Legislative Voice

Consumers United Association Legislative Update February 7,2005

Bills & Committees Health Coverage Dependent Child Motor Vehicle Insurance Fines Identity Theft House Business Affairs and Labor Committee House Transportation & Energy Committee House Judiciary Committee Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee Greetings! We are writing to inform you of some legislative activities that may be of interest to Consumers United Association members. CUA encourages our members to be actively involved in issues that impact your personal finances. While CUA does advocate for our members, it is extremely important for individuals to contact their own representatives to let them know their views. This information includes how to contact legislators to express your opinions about these issues. The following bills are being considered this week in committee. To express your views on these bills, contact committee members. This is especially important if you live in the district of one of the committee members but it is still valuable for you to call even if you do not live in their district. To find out who the elected officials are for your district, go to: Project Vote Smart. You will need your nine-digit zip code. Renee Beauregard Health Coverage Dependent Child HB05-1101 Removes the requirement that an unmarried child under age 25 must be enrolled in school full time to be considered a dependent. Prohibits insurance companies from refusing to provide coverage. View this bill Sponsors: Representative Ann McGihon (D) District 3 Telephone: 303-866-2921 Senator Brandon Shaffer (D) District 17 Telephone: 303-866-5291 Assigned to House Business Affairs and Labor Committee (below) Committee meets Wednesday, February 9 Take our poll, do you support this bill? Motor Vehicle Insurance Fines HB05-1167 Allows a person who is convicted of driving without insurance to use all but $100 of the fine to purchase 6 months' worth of insurance for a first offense or one year's worth of insurance for a second or subsequent offense within 5 years. View this bill Sponsors: Rep. Dorothy Butcher (D) District 46 Telephone: 303-866-2968 Sen. Abel Tapia (D) District 3 303-866-2581 Assigned to House Transportation and Energy Committee (below) Committee meets Wednesday, February 9 Take our poll, do you support this bill? Identity Theft HB05-1116 - Identity Theft Makes ID Theft a class 4 felony and adds applying for government ID under false identity to the crime of impersonation. View this bill Sponsor: Rep. Bill Crane (R) District 27 Telephone: 303-866-2947 Assigned to House Assigned to Judiciary Committee (below) Committee meets Thursday, February 10 SB05-137 - Identity Theft Security Freezes Permits a consumer to put a security freeze on his or her credit report, to take it off if necessary and allows a consumer to bring civil right of action against a credit reporting agency if information is released in violation of the security freeze. Requires that a consumer be notified of the right to place a security freeze and prohibits a credit reporting agency from furnishing a consumer's credit header to someone who does not have a permissible basis to obtain the consumer credit header. View this bill Sponsors: Sen. Dan Grossman (D) District 32 Telephone: 303-866-4852 Rep. Angela Paccione (D) District 53 Telephone: 303-866-2917 Rep. Jerry Frangas (D) District 4 Telephone: 303-866-2954 Assigned to Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee Committee meets Monday, February 14 Take our poll, do you support these bills? House Business Affairs and Labor Committee Rep. Rosemary Marshall (D) District 8, Chairman Telephone: 303-866-2959 Rep. Mike Cerbo (D) District 2, Vice Chairman Telephone: 303-866-2911 Rep. David Balmer (R) District 39 Telephone: 303-866-2935 Rep. Alice Borodkin (D) District 9 Telephone: 303-866-2910 Rep. Dorothy Butcher (D) District 46 Telephone: 303-866-2968 Rep. Morgan Carroll (D) District 36 Telephone: 303-866-2942 Rep. Fran Coleman (D) District 1 Telephone: 303-866-2966 Rep. Matt Knoedler (R) District 22 Telephone: 303-866-2927 Rep. Larry Liston (R) District 16 Telephone: 303-866-2965 Rep. Tom Massey (R) District 60 Telephone: 303-866-2747 Rep. Bob McCluskey (R) District 52 Telephone: 303-866-4569 Rep. Angela Paccione (D) District 53 Telephone: 303-866-2917 Rep. Al White (R) District 57 Telephone: 303-866-2949 House Transportation & Energy Committee Rep. Jack Pommer (D) District 11, Chairman Telephone: 303-866-2780 Rep. Alice McFadyen (D) District 47, Vice Chairman Telephone: 303-866-2905 Rep. Alice Borodkin (D) District 9 Telephone: 303-866-2910 Rep. Bill Cadman (R) District 15 Telephone: 303-866-5525 Rep. Gwyn Green (D) District 23 Telephone: 303-866-2951 Rep. Lynn Hefley (R) District 20 Telephone: 303-866-2924 Rep. Matt Knoedler (R) District 22 Telephone: 303-866-2927 Rep. Mark Larson (R) District 59 Telephone: 303-866-2914 Rep. Gary Lindstrom (D) District 56 Telephone: 303-866-2952 Rep. Ann Ragsdale (D) District 35 Telephone: 303-866-2843 Rep. Jim Welker (R) District 51 Telephone: 303-866-2947 House Judiciary Committee Rep. Terrance Carroll (D) District 7, Chairman Telephone: 303-866-2947 Rep. Morgan Carroll (D) District 36, Vice Chairman Telephone: 303-866-2942 Rep. Betty Boyd (D) District 26 Telephone: 303-866-2923 Rep. Greg Brophy (R) District 63 Telephone: 303-866-2906 Rep. Richard Decker (R) District 19 Telephone: 303-866-2946 Rep. Ted Harvey (R) District 43 Telephone: 303-866-2936 Rep. Lynn Hefley (R) District 20 Telephone: 303-866-2924 Rep. Cheri Jahn (D) District 24 Telephone: 303-866-5522 Rep. Joel Judd (D) District 5 Telephone: 303-866-2925 Rep. Jim Kerr (R) District 28 Telephone: 303-866-2939 Rep. Ann McGihon (D) District 3 Telephone: 303-866-2921 Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee Sen. Jennifer Veiga (D), District 31,Chair Telephone: 303-866-4861 Sen. Lois Tochtrop (D) District 24, Vice Chair Telephone: 303-866-4863 Sen. John Evans (R) District 30 Telephone: 303-866-4881 Sen. Deanna Hanna (D) District 21 Telephone: 303-866-4857 Sen. Andy McElheny (R) District 12 Telephone: 303-866-4866 Sen. Takis (D) District 25 Telephone: 303-866-4855 Sen. Tom Wiens (R) District 4 Telephone: 303-866-4869 Quick Links... Consumers United Association Colorado Legislature

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