, Romer, Williams; also Representative(s) White(R), Kerr A., Roberts, Madden– Submitting to the registered electors of the state of Colorado an amendment to section 1 of article V of the constitution of the state of Colorado, concerning initiatives, and, in connection therewith, requiring the number of signatures gathered on a proposed initiative petition for state legislation to be equal to at least four percent of the votes cast in the previous election for governor; requiring the number of signatures gathered on a proposed initiative petition for an amendment to the constitution to be equal to at least six percent of the votes cast in the previous election for governor; requiring a minimum number of signatures for an initiative petition to amend the state constitution to be gathered from residents of each congressional district in the state; requiring an initiative petition for an amendment to the constitution to be filed with the secretary of state five months before an election; and requiring a two-thirds vote of all members elected to each house of the general assembly to repeal or amend any law enacted by an initiative for a period of six years after the law becomes effective. (Laid over from May 2.)

THIRD READING OF BILLS - FINAL PASSAGE

SB08-231 by Senator(s) Veiga(D); also Representative(s) Vaad(R)--
Concerning the transfer of work force development responsibilities from the department of local affairs to the department of labor and employment, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

SB08-230 by Senator(s) Morse(D), Keller, Johnson, Hagedorn, Gordon,
Isgar, Kester, Mitchell S., Romer, Taylor, Veiga, Williams, Windels; also Representative(s) Buescher, Pommer, White, McGihon, Carroll T., Casso, Ferrandino, Frangas, Hodge, Marostica, Marshall, Middleton, Soper, Stafford,
Todd–Concerning the authority of certain hospital care providers as units of government under medicaid.

SB08-233 by Senator(s) Windels(D) and Williams(D); also Representative(s) Riesberg(D) and Marostica(R)–Concerning the authority of the state treasurer to enter into certain lease -purchase agreements relating to state-supported institutions of higher education, and making an appropriation in connection therewith. (Amended as printed in House Journal, May 2, pages 1876-1877.)

SB08-226 by Senator(s) Isgar(D); also Representative(s) Butcher(D) and
McFadyen(D), Fischer, King–Concerning the prohibition of aquatic nuisance species in Colorado, and making an appropriation in connection therewith. (Amended as printed in House Journal, May 2, pages 1872-1876.)

CONSIDERATION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORTS

HB08-1180 by Representative(s) Stephens(R) and Looper(R), Mitchell V.,
Sonnenberg, Balmer, Gardner B., Gardner C., Kerr J., Lambert, Marostica, Massey, McNulty, Roberts, Rose, Summers, Swalm, Todd, Witwer; also Senator(s) Shaffer(D), Tapia, Harvey, Kopp, Renfroe–Concerning eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits for an individual who leaves employment to accompany an active duty military family member who has been transferred. (Conference Committee Report printed in House Journal, May 2, page 1880.)

HB08-1314 by Representative(s) Primavera(D), McGihon; also Senator(s) Spence(R) –Concerning the use of moneys in the local government limited gaming impact fund to provide gambling addiction counseling to Colorado residents, and making an appropriation in connection therewith. (Conference Committee Report printed in House Journal, May 2, pages
1880-1881.)

HB08-1345 by Representative(s) Weissmann and Butcher; also
Senator(s) Tapia–Concerning vacancies in elective offices.
(Conference Committee Report printed in House Journal, May 2, pages
1881-1882.)

HB08-1007 by Representative(s) Looper(R); also Senator(s) Tapia(D) --
Concerning the modification of statutory provisions enacted by the general assembly during the 2006 legislative session that impose certain requirements on private toll companies for the purpose of alleviating consequences of those provisions that may affect real property. (Conference Committee Report printed in House Journal, May 2, pages 1879-1880.)

HB08-1358 by Representative(s) Rice(D), Balmer, Benefield, Buescher,
Casso, Ferrandino, Fischer, Frangas, Gagliardi, Gallegos, Gardner B., Garza-Hicks, Green, Hodge, Jahn, Kerr A., Kerr J., King, Labuda, Liston, Looper, Madden, Marshall, Massey, May M., McFadyen, McGihon, McKinley,
McNulty, Merrifield, Middleton, Peniston, Primavera, Roberts, Rose, Scanlan, Solano, Soper, Stephens, Summers, Swalm, Todd, Weissmann, Witwer; also
Senator(s) Ward(R), Bacon, Gibbs, Isgar, Johnson, Keller, Kester, Penry, Renfroe, Romer, Shaffer, Spence, Takis, Tochtrop, Wiens, Williams –Concerning sales tax relating to a group of parents and teachers of public school students. (Conference Committee Report printed in House Journal, May 2, pages 1882-1884.)

SB08-205 by Senator(s) Gordon(D) and Mitchell S.(R), Bacon, Boyd,
Brophy, Cadman, Gibbs, Groff, Hagedorn, Isgar, Johnson, Keller, Kester, Morse, Romer, Schwartz, Shaffer, Tapia, Tochtrop, Williams, Windels; also Representative(s) King(R) and Jahn(D), Stafford, Benefield, Borodkin, Buescher, Butcher, Carroll M., Carroll T., Casso, Curry, Ferrandino,
Fischer, Frangas, Gagliardi, Gallegos, Green, Hodge, Kefalas, Kerr A., Kerr J., Labuda, Levy, Looper, Madden, Marostica, Marshall, Massey, May M., McFadyen, McGihon, McKinley, McNulty, Merrifield, Middleton,
Mitchell V., Peniston, Pommer, Primavera, Rice, Roberts, Rose, Scanlan, Solano, Sonnenberg, Todd, Weissmann, White, Witwer–Concerning judicial remedies when a law enforcement agency fails to preserve evidence that is subject to a judicial order. (Conference Committee Report printed in House Journal, May 2, page 1884.)

