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The motion died for lack of a second. SB 153A The CCIGR considered SB 153A, which had been amended since the committee considered the bill in February. Responding to a question from Mr. Pap6, Mr. Cushman said the staff opposition was based on the requirement in the bill that cities furnish the legislature with reports that included information about the public acceptance of the Photo Red Light technology. He did not know how to accurately gauge that without a survey, and recommended it be deleted from the bill. In addition, the bill stipulated that if a vehicle's registered owner submitted a certificate of innocence, cities were restricted from reissuing a citation unless it was found that individual lied about their innocence. Mr. Pap6 wanted to support legislation that discouraged red light running, and suggested the committee could support the bill with amendments addressing the issues raised by Mr. Cushman. Ms. Bettman and Ms. Taylor indicated acceptance of the staff recommendation. HB 0614 The committee considered HB 0614, carried over from the last meeting. Ms. Feldman addressed questions raised at that time. She said there was no definition of paid signature gatherer outside the dictionary definition. Payment on the basis of the number of signatures gathered was forbidden by State law. In regard to the second question, if an individual, such as a United Way employee, was gathering signatures as part of their paid employment would be considered a paid signature gathering. She noted that the bill applied only to State petitions. Mr. Papd moved to change the status of the bill to Priority 3, Oppose. The motion died for a lack of a second. Mr. Pap~ moved to change the status of the bill Neutral. The motion died for lack of a second. SB 0593 Ms. Taylor moved to change the status of the bill to Priority 2. Ms. Bettman asked about the status of the bill, which would establish a property tax special assessment program for land subject to conservation easements. Mr. Heuser said it received a hearing, and was currently in the Senate Revenue Committee. Ms. Bettman seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. SB 0938A Responding to a question from Mr. Papd, Mr. Cushman said staff's concern about the bill was centered on MINUTES--Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations May 5, 2005 Page 6