Key Votes
HB 1228 - Establishes a Background Check Fee - Key Vote
Colorado Key Votes
Millie Hamner voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
- March 20, 2013 Executive Signed
- March 11, 2013 Senate Bill Passed
- Feb. 18, 2013 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 7, 2013 Introduced
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Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - March 20, 2013
Title: Establishes a Background Check Fee
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (19-16) - March 11, 2013 (Key vote)
Title: Establishes a Background Check Fee
Vote to pass a bill that establishes a fee for background checks when purchasing or transferring a firearm, effective July 1, 2014.
- Requires the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to establish a fee for instant criminal background checks on firearm purchases and transfers (Sec. 1).
- Establishes the instant criminal background check cash fund, funded by the fees of firearm background checks, to cover the costs of performing background checks (Sec. 1).
- Authorizes the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to continue using general funds to perform background checks for 6 months, or until the instant criminal background check cash fund has sufficient funds to support the background checks, whichever comes first (Sec. 1).
- Specifies that the amount of the fee shall not exceed the direct and indirect costs necessary to complete the criminal background check (Sec. 1).
- Requires the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to report the number of full time employees performing background checks and the calculations used to determine the amount of the fee imposed for background checks to the Joint Budget Committee annually on January 15th (Sec. 1).
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (33-32) - Feb. 18, 2013 (Key vote)
Title: Establishes a Background Check Fee
Vote to pass a bill that establishes a fee for background checks when purchasing or transferring a firearm, effective July 1, 2014.
- Requires the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to establish a fee for instant criminal background checks on firearm purchases and transfers (Sec. 1).
- Establishes the instant criminal background check cash fund, funded by the fees of firearm background checks, to cover the costs of performing background checks (Sec. 1).
- Authorizes the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to continue using general funds to perform background checks for 6 months, or until the instant criminal background check cash fund has sufficient funds to support the background checks, whichever comes first (Sec. 1).
- Specifies that the amount of the fee shall not exceed the direct and indirect costs necessary to complete the criminal background check (Sec. 1).
- Requires the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to report the number of full time employees performing background checks and the calculations used to determine the amount of the fee imposed for background checks to the Joint Budget Committee annually on January 15th (Sec. 1).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 7, 2013
Title: Establishes a Background Check Fee
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Irene Aguilar (CO - D)
- Morgan L. Carroll (CO - D)
- Crisanta Duran (CO - D)
- Mark Ferrandino (CO - D)
- Rhonda Fields (CO - D)
- Randy Fischer (CO - D)
- Mike Foote (CO - D)
- Angela Giron (CO - D)
- Lucia Guzman (CO - D)
- Mary A. Hodge (CO - D)
- Evie Hudak (CO - D)
- Dickey Lee Hullinghorst (CO - D)
- Matt Jones (CO - D)
- Claire Levy (CO - D)
- Elizabeth H. 'Beth' McCann (CO - D)
- Jovan Melton (CO - D)
- Dominick Moreno (CO - D)
- John P. Morse (CO - D)
- Linda M. Newell (CO - D)
- Jeanne Nicholson (CO - D)
- Daniel R. 'Dan' Pabon (CO - D)
- Cherylin N. Peniston (CO - D)
- Paul B. Rosenthal (CO - D)
- Su Ryden (CO - D)
- Joseph A. Salazar (CO - D)
- Sue Schafer (CO - D)
- Patrick 'Pat' Steadman (CO - D)
- Nancy Janann Todd (CO - D)
- Jessie Ulibarri (CO - D)
- Angela Williams (CO - D)