SB08-218 by Senator(s) Schwartz(D) and Penry(R), Isgar, Groff, Romer,
Windels; also Representative(s) Buescher(D) and Balmer(R), Fischer, Curry–Concerning the allocation of federal mineral lease revenues, and, in connection therewith, requiring federal mineral lease bonus payments to be transferred to a new local government permanent fund and a new higher education maintenance and reserve fund and specifying the circumstances in which and purposes for which moneys in the funds may be used, preserving existing allocations of federal mineral lease revenues to the state public school fund and the Colorado water conservation board construction fund and allowing a limited amount of growth in those allocations, allocating remaining federal mineral lease revenues to counties, municipalities, and school districts through federal mineral lease-specific formula-based direct distributions and department of local affairs grants and to the higher education maintenance and reserve fund and a new higher education federal mineral lease revenues fund, specifying the circumstances in which higher education maintenance and reserve fund moneys may be expended for specified higher education funding purposes, and making an appropriation. (Conference Committee Report printed in House Journal, May 2, pages 1885.)

SB08-018 by Senator(s) Windels(D); also Representative(s) Massey(R)  –
Concerning changes to the statutes related to higher education, and, in connection therewith, clarifying the Colorado commission on higher education, consolidating provisions related to the private occupational school division, and repealing obsolete provisions. (Conference Committee Report printed in House Journal, May 2, page 1885.)

CONSIDERATION OF SENATE AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILLS

HB08-1161 by Representative(s) Kefalas(D) and Fischer(D), Butcher, Carroll M., Frangas, Gagliardi, Green, Levy, McFadyen, McKinley, Primavera, Riesberg, Solano, Soper, Weissmann; also Senator(s) Johnson(R), Bacon –Concerning an increase in the regulatory authority of the mined land reclamation board over mining, and, in connection therewith, ensuring the protection of ground water and public health, and making an appropriation. (Amended as printed in Senate Journal, April 30, pages 1272-1273.) Passed on Third Reading as printed in House Journal, March 31, page 1049.)

HB08-1208 by Representative(s) Levy(D), Carroll T., Green, Kefalas, Labuda, Merrifield, Weissmann, Benefield, Butcher, Carroll M., Jahn, Judd, Kerr A., Madden, Marshall, Solano; also Senator(s) Shaffer(D), Bacon, Gordon, Hagedorn, Morse, Tapia–Concerning juveniles against whom charges are directly filed in a district court. (Amended as printed in Senate Journal, April 30, pages 1273-1274.) Passed on Third Reading as printed in House Journal, March 11, page 816.)

HB08-1380 by Representative(s) Jahn(D), Rice, Massey, Liston, Buescher, Carroll T., Casso, Frangas, Gagliardi, Gardner B., Gardner C., Kerr J., Labuda, Marostica, Marshall, McFadyen, McNulty, Riesberg, Romanoff, Scanlan,
Stafford, Todd; also Senator(s) Shaffer(D), Boyd, Kester, McElhany, Tapia –Concerning the method for attributing net income to Colorado for purposes of calculating the state income tax. (Amended as printed in Senate Journal, April 30, page 1274.) Passed on Third Reading as printed in House Journal, April 21, page 1470.)

HB08-1031 by Representative(s) Pommer(R); also Senator(s) Keller(D),
Williams–Concerning the creation of the position of navigator to assist persons who are on the waiting list for persons with developmental disabilities, and making an appropriation therefor. (Amended as printed in Senate Journal, April 30, page 1274.)
Passed on Third Reading as printed in House Journal, April 15, page
1368.)

HB08-1021 by Representative(s) Peniston(D); also Senator(s) Spence(R) -- Concerning early access to educational services for gifted children who are less than six years of age, and making an appropriation therefor. (Amended as printed in Senate Journal, April 30, page 1278.) Passed on Third Reading as printed in House Journal, April 14, page 1341.)

HB08-1194 by Representative(s) Judd(D), Fischer, Todd; also Senator(s)
Veiga(D), Shaffer–Concerning measures by executive branch agencies to reduce the incidents of drunk driving, and, in connection therewith, extending the length of suspension of driving privileges for certain offenders, requiring certain offenders to use an ignition interlock device, increasing the cost to reinstate a driver’s license, providing for highvisibility drunk driving law enforcement episodes, and making an appropriation. (Amended as printed in Senate Journal, April 30, page 1279.)
Passed on Third Reading as printed in House Journal, April 7, pages
1141-1142.)

HB08-1013 by Representative(s) Sonnenberg(R); also Senator(s) Morse(D) -- Concerning a sales tax exemption for a sale related to a school. (Amended as printed in Senate Journal, April 30, page 1279.)
Passed on Third Reading as printed in House Journal, April 14, page
1342.)

HB08-1352 by Representative(s) Stephens(R); also Senator(s) Morse(D) -- Concerning provisions to limit the state board of parole’s option of placing a parolee in a community return-to-custody facility to only those parolees who at the time of revocation are not subject to the criminal justice system based on the commission of a new offense, and making an appropriation therefor. (Amended as printed in Senate Journal, April 30, page 1279.) Passed on Third Reading as printed in House Journal, April 11, page 1251.)

HB08-1047 by Representative(s) Gardner B.(R), Pommer, Soper; also
Senator(s) Boyd(D), Keller, Spence, Williams–Concerning the creation of a set aside program for a nonprofit agency that bids for state services solicitations when the nonprofit agency employs persons with severe disabilities, and making an appropriation therefor. (Amended as printed in Senate Journal, April 30, page 1279.) Passed on Third Reading as printed in House Journal, April 11, pages 1248-1249.)

