To the Governor

Bill No.: HB 1019 Digest: Criminal law matters.
Authors/Coauthors: Duncan, Summers
04/25/2007 H House reconsidered and concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 576: Yeas 91, Nays 0
This bill primarily has to do with the elements involved in deprivation of child custody crimes.
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Bill No.: HB 1092 Digest: Military service benefits.
Authors/Coauthors: Avery, Hinkle, Stilwell, Reske
04/25/2007 H House reconsidered and concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 577: Yeas 92, Nays 0
Mostly this bill imposes a requirement that employers allow family members of military personnel called to active duty up to 10 days of unpaid leave. However, there is also an interesting provision that forbids hotel and motel owners from refusing to rent a room to a person solely because the person is under 21 if that person is on active duty. I’m not so sure about that last one. I’m all for making sure military personnel aren’t denied lodging, but I think the reasons that make hotel owners reluctant to rent their property to young people between 18 and 21 are probably still equally valid concerns if we’re talking about a young soldier on leave from the Army. In my experience, those guys drink harder than just about anybody when given the opportunity.

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Bill No.: HB 1220 Digest: Adult protective services.
Authors/Coauthors: Hoy, Dickinson
04/25/2007 H House reconsidered and concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 579: Yeas 93, Nays 0
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Bill No.: HB 1278 Digest: Local government investment pool.
Authors/Coauthors: Austin, V. Smith
04/25/2007 H House concurred in Senate amendments; >
This bill allows local governments to deposit money with the State Treasurer for investment. Seems to maintain liquidity and conservative investments but presumably reduce administrative costs by pooling resources.
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Bill No.: HB 1287 Digest: Jury selection.
Authors/Coauthors: Richardson, Dvorak, Grubb, Koch
04/25/2007 H House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 581: Yeas 89, Nays 2
Primarily appears to be a house keeping bill, re-organizing the jury selection codification. Also allows a county to use unencumbered money in its jury pay fund to improve the county’s jury system.
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Bill No.: HB 1348 Digest: Medicaid reimbursement for umbilical cord blood.
Authors/Coauthors: Welch, Koch, Battles, Turner
04/25/2007 H House reconsidered and concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 578: Yeas 89, Nays 0
Requires the office of Medicaid policy and planning to apply to the federal government for authorization to reimburse a health care provider under Medicaid for the collection of cord blood from a pregnant Medicaid recipient upon the birth of a newborn.
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Bill No.: HB 1557 Digest: Various financial institutions matters.
Authors/Coauthors: Burton, Bardon
04/25/2007 H House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 583: Yeas 91, Nays 0
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Bill No.: HB 1739 Digest: Sale of handguns.
Authors/Coauthors: Pelath, Denbo, Murphy, Reske
04/25/2007 H House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 582: Yeas 83, Nays 9
I tend to think of this as the Wolverines! bill. It eliminates the requirement that a handgun dealer, after selling a handgun to a purchaser, forward to the state police department a copy of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Form 4473 completed and signed by the purchaser. I believe it was the 4473 registry that the Cubans used to figure out which Coloradans had firearms. I suppose it’s beside the point to question why the heck you’re sending the Cubans to Colorado? Seems like some Siberian-trained, Afghanistan-hardened Soviets would be more appropriate.

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Bill No.: SB 286 Digest: Environmental crimes and infractions.
Authors/Coauthors: Kenley, Bray, Broden, Gard
04/25/2007 S Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 465: Yeas 43, Nays 0
Among other things: Makes violations of certain environmental statutes or permits Class D felonies. Makes certain environmental crimes Class C felonies if the crimes result in the death of a person. Requires a court to consider any improper economic benefit received by a defendant, including unjust enrichment, in determining the level of fine to impose. Provides that a person who makes a material misstatement in an application for a permit or for certain forms of financial assistance commits a Class D felony. Makes poisoning a water supply or tampering with a water supply with intent to cause serious bodily injury a Class B felony.

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Bill No.: SB 506 Digest: Private investigator and security guard licensing.
Authors/Coauthors: Merritt, Wyss, Rogers
04/25/2007 S Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 466: Yeas 40, Nays 0
Changes the detective license law to the private investigator firm license law and the security guard agency license law and also establishes: (1) the private investigator and security guard licensing board; and (2) requirements for security guard agency licensing.