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PVA 2001 Voting Records and Scorecards
63rd General Assembly, First Year
Colorado State House of Representatives

This page provides information on Colorado state representatives' 2001 voting records on animal-related and petition-related legislation, and PVA's scorecards for state representatives.

Measures (Bills and Resolutions) on 2001 State Voting Scorecards
Scorecards (House floor votes and voting scores)
House committee votes Session summary
Measures (Bills and Resolutions) on 2001 State Voting Scorecards
  • HB01-1069 ~ Animal Forfeiture: To allow judges sentencing convicted animal abusers to require the forfeiture of the abused animal
  • HB01-1121 ~ Countywide Ballot Issues: To allow voters in a county to use the initiative process for county ballot issues
  • HB01-1162 ~ Control of Predatory Animals: To fund new lethal predator-control programs
  • HB01-1233 ~ Predator Management Study: To fund a study to determine the effects of killing coyotes on mule deer populations
  • HB01-1337 ~ Pet Animal Overpopulation Control: To add a check-off box to the state income tax form to allow people to donate to a "pet overpopulation fund" that would support spay/neuter in various ways
  • HB01-1339 ~ Use of Unclaimed Winnings to Benefit Greyhounds: To use half of unclaimed winnings from greyhound racing to facilitate the adoption of retired, injured, or unwanted greyhounds
  • HB01-1350 ~ Rodent Pest Control: To restrict relocation of prairie dogs within counties
  • HCR01-1001 ~ Initiative Petition Signatures: To require that initiative petition signatures, for changes to the Colorado Constitution or for statutory changes, be gathered proportionally in each of Colorado's congressional districts; and to shorten the length of time for signature gathering by one month
  • HCR01-1004 ~ Initiative Petition Voting Requirements: To require a 60% majority to approve proposed changes to the state constitution
  • HR01-1011 ~ Laboratory Testing of Dogs: To ask the University of Colorado to no longer purchase dogs for its annual dog lab from Class B dealers (many of whom are known to deal in stolen pets) ~ This was a resolution only, not a potential statute.
  • SB01-085 ~ Initiative Process Changes: To require that initiative petition signatures be gathered proportionally from each of Colorado's judicial districts, among other changes
  • SB01-131 ~ Animal Shelter Regulation: To allow shelters to euthanize or adopt out stray animals after 3 days (currently 5 days) if the shelter is out of resources to care for the animal; to allow shelter supervisors to euthanize animals who are experiencing extreme pain or suffering; and to make other regulatory changes
  • SB01-146 ~ Labeling Genetically Engineered Food: To require the labeling of genetically engineered food

House Floor Votes and Voting Scores

An "(s)" or a "(c)" after the vote in any "Vote" column indicates that that representative was the bill's prime sponsor or a co-sponsor respectively.

 

Bill:

Priority-1 Bills

  

Animals

Petition rights

HB01-1069

HB01-1337

HB01-1350

HCR01-1001

HCR01-1004

Representative

PVA Position:

Y

Y

N

N

N

Floor
Vote
Score

Committee
Vote Score*

Overall
Voting
Score

Party/District

Vote

Vote

Vote

Vote

Vote

Alexander, Kay

R-58

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y (c)

40%

25%

33%

Bacon, Bob

D-53

Y

Y

Y

N

N

80%

100%

83%

Berry, Gayle

R-55

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y (c)

40%

33%

38%

Borodkin, Alice

D-10

Y (c)

Y

Y

Y

Y

40%

--

40%

Boyd, Betty

D-26

Y

N

Y

N

N

60%

--

60%

Cadman, Bill

R-15

Y

N

Y (c)

Y

N

40%

--

40%

Chavez, Nolbert

D-05

E

Y

E

N

Y

67%

--

67%

Clapp, Lauri

R-37

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

40%

100%

50%

Cloer, Mark

R-17

Y

Y (c)

N

N

N

100%

100%

100%

Coleman, Fran

D-01

Y (c)

Y (c)

Y

Y (c)

Y (c)

40%

--

40%

Crane, Bill

R-27

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

20%

--

20%

Daniel, Kelley

D-23

Y

N

N

N

N

80%

100%

83%

Dean, Doug

R-18

Y

E

Y (c)

N

N

75%

--

75%

Decker, Richard

R-19

Y

N

Y (c)

Y

N

40%

33%

38%

Fairbank, Rob

R-30

Y

N

Y (c)

Y (c)

Y

20%

0%

17%

Fritz, Tim

R-51

Y

N

Y

Y

Y (c)