HB08-1267 by Representative(s) Massey(R), Balmer, Benefield, Carroll
M., Gardner C., May M., McNulty, Merrifield, Rose, Solano, Stephens, Todd, Witwer; also Senator(s) Kester(R) – Concerning the creation of a first responder school mapping system, and making an appropriation therefor. (Amended as printed in Senate Journal, April 30, page 1280.) Passed on Third Reading as printed in House Journal, April 7, page 1143.)

HB08-1317 by Representative(s) Looper(R) and Gallegos(D), Merrifield,
Balmer, Benefield, Borodkin, Butcher, Frangas, Gardner B., Garza-Hicks, Hodge, Jahn, Kefalas, Kerr J., Labuda, McFadyen, McKinley, Mitchell V., Peniston, Rice, Rose, Solano, Stephens, Summers, Todd; also Senator(s) Tapia(D), Schultheis–Concerning the creation of an interstate
compact on educational opportunity for military children, and making an appropriation in connection therewith. (Amended as printed in Senate Journal, April 30, page 1280.) (Passed on Third Reading as printed in House Journal, April 11, page 1257.)

HB08-1168 by Representative(s) Marshall(D), Summers; also Senator(s)
Romer(D), Penry–Concerning financial literacy in kindergarten - through-twelfth-grade education. (Amended as printed in Senate Journal, May 1, page 1296-1298.) (Passed on Third Reading as printed in House Journal, April 11, page 1264.)

HB08-1393 by Representative(s) Stephens(R) and Pommer(R), Carroll M.,
Carroll T., Gardner C., King, Liston, Madden, McNulty; also Senator(s) Morse(D) and Mitchell S.(R)–Concerning the creation of a consumer guide to hospital charges that includes insurance reimbursement rates for diagnosticrelated groups, and making an appropriation therefor.
(Amended as printed in Senate Journal, May 1, page 1299.)
(Passed on Third Reading as printed in House Journal, April 24, pages
1561-1562.)

HB08-1385 by Representative(s) Primavera(D); also Senator(s) Schwartz (D)– Concerning increased transparency to consumers regarding
health care insurance, and making an appropriation therefor. (Amended as printed in Senate Journal, May 1, pages 1299-1300.) (Passed on Third Reading as printed in House Journal, April 23, page 1531.)

HB08-1397 by Representative(s) Jahn(D) and King(R); also Senator(s) Kopp(D) and Gordon(D) --Concerning the disposition of evidence
collected in criminal cases, and making an appropriation in connection therewith. (Amended as printed in Senate Journal, May 1, page 1300.)
(Passed on Third Reading as printed in House Journal, April 24, page
1563.)

HB08-1396 by Representative(s) Scanlan(D); also Senator(s) Wiens(R) and Gibbs(D)--Concerning studies to determine the potential
impact of the Canterbury tunnel on the Leadville mine drainage tunnel, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation. (Amended as printed in Senate Journal, May 1, page 1300.) (Passed on Third Reading as printed in House Journal, April 23, page 1530.)

HB08-1082 by Representative(s) Ferrandino(D); also Senator(s) Bacon(D) -- Concerning the sealing of criminal justice records, and making an appropriation in connection therewith. (Amended as printed in Senate Journal, May 1, pages 1300-1301.) (Passed on Third Reading as printed in House Journal, April 22, pages 1488-1489.)

HB08-1344 by Representative(s) Green(D); also Senator(s) Penry(R) --
Concerning background check procedures related to
employment at a school. (Amended as printed in Senate Journal, May 1, pages 1301-1302.) (Passed on Third Reading as printed in House Journal, April 21, page 1467-1468.)

HB08-1398 by Representative(s) Buescher(D), Pommer, White; also
Senator(s) Johnson(R), Keller, Morse–Concerning the operational account of the severance tax trust fund without making any appropriations therefrom, and, in connection therewith, changing the reserve requirement, requiring most transfers from the account to be made in three
installments during a fiscal year, making the second and third transfers subject to proportional reduction if there are insufficient funds in the account to meet the reserve requirement at the end of the fiscal year, removing obsolete provisions of law, and reducing an appropriation
in the long bill as a result of such transfers. (Amended as printed in Senate Journal, May 1, page 1302-1303.) (Passed on Third Reading as printed in House Journal, April 24, page 1562-1563.)

HB08-1325 by Representative(s) Looper(R), Rose; also Senator(s) Tapia(D) – Concerning the Colorado nonimmigrant agricultural
seasonal worker pilot program, and making an appropriation therefor.
(Amended as printed in Senate Journal, May 1, page 1303 and on Third Reading, May 2 as printed in Senate Journal.) (Passed on Third Reading as printed in House Journal, April 22, page 1488.)

CONSIDERATION OF ADHERENCE
SB08-019 by Senator(s) Tapia(D), Keller; also Representative(s) McFadyen(D) --Concerning a prohibition against the shifting
of financial responsibility for negligence in motor carrier transportation agreements. (Amended as printed in House Journal, April 1, pages 1061-1062.)

CONSIDERATION OF GOVERNOR’S PARTIAL VETO

HB08-1375 by Representative(s) Buescher(D), Pommer, White; also
Senator(s) Keller(D), Morse, Johnson–Concerning the provision for payment of the expenses of the executive, legislative, and judicial departments of the state of Colorado, and of its agencies and institutions, for and during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, except as
otherwise noted. ( Veto message printed in House Journal, April 29, pages 1686-1690.)

