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HOUSE JOURNAL
SIXTY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

STATE OF COLORADO
First Regular Session
Ninety-seventh Legislative Day
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Monday, April 18, 2005

Prayer by the Reverend Brad Meuli, Denver Rescue Mission.

The Speaker called the House to order at 10:00 a.m.
Pledge of Allegiance led by Jordan Witt, Justice Hayes, Polton
Elementary School, Cherry Creek.
The roll was called with the following result:
Present--63.
Excused--Representatives McFadyen, Plant --2.
Present after roll call--Representatives McFadyen, Plant.
The Speaker declared a quorum present.
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On motion of Representative Penry, the reading of the journal of
April 15, 2005, was declared dispensed with and approved as corrected
by the Chief Clerk.
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CONSIDERATION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

HB05-1194

by Representative(s) Romanoff; also Senator(s) Johnson,

Groff, Anderson, Entz, Fitz-Gerald, Gordon, Isgar, Keller,
Kester, Tapia, Taylor--Concerning the retention of state
revenues in excess of the limitation on state fiscal year
spending in section 20 (7) of article X of the state
constitution in order to provide a more stable means of
funding state budgetary needs, and, in connection
therewith, authorizing the state to retain and spend all
state revenues in excess of the constitutional limitation on
state fiscal year spending for the next five fiscal years
beginning with the 2005-06 fiscal year, authorizing the
state to retain and spend a capped amount of state
revenues in excess of such limitation for the 2010-11
fiscal year and for each succeeding fiscal year, based on a
formula that includes annual adjustments for inflation and
changes in state population, and requiring the retained
excess state revenues to be used to fund transportation,
education, health care, and pension plans for firefighters
and police officers.

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(Conference committee report printed in House Journal, April 5, pages

924-926.)
On motion of Representative Romanoff, the Conference Committee
Report was adopted by the following roll call vote:
YES

Balmer
Benefield
Berens
Borodkin
Boyd
Brophy
Buescher
Butcher
Cadman
Carroll M
Carroll T
Cerbo
Clapp
Cloer
Coleman
Crane

47

NO

18

N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
N

Curry
Decker
Frangas
Gallegos
Garcia
Green
Hall
Harvey
Hefley
Hodge
Hoppe
Jahn
Judd
Kerr
King
Knoedler

Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N

EXCUSED

Larson
Lindstrom
Liston
Lundberg
Madden
Marshall
Massey
May
McCluskey
McFadyen
McGihon
McKinley
Merrifield
Paccione
Penry
Plant

00

Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y

ABSENT

Pommer
Ragsdale
Riesberg
Rose
Schultheis
Solano
Soper
Stafford
Stengel
Sullivan
Todd
Vigil
Weissmann
Welker
White
Witwer
Speaker

00

Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y

The question being "Shall the bill, as amended, pass?".

A roll call vote was taken. As shown by the following recorded vote, a
majority of those elected to the House voted in the affirmative and the
bill, as amended, was declared repassed.
YES

Balmer
Benefield
Berens
Borodkin
Boyd
Brophy
Buescher
Butcher
Cadman
Carroll M
Carroll T
Cerbo
Clapp
Cloer
Coleman
Crane

46

NO

19

N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
N

Curry
Decker
Frangas
Gallegos
Garcia
Green
Hall
Harvey
Hefley
Hodge
Hoppe
Jahn
Judd
Kerr
King
Knoedler

Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N

EXCUSED

Larson
Lindstrom
Liston
Lundberg
Madden
Marshall
Massey
May
McCluskey
McFadyen
McGihon
McKinley
Merrifield
Paccione
Penry
Plant

00

Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y

Co-sponsor added: Representative Berens.

ABSENT

Pommer
Ragsdale
Riesberg
Rose
Schultheis
Solano
Soper
Stafford
Stengel
Sullivan
Todd
Vigil
Weissmann
Welker
White
Witwer
Speaker

00

Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y

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MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

The Senate has voted not to concur in House Amendments to SB05-209,
and requests that a Conference Committee be appointed. The President
appointed Senators Tapia, Chairman, Owen and Keller, as members of