29C4F926390F730B87258AAE0007FD9E Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For HB24-1077HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARYDate Jan 23, 2024 Location HCR 0112 HB24-1077 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/BAB979C88F63...$File/Attachment E.pdf?OpenElement Attachment E.pdf 06:27:19 PM Representatives Soper and Joseph, prime sponsors, presented House Bill 24-1077. The bill eliminates the requirement that paper copies of will be kept by courts indefinitely, specifies time periods for holding paper copies based on whether a probate filing has been made, requires courts to make and maintain an electronic record of wills for 100 years after the time period for holding the paper copy has passed. Representative Soper explained the effect of the bill and discussed its need. Representative Joseph provided additional input on the bill. 06:31:44 PM Ms. Bette Heller, representing Colorado Bar Association, testified in support of the bill. 06:42:34 PM Representative Soper explained the effect of amendment L.001 (Attachment E). Discussion ensued regarding a conceptual amendment. 06:45:15 PM Motion This is a conceptual amendment line 5, insert shall Moved Weissman Seconded Woodrow Amabile Armagost DeGraaf Evans Garcia Herod Mabrey Snyder Soper Woodrow Bacon Weissman YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 06:45:43 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment E) Moved Woodrow Seconded Bacon Amabile Armagost DeGraaf Evans Garcia Herod Mabrey Snyder Soper Woodrow Bacon Weissman YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 06:45:45 PM Representative Soper and Joseph provided closing remarks in support of HB 24-1077. 06:47:10 PM Motion Refer House Bill 24-1077, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Soper Seconded Garcia Amabile Yes Armagost Yes DeGraaf Yes Evans Yes Garcia Yes Herod Yes Mabrey Yes Snyder Yes Soper Yes Woodrow Yes Bacon Yes Weissman Yes Final YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