Colorado State Senate Calendar:  Senate convenes at 10:00 am Monday, May 5

SPECIAL ORDERS–SECOND READING OF BILLS

HB08-1410 by Representative(s) Kerr A.(D), Frangas, Borodkin, Butcher, Casso, Ferrandino, Fischer, Gallegos, Green, Hodge, Kefalas, Labuda, Madden, Marshall, McFadyen, McGihon, Middleton, Peniston, Primavera, Scanlan, Soper, Todd; also Senator(s) Tochtrop(D)-- Concerning a requirement that health insurance plans include coverage for colorectal cancer prevention services, and, in connection therewith, exempting certain small group basic health plans. (State, Veterans, & Military Affairs recommends the bill be amended as printed in Senate Journal, May 1, 2008, pages 1308-1309.)

HCR08-1009 by Representative(s) Lambert(R); also Senator(s) Schultheis(R) –Submitting to the registered electors of the state of Colorado the repeal of section 7 of article XVIII of the state constitution, concerning outdated, obsolete provisions regarding land value increase.

HCR08-1008 by Representative(s) Lambert(R); also Senator(s) Schultheis(R) –Submitting to the registered electors of the state of Colorado the repeal of section 5 of article XVIII and article XXII of the state constitution, concerning the elimination of outdated obsolete provisions of the state constitution.

HB08-1356 by Representative(s) Merrifield(D), Kefalas, Soper, Weissmann; also Senator(s) Tupa(D) and Boyd(D)  --Concerning landlord and tenant relations. (Judiciary recommends the bill be amended as printed in Senate Journal, May 1, 2008, page
1313.)

HB08-1411 by Representative(s) Marshall(D), Stafford, Frangas, Massey, Borodkin, Carroll T., Liston, Madden, Primavera, Stephens; also Senator(s) Sandoval(D)--Concerning the prohibition of incentives to limit the provision of medically appropriate health care services to a covered
person. (Finance recommends the bill be amended as printed in Senate Journal, May 1, 2008, page 1314.)

HB08-1414 by Representative(s) Buescher(D); also Senator(s) Penry(R) –Concerning an increase in the regulation of the disposal of exploration and production wastes from oil and gas operations at commercial solid waste facilities pursuant to rules promulgated by the solid and hazardous waste commission. (Health and Human Services recommends the bill be amended as printed in Senate Journal, May 1, 2008, page 1315-1316.)

HB08-1415 by Representative(s) Massey(R) and Jahn(D), Looper, Todd, Kerr A., McGihon, Labuda, Frangas; also Senator(s) Gibbs(D) and Spence(R) --Concerning the designation of a portion of the limited gaming fund revenues that would otherwise be transferred to the film incentives cash fund to the Colorado office of economic development to be used for the operational expenses of the Colorado film commission, and making an appropriation in connection therewith. (Appropriations recommends the bill be amended as printed in Senate Journal, May 2, 2008, page 1339.)

HB08-1382 by Representative(s) Carroll T.(D); also Senator(s) Shaffer(D) –Concerning criminal procedural matters that affect convicted persons, and making an appropriation in connection therewith. (Judiciary recommends the bill be amended as printed in Senate Journal, May 1, 2008, pages 1310-1313.)

HB08-1407 by Representative(s) Romanoff(D); also Senator(s) Gordon(D) penalties for the unreasonable conduct of an insurance carrier. –Concerning strengthening(State, Veterans, & Military Affairs recommends the bill be amended as printed in Senate Journal, May 1, 2008, page 1309.)
(Appropriations recommends the bill be amended as printed in Senate Journal, May 2, 2008, page 1339.)

HB08-1402 by Representative(s) Gagliardi(D) and Ferrandino(D), Benefield, Borodkin, Butcher, Carroll M., Casso, Fischer, Gallegos, Green, Kerr A., McGihon, Merrifield, Middleton, Peniston, Pommer, Primavera, Solano, Soper, Todd; also Senator(s) Bacon(D), Boyd, Groff, Morse, Tapia, Tochtrop–Concerning additional protections for homeowners facing foreclosure, and making an appropriation therefor. (Local Government recommends the bill be amended as printed in Senate Journal, May 1, 2008, page 1309-1310.) (Appropriations recommends the bill be amended as printed in Senate Journal, May 2, 2008, page 1340.)

HB08-1395 by Representative(s) Marostica(R), Carroll T., Ferrandino, Gardner B., Gardner C., Hodge, Kerr J., King, Looper, Lundberg, Marshall, Massey, May M., McFadyen, McNulty, Mitchell V., Riesberg, Roberts, Rose, Sonnenberg, Stephens, Summers, Swalm, Vaad, White, Witwer; also Senator(s) Windels, Bacon, Penry–Concerning a property tax exemption for certain property leased by governmental entities that use the property for governmental purposes. (Finance recommends the bill be amended as printed in Senate Journal, May 1, 2008, page 1314.)

HB08-1412 by Representative(s) Labuda(D), Gardner B., Levy, McGihon, Roberts; also Senator(s) Brophy(R), Veiga –Concerning the revision of statutes in the  ColoradoRevised Statutes, as amended, and, in connection therewith, amending or repealing obsolete, inconsistent, and
conflicting provisions of law and clarifying the language to reflect the legislative intent of the laws. (Judiciary recommends the bill be amended as printed in Senate Journal, May 2, 2008, page 1340-1341.)

