JERRY SONNENBERG

Colorado State Representative, District 65

200 East Colfax

Denver, CO 80203

Phone: 303-866-3706

Email: jerry.sonnenberg.house@state.co.us

 

Representative Sonnenberg was the Prime Sponsor of these 2009 Bills -


HB09-1013 - CONCERNING AN EXCEPTION TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING THE COLLECTION OF EXCESS PROPERTY TAX REVENUE BY URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITIES IN CONNECTION WITH TAX INCREMENT FINANCING FOR CERTAIN SPECIAL DISTRICTS PROVIDING EMERGENCY SERVICES. - Status - Passed House Finance Committee 9-2. Passed House Local Government Committee 7-4. Died on second reading with a recorded vote of 32 yea and 30 nay and 3 excused. House rules require 33 votes to pass on a recorded vote, not just a majority.

 


HB09-1029 - CONCERNING THE REGISTRATION OF MOBILE MACHINERY OPERATED IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE. - Status - Passed House Transportation and Energy Committee 7-3. Died in House Appropriations Committee at the sponsors request

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HB09-1133 - CONCERNING SETTING THE AMOUNTS OF LICENSE PLATE FEES. - Status - Passed both chambers. Awaits Governor's signature.

 


HB09-1152 - CONCERNING HORSE RACING. - Status - Passed House Transportation and Energy Committee 8-1. Passed House Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources Committee 8-3. Died in House Finance 2-9.

 


HB09-1154 - CONCERNING A REQUIREMENT THAT A SPECIFIED PERCENTAGE OF ALL NET REVENUE GENERATED BY THE STATE SALES AND USE TAX BE CREDITED TO THE HIGHWAY USERS TAX FUND WITHOUT REGARD TO WHETHER OR NOT TOTAL STATE GENERAL FUND REVENUES ARE SUFFICIENT TO SO CREDIT THE NET REVENUES, INCREASE STATE GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS BY THE MAXIMUM  PERCENTAGE PERMITTED BY LAW, AND MAINTAIN THE FOUR PERCENT STATE GENERAL FUND RESERVE REQUIRED BY LAW. - Status - Died on party line vote 5-6 in House Finance Committee.

 


HB09-1283 - CONCERNING AN INCREASE IN THE PENALTY FOR CARELESS DRIVING RESULTING IN DEATH. - Status - Passed House Judiciary Committee 6-5. Died on second reading in Committee of the Whole on 27-36 recorded vote.

 


HB09-1318 - CONCERNING THE ISSUANCE OF OVERWEIGHT PERMITS BASED ON AXLE CONFIGURATION FOR VEHICLES WEIGHING MORE THAN THE EIGHTY-FIVE THOUSAND POUND NON OVERWEIGHT VEHICLE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMIT, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, REPEALING BEFORE IT TAKES EFFECT A NEWLY ENACTED INCREASE IN THE LIMIT FROM EIGHTY-FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS TO NINETY-TWO THOUSAND POUNDS, MAKING AN OVERWEIGHT VEHICLE PERMIT AVAILABLE FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS OPERATED IN COMBINATION WITH A TRAILER OR SEMITRAILER IF THE TRAILER HAS A TANDEM OR TRIPLE AXLE GROUPING AND THE VEHICLE WEIGHS UP TO NINETY-SEVEN THOUSAND POUNDS, AND SPECIFYING OVERWEIGHT VEHICLE PERMIT FEES FOR SUCH A VEHICLE OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR AN ANNUAL PERMIT, TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR A SIX-MONTH PERMIT, AND FIFTEEN DOLLARS PLUS TEN DOLLARS PER AXLE FOR A SINGLE TRIP PERMIT. - Status - Passed Both Chambers. Awaits Governor's signature.

 


HJR09-1024 - CONCERNING THE ACTIONS OF OTHER STATES IN SUBJECTING COLORADO-BASED INTERSTATE MOTOR CARRIERS TO AN UNREASONABLE INCOME TAX. - Status - Passed House unanimously. Awaits hearing in Senate..

 


HM09-1003 - MEMORIALIZING FORMER REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT LEON EISENACH. - Status - Passed unanimously in both chambers.

 


SB09-014 - CONCERNING ALLOWING VEHICLES WITH DEFICIENT SPLASH GUARDS TO REMAIN IN SERVICE FOR THE LIMITED TIME NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE SPLASH GUARDS. - Status - Signed into law by Governor April 20, 2009.

 


SB09-24 - CONCERNING RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIVISION OF WILDLIFE WITH RESPECT TO GAME DAMAGE ISSUES. - Status - Passed Senate and House. Awaiting Governors signature.

 


SB09-35 - CONCERNING A PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION OF CERTAIN PROSCRIBED ACTS FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. - Status - Signed into law by Governor April 9, 2009.

 


SB09-96 - CONCERNING THE EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FUNDED WITH FEDERAL MONEYS FROM CERTAIN CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. - Status - Signed into law by Governor March 25, 2009.

 


SB09-113 - CONCERNING THE CONTINUATION OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO REGULATE MEASUREMENT STANDARDS. - Status - Signed into law by Governor April 2, 2009.


