Date: 05/08/2017
Location: LSB B

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Moved to refer House Joint Resolution 17-1034 to t Postpone House Joint Resolution 17-1034 indefinite	PASS

04:57 PM -- HJR17-1034

The committee took a brief recess.


05:00 PM

Representative Lontine called the committee back to order. Representative Singer and Representative Saine presented House Joint Resolution 17-1034. The resolution concerns an application to the U.S. Congress to call a convention under Article V of the U.S. Constitution for the purpose of proposing an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.

Representative Saine and Representative Singer answered questions from the committee.

05:27 PM -- Keara Fenzel, Colorado AFL-CIO, testified in opposition to the bill.

05:30 PM -- Bob Barry, U.S. Term Limits, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Barry answered questions from the committee.

05:37 PM -- Elena Nunez, Colorado Common Cause, testified in opposition to the bill.


05:40 PM

Representative Singer and Representative Saine made concluding remarks on about the resolution.

BILL:	HJR17-1034
TIME:	05:44:04 PM
MOVED:	Hooton
MOTION:	Moved to refer House Joint Resolution 17-1034 to the Full House. The motion died due to lack of second.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Benavidez
	Hooton
	Humphrey
	Leonard
	Melton
	Weissman
	Williams D.
	Lontine
	Foote
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION:

BILL:	HJR17-1034
TIME:	05:44:22 PM
MOVED:	Melton
MOTION:	Postpone House Joint Resolution 17-1034 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 8-1.
SECONDED:	Benavidez
		VOTE
	Benavidez	Yes
	Hooton	No
	Humphrey	Yes
	Leonard	Yes
	Melton	Yes
	Weissman	Yes
	Williams D.	Yes
	Lontine	Yes
	Foote	Yes
Final YES: 8 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

05:45 PM

The committee adjourned.