HB08-1391 by Representative(s) Romanoff(D) and Buescher(D), McGihon, Stafford, Benefield, Carroll T., Fischer, Frangas, Kefalas, Kerr J., Marostica, Massey, Primavera, Rice, Riesberg, Roberts, Scanlan, Stephens, White; also Senator(s) Keller(D) and Morse(D), Boyd–Concerning the
creation of a pilot program to provide mental health services for children who have been involved in a substantiated case of child abuse or neglect, and making an appropriation therefor. (Appropriations recommends the bill be amended as printed in Senate Journal, May 2,
2008, page 1349.)

HB08-1032 by Representative(s) Massey(R), Green, Riesberg; also Senator(s) Morse(D), Boyd–Concerning a change in payments to pharmacies for certain drugs under medicaid. (Health and Human Services recommends the bill be amended as printed in Senate Journal, April 30, 2008, pages 1265-1266.)

HB08-1406 by Representative(s) Madden(D); also Senator(s) Gordon(D) –Concerning the circulation of initiative and referendum petitions.

THIRD READING OF BILLS–FINAL PASSAGE

HB08-1394 by Representative(s) Weissmann(D); also Senator(s) Tapia(D) –Concerning reporting requirements to the committees of the general assembly, and, in connection therewith, continuing certain reporting requirements pursuant to the Colorado “Information Coordination Act”. (Amended in Special Orders as printed in Senate Journal, May 2, 2008, pages 1349-1350.)

HB08-1400 by Representative(s) Scanlan(D); also Senator(s) Gibbs(D) –Concerning the authority of the division of employment and training to use private moneys. (Amended in Special Orders as printed in Senate Journal, May 2, 2008, page 1350.)

HB08-1350 by Representative(s) Madden(D); also Senator(s) Romer(D) –Concerning the facilitation of the financing of renewable energy.
(Amended in Special Orders as printed in Senate Journal, May 2, 2008, page 1350.)

HB08-1318 by Representative(s) Lundberg(R), Balmer, Gardner B., Gardner C., Garza-Hicks, Kerr J., King, Lambert, Looper, Marostica, Massey, May M., McNulty, Mitchell V., Roberts, Rose, Sonnenberg, Summers, Swalm, Vaad, White, Witwer; also Senator(s) Taylor(R) –Concerning mitigation of the effects of the pine beetle infestation.

HB08-1405 by Representative(s) Fischer(D); also Senator(s) Shaffer(D) –Concerning the funding of the Colorado water institute, and making an appropriation therefor.

HB08-1404 by Representative(s) Stafford(D), Marostica, McGihon, Garza-Hicks, Green, Gagliardi, Primavera; also Senator(s) Keller (D) –Concerning a comprehensive review of Colorado’s child welfare system to result in the development of an action plan to provide improved protection of children, and making an appropriation in connection therewith. (Amended in Special Orders as printed in Senate Journal, May 2, 2008, page 1351..)

HB08-1389 by Representative(s) Carroll M.(D), Benefield, Borodkin, Butcher, Carroll T., Casso, Curry, Ferrandino, Fischer, Frangas, Gagliardi, Gallegos, Green, Hodge, Kefalas, Kerr A., Labuda, Levy, Madden, McFadyen, McKinley, Merrifield, Middleton, Pommer, Primavera, Solano, Soper, Stafford, Todd, Weissmann; also Senator(s) Sandoval(D), Gordon, Shaffer, Tochtrop–Concerning increased oversight of health insurance rates, and making an appropriation therefor. (Amended in Special Orders as printed in Senate Journal, May 2, 2008, page 1351.)

HB08-1386 by Representative(s) Merrifield(D); also Senator(s) Spence(R) --Concerning creation of a school leadership program within the department of education, and making an appropriation therefor.

HB08-1399 by Representative(s) Buescher(D), Carroll T., Curry, Gallegos, Gardner C., Hodge, Looper, McFadyen, Pommer, Sonnenberg, White, McKinley; also Senator(s) Isgar(D), Keller, Kester, Morse –Concerning the  use of interest from moneys in the unclaimed property tourism promotion trust fund for state agricultural efforts, and, in connection therewith, specifying how such moneys shall be distributed, clarifying that the distributions shall begin in the 2008-09 state fiscal year, and creating the agriculture management fund, and making an appropriation.

HB08-1384 by Representative(s) Todd(D) and Merrifield(D); also Senator(s) Bacon(D) –Concerning improving retention of quality educators, and making an appropriation in connection therewith. (Amended in Special Orders as printed in Senate Journal, May 2, 2008, pages 1352-1353.)

HB08-1378 by Representative(s) Kefalas(D); also Senator(s) Gordon(D) –Concerning the use of ranked voting and, in connection therewith, authorizing cities and special districts to use ranked
voting methods. (Amended in Special Orders as printed in Senate Journal, May 2, 2008, page 1353.)

HB08-1387 by Representative(s) Buescher(D), Gallegos, McFadyen, Pommer; also Senator(s) Veiga(D) --Concerning energy-related assistance to low-income households from the proceeds of the operational account of the severance tax trust fund, and making an appropriation in connection therewith. (Amended in Special Orders as printed in Senate Journal, May 2, 2008, page 1353.)

SB08-246 by Senator(s) Williams(D), McElhany, Mitchell S., Romer, Spence; also Representative(s) Jahn(D) and Lundberg(R), Massey, Balmer, Buescher, Rice, Rose–Concerning a clarification of the prohibition on selling below cost under the Colorado “Unfair Practices Act”. (Amended in Special Orders as printed in Senate Journal, May 2, 2008, page 1354.)
HB08-1401 by Representative(s) Marshall(D); also Senator(s) Gordon(D) –Concerning a requirement that the county clerk and recorder of each county send a voter information card to each registered eligible elector of the county other than an elector whose previous communication from the county clerk and recorder was returned as undeliverable, and making an appropriation therefor. (Amended in Special Orders as printed in Senate Journal, May 2, 2008, page 1351, and 1354.)

CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILLS

SB08-131 by Senator(s) Morse(D), Keller, Johnson; also Representative(s) Buescher(D), Pommer, White–Concerning an increase in the funding to the supplemental old age pension health and medical care fund from the receipts collected from the state sales and use tax. (Amended as printed in House Journal, April 24, 2008, pages 1565-1566.) (Laid over from May 2, 2008.)

SB08-152 by Senator(s) Tochtrop(D), Romer; also Representative(s) Gagliardi(D), Fischer, Kefalas–Concerning the regulation of occupational therapy practitioners, and making an appropriation therefor. (Amended as printed in House Journal, April 24, 2008, pages 1566-1567.) (Laid over from May 2, 2008.)

SB08-079 by Senator(s) Sandoval(D), Groff, Romer, Tapia, Tupa, Veiga, Williams; also Representative(s) Massey(R), Carroll T., Ferrandino, Marshall–Concerning assignment of instate student classification to a student who is a United States citizen who has attended high
school in Colorado for a specified period of time prior to the date the student received a secondary school certificate, and making an appropriation therefor. (Amended as printed in House Journal, April 24, 2008, pages 1567-1568.) (Laid over from May 2, 2008.)

SB08-026 by Senator(s) Hagedorn(D); also Representative(s) White(R) and Frangas(D)–Concerning  requirement that cigarettes sold in Colorado meet specified standards for reduced ignition propensity, and making an appropriation in connection therewith. (Amended as printed in House Journal, April 25, 2008, page 1606.) (Laid over from May 2, 2008.)

SB08-006 by Senator(s) Boyd(D), Windels; also Representative(s) Solano(D), Stafford–Concerning suspension of medicaid benefits for persons confined pursuant to a court order, and making an appropriation therefor. (Amended as printed in House Journal, April 25, 2008, page 1607.) (Laid over from May 2, 2008.)

SB08-194 by Senator(s) Hagedorn(D); also Representative(s) McGihon(D) –Concerning public health, and making an appropriation in connection therewith. (Amended as printed in House Journal, April 25, 2008, page 1607.)
(Laid over from May 2, 2008.)

SB08-119 by Senator(s) Romer(D); also Representative(s) Looper(R) –Concerning a limited exemption for water collected from residential rooftops, and, in connection therewith, directing the water resources review committee to study issues related to an exemption for water collected from
impermeable surfaces in residential developments. (Amended as printed in House Journal, April 25, 2008, page 1608.) (Laid over from May 2, 2008.)

SB08-071 by Senator(s) Gibbs(D), Boyd, Harvey, Kester, Kopp, Morse, Penry, Renfroe, Romer, Schwartz, Spence, Tapia, Wiens, Williams; also Representative(s) Scanlan(D), Benefield, Curry, Gallegos, Kefalas, Kerr A., Kerr J., Levy, Looper, Marshall, McFadyen, Peniston, Solano, White, Witwer –Concerning extension of the repeal date of the forest restoration pilot program, and, in connection therewith, extending the repeal date of the technical advisory panel, and making an appropriation.
(Amended as printed in House Journal, April 25, 2008, page 1608, and on April 28, 2008, as printed in House Journal.) (Laid over from May 2, 2008.)

SB08-168 by Senator(s) Isgar(D); also Representative(s) Curry(D) –Concerning the species conservation trust fund, and, in connection therewith, approving the species conservation eligibility list, adjusting previously-approved transfers and approvals, and making appropriations.
(Amended as printed in House Journal, April 25, 2008, page 1608.)
(Laid over from May 2, 2008.)

SB08-206 by Senator(s) Shaffer(D) and Penry(R), Bacon, Kester, Morse, Sandoval, Tapia, Tochtrop, Veiga; also Representative(s) Carroll T.(D) and Marostica, Gardner B., Jahn, Levy, Liston, Looper, Madden, Marshall, Massey, McFadyen, Pommer, Riesberg, Rose, Summers, Swalm, White-
-Concerning the authority of the state to enter into lease-purchase agreements, and, in connection therewith, authorizing lease-purchase agreements for a state justice center and a new Colorado state museum, increasing civil court fees to pay costs associated with the state justice center project, and authorizing transfers and payments from the portion of the state historical fund not reserved for the statewide grant program to pay for the Colorado statemuseum, and making an appropriation therefor. (Amended as printed in House Journal, April 28, 2008, page 1642.)
(Laid over from May 2, 2008.)

SB08-075 by Senator(s) Veiga(D), Brophy; also Representative(s) McGihon, Gardner B.(R), Levy, Roberts– Concerning implementation of recommendations of the committee on legal services in connection with legislative review of rules and regulations of state agencies. (Amended as printed in House Journal, April 28, 2008, page 1642.) (Laid over from May 2, 2008.)

SB08-013 by Senator(s) Schwartz(D); also Representative(s) Fischer(D) –Concerning the appropriation of moneys from the operational account of the severance tax trust fund to the department of natural resources for programs recommended by the executive director of the department, and, in connection therewith, reducing by a specified number of percentage points the maximum percentages of total available operational account moneys that may be appropriated for programs within the Colorado oil and gas conservation commission and the division of reclamation, mining, and safety, allowing appropriations to be made in amounts up to a specified percentage of the total available operational account moneys for programs within the division of wildlife and the division of parks and outdoor recreation, and exempting appropriations made to the division of wildlife from the two-year reserve requirement of the
operational account, and making an appropriation. (Amended as printed in House Journal, April 28, 2008, pages 1643- 1644.) (Laid over from May 2, 2008.)

