HB 1228 - Establishes a Background Check Fee - Colorado Key Vote
John Hickenlooper signed this Legislation.
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Timeline
- Executive Signed
- March 20, 2013
- Senate Bill Passed
- March 11, 2013
- House Bill Passed
- Feb. 18, 2013
- Introduced
- Feb. 7, 2013
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Title: Establishes a Background Check Fee
Signed by Governor John Hickenlooper
Title: Establishes a Background Check Fee
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that establishes a fee for background checks when purchasing or transferring a firearm, effective July 1, 2014.
Highlights:
- 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).
Title: Establishes a Background Check Fee
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that establishes a fee for background checks when purchasing or transferring a firearm, effective July 1, 2014.
Highlights:
- 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).
Title: Establishes a Background Check Fee
- Irene Aguilar (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Morgan L. Carroll (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Crisanta Duran (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Mark Ferrandino (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Rhonda Fields (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Randy Fischer (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Mike Foote (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Angela Giron (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Lucia Guzman (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Mary A. Hodge (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Evie Hudak (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dickey Lee Hullinghorst (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Matt Jones (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Claire Levy (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Elizabeth H. 'Beth' McCann (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jovan Melton (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dominick Moreno (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- John P. Morse (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Linda M. Newell (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jeanne Nicholson (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Daniel R. 'Dan' Pabon (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Cherylin N. Peniston (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Paul B. 'Rosey' Rosenthal (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Su Ryden (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph A. Salazar (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Sue Schafer (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick 'Pat' Steadman (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Nancy Janann Todd (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jessie Ulibarri (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Angela Williams (CO - D) (Out Of Office)