h_tra_2016a_2016-01-20t13:29:31z2 Hearing Summary

Date: 01/20/2016

01:51 PM -- HB 16-1060



Representative Tyler presented House Bill 16-1060 to the committee. The bill requires the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to erect and maintain a permanent roadside memorial for every Colorado State Patrol officer who has perished on the highway in the line of duty. CDOT is required to use gifts, grants, and donations to fund these memorials.



01:53 PM -- Terry Campbell, representing the Association of Colorado State Patrol Professionals, and Lieutenant Colonel Brenda Leffler, representing the Colorado State Patrol, testified in support of the bill.

02:01 PM -- Carole Adler, representing Colorado State Patrol, testified in support of the bill. A photograph of a memorial set up for a state trooper who was killed in the line of duty was distributed to the committee (Attachment B).



160120 AttachB.pdf

02:04 PM -- Jayne Davisson, representing the Association of Colorado State Patrol Professionals, testified in support of the bill.

02:06 PM -- Peg Ackerman, representing the County Sheriffs of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.



02:07 PM



Representative Tyler made his closing comments on the bill. Committee discussion ensued.