CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf
PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB19-172
SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Apr 3, 2019
Location LSB B
SB19-172 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations
|
|
|
10:55:00 AM |
Senator Danielson and Senator Ginal presented Senate Bill 18-172 and distributed a handout (Attachment A). Under current law, a person who commits caretaker neglect against an at-risk person commits a class 1 misdemeanor. This bill increases the penalty for caretaker neglect to a class 6 felony and expands crimes against an at-risk person by creating new offenses for unlawfully abandoning or confining an at-risk person.
|
|
11:17:00 AM |
Committee questions and discussion followed.
|
|
11:19:44 AM |
Maggie Conboy, Denver District Attorney, testified in support of the bill.
|
|
11:26:45 AM |
Tim Lane, Colorado District Attorneys' Council, testified in support of the bill and responded to questions.
|
|
11:32:07 AM |
Chris Merkle, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.
|
|
11:35:31 AM |
Deborah Hogfeldt, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
|
|
11:39:50 AM |
Susan Pringle, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
|
|
11:44:44 AM |
Cary Johnson, First Judicial District, testified in support of the bill.
|
|
11:51:37 AM |
Christiano Sosa, The Arc of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
|
|
11:54:54 AM |
Jeanette Hensley, Colorado Senior Lobby,
testified in support of the bill.
|
|
11:55:51 AM |
Dawn Howard, Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, testified in support of the bill.
|
|
11:56:32 AM |
Maureen Welch, representing herself, testified against the bill.
|
|
12:01:31 PM |
Luanne Fleming, representing herself, testified in a neutral position on the bill.
|
|
12:03:48 PM |
Tristan Gorman, Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, testified against the bill and distributed a handout (Attachment B).
|
|
12:07:35 PM |
Arlene Miles, Colorado Health Care Association, testified in support of the bill if amended.
|
|
12:12:01 PM |
Kris Zumalt, Colorado Bar Association, testified in a neutral position on the bill.
|
|
12:14:51 PM |
Senator Danielson distributed and discussed amendment L.002 (Attachment C).
|
|
12:18:57 PM |
Tim Lane return to the table to respond to committee concerns about the amendment. Committee discussion followed.
|
12:25:52 PM
|
Motion |
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C). |
|
Moved |
Pettersen |
|
Seconded |
|
|
|
|
|
Crowder |
|
|
|
Smallwood |
|
|
|
Winter |
|
|
|
Pettersen |
|
|
|
Fields |
|
|
|
|
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
|
|
|
12:25:53 PM |
Senator Ginal made closing comments.
|
|
12:27:39 PM |
Committee members commented on the bill.
|
12:28:41 PM
|
Motion |
Refer Senate Bill 19-172, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. |
|
Moved |
Pettersen |
|
Seconded |
|
|
|
|
|
Crowder |
Yes |
|
|
Smallwood |
Yes |
|
|
Winter |
Yes |
|
|
Pettersen |
Yes |
|
|
Fields |
Yes |
|
|
Final |
YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
|
|