SB08-060 by Senator(s) Boyd(D); also Representative(s) Summers  –Concerning the continuation of the automobile theft prevention authority, and, in connection therewith, continuing the automobile theft prevention board, and making an appropriation. (Amended as printed in House Journal, April 29, 2008, pages 1692-1693.) (Laid over from May 2, 2008.)

SB08-054 by Senator(s) Shaffer(D); also Representative(s) Carroll T.(D) –Concerning judicial performance evaluations, and making an appropriation therefor. (Amended as printed in House Journal, April 29, 2008, pages 1693-1693, and on April 30, 2008, pages 1729-1731, as printed in House Journal.) (Laid over from May 2, 2008.)

SB08-130 by Senator(s) Groff(D) and Spence(R), Romer; also Representative(s) Witwer(D) and Carroll T.(D) — Concerning authorization of school district boards of education to implement policy innovations in public schools, and, in connection therewith, enacting the “Innovation Schools Act of 2008″, and making an appropriation. (Amended as printed in House Journal, April 29, 2008, page 1694.) (Laid over from May 2, 2008.)

SB08-038 by Senator(s) Schwartz(D); also Representative(s) Massey(R) --Concerning the creation of a system of regional service areas throughout the state to support economic efficiencies in the delivery of effective public education services, and making an appropriation in connection therewith. (Amended as printed in House Journal, April 29, 2008, page 1695.) (Laid over from May 2, 2008.)

SB08-166 by Senator(s) Shaffer(D); also Representative(s) McNulty(R) –Concerning eligibility for the college opportunity fund for members of the Colorado National Guard who are eligible for in-state tuition, and making appropriation therefor. therewith. (Amended as printed in House Journal, April 29, 2008, page 1695.) (Laid over from May 2, 2008.)

SB08-184 by Senator(s) Romer(D); also Representative(s) Levy(D) –Concerning the creation of clean energy finance programs, and making an appropriation therefor. (Amended as printed in House Journal, April 29, 2008, page 1696-1697.) (Laid over from May 2, 2008.)

SB08-123 by Senator(s) Sandoval(D); also Representative(s) Madden(D) additional funding for school lunch programs, –Concerning a program to provide and making an appropriation therefor. (Amended as printed in House Journal, April 30, 2008, page 1770.) (Laid over from May 2, 2008.)

SB08-221 by Senator(s) Romer(D) and Gibbs(D); also Representative(s) Scanlan(D) and White(R) –Concerning the authority of the Colorado water resources and power development authority to issue bonds for certain projects. (Amended as printed in House Journal, April 30, 2008, page 1772.) (Laid over from May 2, 2008.)

SB08-044 by Senator(s) Renfroe(D); also Representative(s) McFadyen(D) –Concerning tuberculosis screening for higher education students. (Amended as printed in House Journal, April 30, 2008, page 1772.) (Laid over from May 2, 2008.)

SB08-210 by Senator(s) Shaffer(D); also Representative(s) Scanlan(D) –Concerning Colorado child care assistance program provider reimbursement rates. (Amended as printed in House Journal, May 1, 2008, pages 1796-1798.)

SB08-219 by Senator(s) Romer(D), Groff, Morse, Tapia, Tochtrop; also Representative(s) McFadyen(D) and Rice(D), Kerr A., Liston, Looper, Merrifield, Middleton, Pommer, Primavera, Solano–Concerning registration of massage therapists, and making an appropriation therefor. (Amended as printed in House Journal, May 1, 2008, page 1803.)

SB08-200 by Senator(s) Veiga(D); also Representative(s) Judd(D), Borodkin, Carroll M., Carroll T., Casso, Ferrandino, Frangas, Green, Kerr A., Levy, Madden, Marshall, McGihon, Pommer, Todd– Concerning the expansion of prohibitions against discrimination, and making an
appropriation therefor. (Amended as printed in House Journal, May 1, 2008, pages 1804-1805.)

SB08-238 by Senator(s) Bacon(D); also Representative(s) King(R) –Concerning a prohibition on the reproduction of sexually exploitative material in a criminal case.(Amended as printed in House Journal, May 1, 2008, page 1805.)

SB08-228 by Senator(s) Schwartz(D), Bacon, Isgar, Shaffer; also Representative(s) Curry(D), Scanlan– Concerning increased public disclosure of the contents of a notice of intent to conduct mining operations. (Amended as printed in House Journal, May 1, 2008, page 1806.)

SB08-224 by Senator(s) Harvey(R) and Tapia(D); also Representative(s) McFadyen(D) –Concerning measures to ease the regulatory burden of compliance with the “Elevator and Escalator Certification Act”. (Amended as printed in House Journal, May 1, 2008, page 1806.)

SB08-217 by Senator(s) Hagedorn(D), Johnson; also Representative(s) McGihon(D) and Massey, Roberts– Concerning the framework for developing the centennial care choices program to reform the
health care system in Colorado, and making an appropriation therefor.
(Amended as printed in House Journal, May 1, 2008, page 1816-1818, and on May 2, 2008.)

SB08-212 by Senator(s) Romer(D) and Penry, Boyd, Gibbs, Keller, Mitchell S., Morse, Schwartz, Veiga, Bacon, Gordon, Groff, Tapia, Tochtrop, Williams, Windels; also Representative(s) Witwer(R) and Scanlan(D), Benefield, Casso, Hodge, Jahn, Kerr A., Marostica, Massey, May M., McFadyen,
McNulty, Middleton, Mitchell V., Rice, Summers, Todd–Concerning alignment of preschool to postsecondary education, and making an appropriation in connection therewith. (Amended as printed in House Journal, May 1, 2008, page 1808-1809, and on May 2, 2008.)