20%

100%

33%

Garcia, Michael

D-42

Y

N

Y

N

Y (c)

40%

0%

33%

Groff, Peter

D-07

Y

Y

N

N

N

100%

100%

100%

Grossman, Dan

D-06

Y (c)

Y (c)

N

N

Y

80%

--

80%

Hefley, Lynn

R-20

Y

N

Y (c)

Y

Y (c)

20%

50%

29%

Hodge, Mary

D-36

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

60%

50%

56%

Hoppe, Diane

R-65

Y

Y (c)

Y

Y (c)

Y (c)

40%

0%

20%

Jahn, Cheri

D-24

Y

Y

Y

Y

E

50%

100%

60%

Jameson, Bryan

D-52

Y

Y

N

Y

Y (c)

60%

50%

56%

Johnson, Steve

R-49

Y (c)

Y (c)

Y

Y

Y

40%

0%

22%

Kester, Kenneth

R-47

Y

Y (s)

Y (c)

Y (c)

Y

40%

0%

29%

King, Keith

R-21

Y

E

Y

Y

N

50%

50%

50%

Larson, Mark

R-59

Y

Y

Y

Y (c)

Y (c)

40%

--

40%

Lawrence, Joyce

R-45

Y (s)

Y

Y

Y (c)

Y (c)

40%

100%

67%

Lee, Don

R-28

Y

N

Y

N

N

60%

50%

56%

Mace, Frana

D-04

Y (c)

E

Y

Y

N

50%

100%

60%

Madden, Alice

D-14

Y (c)

Y (c)

N

N

Y

80%

100%

88%

Marshall, Rosemary

D-08

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

60%

100%

67%

Miller, Carl

D-61

Y

E

Y (c)

Y (c)

Y (c)

25%

0%

13%

Mitchell, Shawn

R-33

Y

N

Y

E

N

50%

--

50%

Nunez, Joe

R-64

N

N

Y

Y

Y

0%

50%

14%

Paschall, Mark

R-29

Y

N

Y

N

N

60%

50%

57%

Plant, Tom

D-13

Y (c)

Y (c)

N

N

Y (c)

80%

89%

86%

Ragsdale, Ann

D-35

Y

Y

Y

Y (c)

Y

40%

50%

43%

Rhodes, Pam

R-31

Y

E

Y

Y

Y (c)

25%

--

25%

Rippy, Gregg

R-57

Y

Y

Y (c)

Y (c)

Y (s)

40%

0%

22%

Romanoff, Andrew

D-09

Y (c)

Y

N

N

N

100%

100%

100%

Saliman, Todd

D-11

Y

Y

N

N

Y

80%

100%

88%

Sanchez, Desiree

D-02

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

40%

100%

50%

Schultheis, David

R-22

Y

N

Y

Y

Y (c)

20%

--

20%

Scott, Glenn

R-62

Y (c)

Y (c)

N

Y

Y

60%

67%

64%

Sinclair, Bill

R-16

Y (c)

Y

Y

Y (c)

Y

40%

--

40%

Smith, Matt

R-54

Y

Y

Y (c)

Y (c)

Y (c)

40%

100%

50%

Snook, Jim

R-60

Y

Y

Y (c)

Y (c)

Y (c)

40%

0%

22%

Spence, Nancy

R-39

Y

E

Y

Y

N

50%

50%

50%

Spradley, Lola

R-44

Y

Y

Y (c)

Y

Y (c)

40%

--

40%

Stafford, Debbie

R-40

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

40%

--

40%

Stengel, Joe

R-38

Y (c)

E (c)

N

Y (s)

Y

50%

50%

50%

Swenson, Bill

R-12

Y

N

Y

Y

Y (c)

20%

0%

17%

Tapia, Abel

D-46

Y

Y

Y

E

Y

50%

100%

75%

Tochtrop, Lois

D-34

Y

Y

N

Y (c)

Y

60%

50%

56%

Veiga, Jennifer

D-03

Y (c)

Y (c)

N

N

Y

80%

67%

75%

Vigil, Valentin

D-32

Y

N

N

Y

Y

40%

67%

50%

Webster, Bill

R-48

Y

Y (c)

Y (s)

Y (c)

Y (c)

40%

0%

18%

Weddig, Frank

D-43

Y (c)

Y (c)

N

N

Y

80%

50%

71%

White, Al

R-56

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y (c)