SB09-114 - CONCERNING THE CONTINUATION OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO REGULATE THE SALE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, REGULATING FARM PRODUCTS AND COMMODITY WAREHOUSES. - Status - Signed into law by the Governor April 9, 2009

 


SJR09-009 - CONCERNING THE DESIGNATION OF COLORADO 4-H DAY. - Status - Passed unanimously in both chambers.

 


SJR09-024 - CONCERNING THE RECOGNITION OF MARCH 18, 2009, AS "NATIONAL AGRICULTURE DAY". - Status - Passed unanimously in both chambers.


Representative Sonnenberg was the Prime Sponsor of these 2008 Bills -


HB08-1013 - CONCERNING A SALES TAX EXEMPTION FOR A SALE RELATED TO A  SCHOOL - Status - Signed into law by Governor May 21, 2008

 


HB08-1057 - CONCERNING TOURIST-ORIENTED DIRECTIONAL SIGNS ALONG RURAL  HIGHWAYS - Status - Signed into law by Governor April 3, 2008

 


HB08-1137 - CONCERNING THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY BY THE WILDLIFE COMMISSION - Status - Postponed indefinitely in House Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources Committee

 


HB08-1163 - CONCERNING AN EXCEPTION TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING THE COLLECTION OF EXCESS PROPERTY TAX REVENUE BY URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITIES IN CONNECTION WITH TAX INCREMENT FINANCING FOR CERTAIN SPECIAL DISTRICTS PROVIDING EMERGENCY SERVICES - Status - Postponed indefinitely in the House Finance Committee

 


HB08-1211 - CONCERNING LIMITING SPOUSAL PRIVILEGE TO PREVENT MARRIED COUPLES FROM INVOKING THE PRIVILEGE TO HINDER CIVIL LIABILITY WHEN THE LEGALLY ACTIONABLE EVENT TAKES PLACE PRIOR TO THE MARRIAGE. - Status - Postponed indefinitely in House Judiciary Committee

 


HB08-1271 - CONCERNING AN EXEMPTION FROM THE SALES TAX FOR ITEMS SOLD DURING CERTAIN PERIODS OF EACH YEAR. - Status - Postponed indefinitely in the House Finance Committee

 


SB08-035 - CONCERNING DELETION OF A REQUIREMENT THAT THE WILDLIFE COMMISSION CREATE THREE TYPES OF GAME MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS TO MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA WHEN ISSUING ALTERNATIVE PRIVATE LAND LICENSES TO MEET GAME MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES - Status - Signed into law by Governor April 21, 2008

 


SB08-069 - CONCERNING THE APPLICABILITY OF WILDLIFE PROHIBITIONS. - Status - Signed into law by Governor April 21, 2008

 


SB08-078 - CONCERNING A REQUIREMENT THAT GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES ADOPT STANDARDS TO PROMOTE ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF GRANT MONEYS FROM THE STATE HISTORICAL FUND TO BENEFIT HISTORIC PROPERTIES - Status - Signed into law by Governor March 19, 2008

 


SB08-097 - CONCERNING CHANGES TO THE REGULATION OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA. - Status - Signed into law by Governor April 25, 2008

 


SJR08-005 - CONCERNING THE DESIGNATION OF COLORADO 4-H DAY. - Status - Passed unanimously in both chambers.


Representative Sonnenberg was the Prime Sponsor of these 2007 Bills -


HB07-1036 - CONCERNING RESTRICTIONS ON GOVERNMENTAL BODIES TO ACQUIRE SPECIFIED WATER RIGHTS THROUGH THE EXERCISE OF THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN. - Status - House leadership chose not to allow a final vote to be taken so it "died on the calendar." 

 


HB07-1140 - Concerning funding for rural district attorneys' offices. - Status - Killed in House Judiciary Committee on a 6-5 party-line vote.



HB07-1170Concerning the compensation of elected district attorneys. - Status - Passed and signed by the Governor on May 31, 2007

 


HB07-1194 - Concerning the Colorado State Defense Force.  - Status - Killed in House Appropriations Committee.

 


SB07-207 - Concerning the "Colorado Feed Law".  - Status - Passed and signed by the Governor on May 22, 2007

 


HB07-1337 - Concerning commodity handlers. - Status - Passed and signed by the Governor on May 14, 2007

 


HM07-1002 - MEMORIALIZING FORMER REPRESENTATIVE JOHN W. NICHOLS - Status - Unanimously passed the House Friday, April 27, 2007.

 


SJR07-038 - CONCERNING THE DESIGNATION OF APRIL 30, 2007, AS "EASTER SEALS COLORADO AGRABILITY DAY" - Status - Unanimously passed the Senate, Monday, April 30 and Unanimously passed the House, Friday, May 4.

 


SB07-253 - CONCERNING PRICE INSURANCE CONTRACTS TO MINIMIZE ANTICIPATED FLUCTUATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE DERIVED FROM OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, AUTHORIZING THE STATE TREASURE TO ENTER INTO SUCH CONTRACTS. - Status - Passed and signed by the Governor on June 1, 2007.

 

 

 

 

 

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