A93E77D8C2029914872583D600716997 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For HB19-1263HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCEDate Apr 8, 2019 Location LSB A HB19-1263 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/8A132F3C96E6...$File/190408 AttachD.pdf?OpenElement 190408 AttachD.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/A03532797F87...$File/190408 AttachC.pdf?OpenElement 190408 AttachC.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/C279EBF6EE41...$File/190408 AttachE.pdf?OpenElement 190408 AttachE.pdf 02:38:49 PM Representatives Herod and Sandridge presented House Bill 19-1263 to the committee. The bill reclassifies several existing drug felonies as drug misdemeanors, reduces the fine penalties and jail terms for drug misdemeanors, and makes several other changes to sentencing for drug offenses. It also creates a grant program to fund drug courts. 02:41:27 PM Representative Herod distributed amendment L.007 (Attachment C). 03:07:15 PM Christie Donner, representing the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition, testified in support of the bill and distributed two handouts (Attachments D and E). 03:13:09 PM Maureen Cain, representing the Office of the Public Defender, testified in support of the bill. 03:15:20 PM Denise Maes, representing the ACLU of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 03:19:31 PM Marie Venner, representing Interfaith Power and Light, testified in support of the bill. 03:22:26 PM Jason Warf, representing the Southern Colorado Cannabis Council, testified in support of the bill. 03:27:33 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment C) Moved Herod Seconded Gray Beckman Benavidez Bird Bockenfeld Gray Rich Sandridge Snyder Sullivan Tipper Herod YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 03:29:33 PM Representatives Herod and Sandridge wrapped up their presentation to the committee. 03:37:55 PM Motion Refer House Bill 19-1263, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Herod Seconded Sandridge Beckman Yes Benavidez Yes Bird Yes Bockenfeld Yes Gray Yes Rich No Sandridge Yes Snyder Yes Sullivan Yes Tipper Yes Herod Yes Final YES: 10 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
