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Status of Select Bills of Interest
to the Fire
Service
April 06, 2008
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Bill
Number: |
SB08-001 |
Current
Version of Bill: |
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Bill Title: |
Concerning
Creation of a School Safety Resource Center
within the Department of Public Safety. |
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Prime
Sponsors: |
Sen. Morse, Rep. Stephens |
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Summary: |
Creates
in the department of public safety the
school safety resource center to assist
schools in preventing, preparing for,
responding to, and recovering from
emergencies and crisis situations. Sets
forth the duties of the center. Authorizes
the center to employ staff and contract for
services. |
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Position: |
Monitor |
Position
Paper: |
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Status: |
SB08-11 is scheduled to be heard by Senate
Appropriations Committee on Wednesday, April
9, 2008 at 7:30 A.M. in SCR 356. |
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History |
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01/9/2008 Introduced In
Senate - Assigned to
Education
01/23/2008
Senate Committee on Education Refer
Unamended to Judiciary
02/06/2008
Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended
to Appropriations |
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Bill
Number: |
SB08-009 |
Current
Version of Bill: |
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Bill Title: |
Concerning
Measures to Ensure the Proper Payment of
Fire and Police Pension Benefits. |
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Prime
Sponsors: |
Sen.
Tochtrop, Rep. Rice |
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Summary: |
Establishes penalties related
to fire and police pension death and
disability survivor benefits for a member
who, as otherwise required by law, fails to
submit to a medical examination or fails to
provide information to the board of
directors of the fire and police pension
association or its designee. |
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Position: |
Monitor |
Position
Paper: |
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History |
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01/9/2008
Introduced In Senate - Assigned
to Local Government
01/31/2008
Senate Committee on Local Government Pass
Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
02/15/2008
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
02/18/2008
Senate Third Reading Passed
02/18/2008
Introduced In House - Assigned to Local
Government
02/28/2008
House Committee on Local Government Pass
Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
03/03/2008
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed
03/04/2008
House Third Reading Passed
03/03/2008
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed
03/04/2008 House Third Reading Passed
03/13/2008 Sent to the Governor |
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Bill
Number: |
SB08-011 |
Current
Version of Bill: |
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Bill Title: |
Concerning
Funding for the Provision of Uncompensated
Trauma Care to Persons Injured in Motor
Vehicle Accidents in Colorado. |
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Prime
Sponsors: |
Sen.
Morse, Rep. Massey |
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Summary: |
Establishes the emergency responders and
trauma care reimbursement program in the
department of public health and environment
to reimburse emergency and trauma care
providers for uncompensated care provided to
patients injured in a motor vehicle
accident. |
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Position: |
Support |
Position
Paper: |
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History |
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01/9/2008
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health
and Human Services |
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Bill
Number: |
SB08-026 |
Current
Version of Bill: |
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Bill Title: |
Concerning a
Requirement that Cigarettes Sold in Colorado
Meet Specified Standards for Reduced
Ignition Propensity. |
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Prime
Sponsors: |
Sen. Hagedorn, Rep. White |
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Summary: |
Requires
all cigarettes sold in Colorado on or after
July 31, 2009, to be tested for, and to
meet, specified standards for reduced
ignition propensity. Specifies labeling to
identify complying cigarettes. Prescribes
the testing methods to be used. Requires
manufacturers to certify in writing that
their cigarettes have been tested and meet
the standards. |
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Position: |
Support |
Position
Paper: |
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Status: |
SB-26 was heard by House
Health and Human Services Committee on
March 10, 2008. The bill was amended
and was passed to House Appropriations
Committee on a vote of 13-0. |
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History |
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01/9/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to
Health and Human Services
01/23/2008
Senate Committee on Health and Human
Services - Witness Testimony Only
01/30/2008
Senate Committee on Health and Human
Services Refer Amended to Appropriations
02/15/2008
Senate Committee on Appropriations Pass
Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
02/22/2008
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
02/25/2008
Senate Third Reading Passed
02/26/2008
Introduced In House - Assigned to Health and
Human Services + Appropriations
03/10/2008
House Committee on Health and Human Services
Refer Amended to Appropriations |
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Additional
Information: |
Coalition for
Fire Safe Cigarettes
Website |
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U.S. Fire
Administration Kicks Off Public Safety
Campaign to End #1 Cause of Preventable Home
Fire Deaths – Fires Caused By Smoking
Materials
(01/09/08) |
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State Lawmakers
Consider Self-Extinguishing Cigarettes
9News, August 27, 2007 |
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Bill Would Require
Smokeless Cigarettes
Rocky Mountain News, August 30, 2007 |
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NFPA's
Smoking-Material Fire Problem Report
NFPA, November 2007 (270 KB) |
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Regulating Cigarettes
for Fire Safety
Harvard School of Public Health, May 2007 (2
MB) |
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Behavioral Mitigation
of Smoking Fires
USFA
& NFPA, February 2006 (5 MB)
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The Effect of the New
York State Cigarette Fire Safety Standard on
Ignition Propensity, Smoke Toxicity, and the
Consumer Market, January 24, 2005
(434 KB) |
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Residential Smoking
Fires and Casualties
U.S. Fire Administration June 2005 (136 KB)
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The Case for Fire-Safe
Cigarettes Made Through Industry,
October 2002 (220 KB) |
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