[Colorado-talk] Call Your Senators

[Scott C. LaBarre]

Greetings:

As you know, last week our bill passed the Senate State Affairs Committee.  Now, it is before the  Senate Appropriations Committee.  As you may also know, the Deaf Association was opposing H.B. 1274 to create the Colorado Commission for the Blind largely because they didn't think that Disabled Telephone Users Fund money should be used to pay for the Commission.  It is unclear whether the Deaf Association has dropped its  opposition or not.  The Fund has a $400,000.00 surplus and can easily handle the Commission's fiscal note of $100,000.00 or so.  Additionally, because the Commission will address communication barriers blind folks face in getting employment, the Commission is an appropriate use of the Fund.  

Again, please tell your Senators to support H.B. 1274.  Below is a list with the Appropriations Committee and their contact info.   The Committee will hear this bill and several others Monday morning starting at 8:00 a.m.  You can listen on-line by going to www.leg.state.co.us and then click on audio broadcasts.  At that point, look for the link to Senate hearing Room 356.

Please contact the Appropriation  Committee over the weekend.  Thanks for your help and stay tuned because this will move fast to the Senate Floor when we will need to generate more  calls.  We may need to have some amendments as well.  Please stay closely tuned.  The Committee info is below my contact info.

    
Scott C. LaBarre, Esq.

LaBarre Law Offices P.C.
1660 South Albion Street, Ste. 918
Denver, Colorado 80222
303 504-5979 (voice)
303 757-3640 (fax)
slabarre at labarrelaw.com (e-mail)
www.labarrelaw.com (website)

Senate Appropriations

 

Brophy, Greg 303-866-6360 greg at gregbrophy.net

Groff, Peter C. 303-866-4864 peter.groff.senate at state.co.us

Harvey, Ted 
 303-866-4881 ted.harvey.senate at state.co.us

Johnson, Steve 303-866-4853 steve.johnson.senate at state.co.us

Keller, Maryanne "Moe"  
303-866-4856     moe.keller.senate at state.co.us

Kopp, Mike 
303-866-4859 mike.kopp.senate at state.co.us

Takis, Stephanie 303-866-4855 stephanie.takis.senate at state.co.us

Tapia, Abel J. 303-866-2581 abel.tapia.senate at state.co.us

Veiga, Jennifer 303-866-4861 jennifer.veiga.senate at state.co.us

Windels, Sue 303-866-4840 senatorwindels at comcast.net

 
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Greetings:
 
As you know, last week our bill passed the Senate State Affairs Committee.  Now, it is before the  Senate Appropriations Committee.  As you may also know, the Deaf Association was opposing H.B. 1274 to create the Colorado Commission for the Blind largely because they didn't think that Disabled Telephone Users Fund money should be used to pay for the Commission.  It is unclear whether the Deaf Association has dropped its  opposition or not.  The Fund has a $400,000.00 surplus and can easily handle the Commission's fiscal note of $100,000.00 or so.  Additionally, because the Commission will address communication barriers blind folks face in getting employment, the Commission is an appropriate use of the Fund. 
 
Again, please tell your Senators to support H.B. 1274.  Below is a list with the Appropriations Committee and their contact info.   The Committee will hear this bill and several others Monday morning starting at 8:00 a.m.  You can listen on-line by going to http://www.leg.state.co.us www.leg.state.co.us
and then click on audio broadcasts.  At that point, look for the link to Senate hearing Room 356.
 
Please contact the Appropriation  Committee over the weekend.  Thanks for your help and stay tuned because this will move fast to the Senate Floor when we will need to generate more  calls.  We may need to have some amendments as well.  Please stay closely tuned.  The Committee info is below my contact info.
 
    
Scott C. LaBarre, Esq.
 
LaBarre Law Offices P.C.
1660 South Albion Street, Ste. 918
Denver, Colorado 80222
303 504-5979 (voice)
303 757-3640 (fax)
mailto:slabarre at labarrelaw.com slabarre at labarrelaw.com
(e-mail)
http://www.labarrelaw.com www.labarrelaw.com
(website)
 
Senate Appropriations
 
Brophy, Greg 303-866-6360 mailto:greg at gregbrophy.net greg at gregbrophy.net
Groff, Peter C.
303-866-4864 mailto:peter.groff.senate at state.co.us peter.groff.senate at state.co.us
Harvey
, Ted
 
303-866-4881 mailto:ted.harvey.senate at state.co.us ted.harvey.senate at state.co.us
Johnson, Steve
303-866-4853 mailto:steve.johnson.senate at state.co.us steve.johnson.senate at state.co.us
Keller, Maryanne "Moe"
 
303-866-4856 mailto:moe.keller.senate at state.co.us     moe.keller.senate at state.co.us
Kopp, Mike
303-866-4859 mailto:mike.kopp.senate at state.co.us mike.kopp.senate at state.co.us
Takis, Stephanie
303-866-4855 mailto:stephanie.takis.senate at state.co.us stephanie.takis.senate at state.co.us
Tapia, Abel J.
303-866-2581 mailto:abel.tapia.senate at state.co.us abel.tapia.senate at state.co.us
Veiga, Jennifer
303-866-4861 mailto:jennifer.veiga.senate at state.co.us jennifer.veiga.senate at state.co.us
Windels, Sue
303-866-4840 mailto:senatorwindels at comcast.net senatorwindels at comcast.net