40%

0%

33%

Williams, Suzanne

D-41

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

40%

100%

50%

Williams, Tambor

R-50

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y (c)

40%

0%

33%

Witwer, John

R-25

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

20%

--

20%

Young, Brad

R-63

Y

Y

Y (c)

Y (c)

Y (c)

40%

0%

25%

* Committee votes are listed below


Selected House Committee Votes

House Criminal Justice Committee

 

Committee Vote

Bill:

HB01-1069

PVA Position

Y

Representative

Vote

Alexander

Y

Chavez

E

Clapp

Y

Decker

Y

Groff

Y

Hefley

Y

Lawrence

Y

Romanoff

Y

Smith

Y

Spence

Y

Veiga

Y
House Finance Committee

 

Committee Vote

Bill:

HB01-1337

PVA Position

Y

Representative

Vote

Cloer

Y

Fairbank

N

Fritz

Y

Garcia

N

Jahn

Y

King

Y

Marshall

Y

Sanchez

Y

Scott

Y

Stengel

Y

Tapia

Y
House Education Committee

 

Committee Vote

Bill:

HR01-1011

PVA Position:

Y

Representative

Vote

Bacon

Y

Daniel

Y

Groff

Y

Hefley

N

King

N

Lee

N

Nunez

N

Spence

N

White

N

Williams, S.

Y

Williams, T.

N
House Appropriations Committee

 

Committee Votes

Bill:

HB01-1162

HB01-1233

HB01-1337

PVA Position:

N

N

Y

Representative

Vote

Vote

Vote

Berry

Y

N

N

Lawrence

N

N

Y

Lee

N

N

N

Madden

N

N

Y

Nunez

N

E

E

Paschall

E

N

N

Plant

N

N

Y

Saliman

N

N

Y

Scott

N

N

Y

Stengel

Y

Y

Y

Tapia

N

N

Y

Vigil

N

N

N

Young

Y

Y

N
House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee

 

Committee Votes

Bill:

HB01-1162

HB01-1233

HB01-1350

HCR01-1004

PVA Position:

N

N

N

N

Representative

Vote

Vote

Vote

Vote

Alexander

Y

E

Y

Y

Hodge

Y

N

N

Y

Hoppe

Y

Y

Y

Y

Jameson

Y

N

N

Y

Johnson

Y

Y

Y

Y

Miller

Y

Y

Y

Y

Plant

N

N

N

Y

Rippy

Y

Y

Y

Y

Snook

Y

Y

Y

Y

Tochtrop

Y

N

N

Y

Webster

Y

Y

Y

Y
House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee

 

Committee Votes

Bill:

HB01-1121

HCR01-1001

PVA Position:

Y

N

Representative

Vote

Vote

Decker

N

Y

Hoppe

N

E

Kester

N

Y

Mace

Y

E

Plant

Y

N

Ragsdale

Y

Y

Scott

N

Y

Swenson

N

E

Veiga

N

N

Webster

N

Y

Weddig

N

N
Session Summary

An "(s)"or a "(c)" after the vote in any "Vote" column indicates that that representative was the bill's prime sponsor or a co-sponsor respectively.

These Senate and House voting records list individual votes on PVA's priority-1 issues. HB01-1054 is not included in the votes or the scoring, because the sponsor planned to introduce a substitute bill and therefore asked the committee to kill HB01-1054. HB01-1121 is the only priority-2 bill included in scoring.

These measures are described briefly at the top of this scorecard

Only two of PVA's fourteen priority-1 issues in the 2001 session were voted on on the Senate floor (i.e., by the entire Senate).

Of the eight priority-1 measures that PVA opposed, all eight failed. Our success rate: 100%.

Of the five priority-1 measures that PVA supported, two were enacted. Our success rate: 40%.

Our success rate on priority-1 bills in 2001 was 76.9%.		 PVA supported HB01-1339, the bill to benefit greyhounds. Unfortunately, several members of the House Agriculture Committee withdrew their support of the bill. The bill's sponsor knew the bill would not get out of committee, so rather than go through the hearing process to no avail he asked the committee to kill the bill.

PVA worked to improve SB01-131, the shelter bill that received so much attention. The bill was improved to the point that we did not actively oppose the bill, although we certainly did not support it. Because we didn't support or oppose the bill, we did not use this bill in our scoring.

With the exception of SB01-131, votes on the bills and resolutions listed on this scorecard were considered in calculation of the voting scores.

Not all issues were voted on by both bodies. Therefore, the voting reports differ somewhat between the Senate and the House.