CONSIDERATION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORTS

SB08-218 by Senator(s) Schwartz(D) and Penry(R), Isgar, Groff, Romer, Windels; also Representative(s)
Buescher(R) and Balmer(R), Fischer, Curry–Concerning the allocation of federal mineral lease revenues, and, in connection therewith, requiring federal mineral lease bonus payments to be transferred to a new local government permanent fund and a new higher education maintenance and reserve fund and specifying the circumstances in which and purposes for which moneys in the funds may be used, preserving existing allocations of federal mineral lease revenues to the state public school fund and the Colorado water conservation board construction fund and allowing a limited amount of growth in those allocations, allocating remaining federal mineral lease revenues to counties, municipalities, and school districts
through federal mineral lease-specific formula-based direct distributions and department of local affairs grants and to the higher education maintenance and reserve fund and a new higher education federal mineral lease revenues fund, specifying the circumstances in which higher education maintenance and reserve fund moneys may be expended for specified
higher education funding purposes, and making an appropriation therewith.
(Amended as printed in House Journal, April 29, 2008, page 1697-1608.)
Senate Conferees: Senators Schwartz- Chair, Penry, Isgar
House Conferees: Representatives Balmer- Chair, Buescher, and Curry
Senate members granted permission to go beyond the scope of the differences between the two houses. (First Report of First Conference Committee printed in Senate Journal, May 2, 2008, pages 1343-1344.)

SB08-018 by Senator(s) Windels(D); also Representative(s) Massey(R) –Concerning changes to the statutes related to higher education, and, in connection therewith, clarifying the roles of the department of higher education and the Colorado commission on higher education,
consolidating provisions related to the private occupational school division, and repealing obsolete provisions. (Amended as printed in House Journal, March 6, 2008, page 758.) Senate Conferees: Senators Windels- Chair, Bacon, Penry House Conferees: Representatives Massey- Chair, Merrifield, Middleton House and Senate members granted permission to go beyond the scope of the differences between the two houses. (First Report of First Conference Committee printed in Senate Journal, May 2, 2008, pages
1357-1358.)

SB08-205 by Senator(s) Gordon(D) and Mitchell S.(R), Bacon, Boyd, Brophy, Cadman, Gibbs, Groff,
Hagedorn, Isgar, Johnson, Keller, Kester, Morse, Romer, Schwartz, Shaffer, Tapia, Tochtrop, Williams, Windels; also Representative(s) King(R) and Jahn(D), Stafford, Benefield, Borodkin, Buescher, Butcher, Carroll M., Carroll T., Casso, Curry, Ferrandino, Fischer, Frangas, Gagliardi, Gallegos, Green, Hodge, Kefalas, Kerr A., Kerr J., Labuda, Levy, Looper, Madden, Marostica, Marshall, Massey, May M., McFadyen, McGihon, McKinley, McNulty, Merrifield, Middleton, Mitchell V., Peniston, Pommer, Primavera, Rice, Roberts, Rose, Scanlan, Solano, Sonnenberg, Todd, Weissmann, White, Witwer–Concerning judicial remedies when a law enforcement agency fails to preserve evidence that is subject to a judicial order. (Amended as printed in House Journal, April 22, 2008, pages 1510-1511.) Senate Conferees: Senators Gordon- Chair. Morse, Mitchell
House Conferees: Representatives King- Chair, Buescher, Jahn
House and Senate members granted permission to go beyond the scope of the differences between the two houses. (First Report of First Conference Committee printed in Senate Journal, May 2, 2008, pages 1356-1357.)
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES TO REPORT

HB08-1240 by Representative(s) Butcher(D), Liston; also Senator(s) Sandoval(D) --Concerning continuation of the regulation of debt collection, and, in connection therewith, repealing the collection
agency board. (Amended as printed in Senate Journal, April 29, 2008, page 1237.) House Conferees: Representatives Butcher- Chair, Carroll M., Stephens Senate Conferees: Senators Sandoval- Chair, Takis, Kopp
House members granted permission to go beyond the scope of the differences between the two houses

HB08-1388 by Representative(s) Pommer(R); also Senator(s) Windels(D) –Concerning the financing of public schools, and making an appropriation therefor. (Amended as printed in Senate Journal, May 1, 2008, page 1290-1294.) House Conferees: Representatives Pommer- Chair, Merrifield, Massey Senate Conferees: Senators Windels- Chair, Tupa, Penry, House and Senate members granted permission to go beyond the scope of the differences between the two houses. HB08-1329 by Representative(s) Marshall; also Senator(s) Gordon–Concerning procedures for updating voter registration lists as applied to registered electors deemed inactive in connection with mail ballot elections. (Amended as printed in Senate Journal, April 22, 2008, pages 1086-1087, House Conferees: Representatives Marshall- Chair, Weissmann, Balmer Senate Conferees: Senators Gordon-Chair, Windels, Cadman House members granted permission to go beyond the scope of the differences between the
two houses.

SB08-183 by Senator(s) Mitchell S.(R); also Representative(s) Todd(D) --Concerning the effect of DNA evidence of nonparentage on child-related orders. (Amended as printed in House Journal, April 30, 2008, page 1772.) Senate Conferees: Senators Mitchell- Chair, Gordon, Bacon House Conferees: Representatives Todd- Chair, Stafford, Gardner B.

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