2004 Colorado State Legislature Voting Record
State House District 40 - Debbie Stafford (R)
Legislator's Votes on High-Priority Animal-Related Legislation
Bill or Resolution #	Description	Committee Vote(s)	Floor Vote(s)	PVA Position(s)	Final outcome of legislation
HB04-1135 Co-sponsor	This bill would allow non-profit wildlife sanctuaries to operate in Colorado for the purpose of providing care for abused, neglected, unwanted, impounded, abandoned, orphaned, or displaced wildlife for their lifetime.  The sanctuaries would not be allowed to use the animals for entertainment; to sell, trade, or barter the animals or an animal's body or body parts; or to breed the animals.		Yes	Yes	Signed into law
SB04-207 Co-sponsor	This bill would authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture to deny facility license renewal to people with unpaid civil penalties pursuant to the "Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act" and it would reestablish the Pet Overpopulation Fund voluntary contribution program.		Yes	Yes	Signed into law
	SCORES	N/A	100%
Note:  Representative Stafford was the sponsor of House bill 1279 (HB04-1279).  This bill dealt mainly with provisions for dealing with "vicious" dogs.  There were both negative and positive components in this bill.  Difficulty in determining the ultimate direct benefit or harm to animals of this bill led PVA to remain primarily neutral on it.  We did, however, support one component which disallowed breed-specific bans in municipalities and counties.  The bill was signed into law with the prohibition on breed-specific bans included.
Legislator's Overall Score on PVA's Top-Priority Legislation ~ 100% ~ A+ (Numeric score is the legislator's score on actual votes.  Letter grade reflects overall evaluation.)
(PVA also tracks petition-related legislation; however, this legislator did not have the opportunity to vote on any of PVA's high-priority petition-related legislation during the 2004 session.)
Legislator's PVA History
Legislator's overall voting record score in previous years tracked:
	2001 ~ 40% | 2002 ~ 50% | 2003 ~ 80%
Legislator's scores on 2000 and 2002 candidate questionnaires:
	2000 ~ Did not respond | 2002 ~ 50%