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PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB21-1272
SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date May 10, 2021
Location SCR 357
HB21-1272 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar
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02:14:04 PM |
Senator Danielson,
prime sponsor, presented House Bill 21-1272. The bill provides the Office
of the Child Protection Ombudsman (Ombudsman) in the Judicial Department
with additional access to information for investigations, and exempts the
Ombudsman from supoena or testifying in a civil or criminal proceeding
in which they are not a legal party.
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02:17:21 PM |
Child Protection
Ombudsman Stephanie Villafuerte, Office of Colorado's Child Protection
Ombudsman, testified in support of the bill.
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02:21:29 PM |
Dr. Becky Miller Updike, Executive Director of the Colorado Association of Family and Children's Agencies, testified in support of the bill.
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02:23:17 PM |
Elizabeth Montoya,
representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
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02:25:58 PM |
Ashley Chase, Colorado Office of the Child's Representative, testified in support of the bill.
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02:28:03 PM |
Dan Winkley, Colorado
Counties, Inc., testified and responded to questions.
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02:31:34 PM |
Emily Hanson, Colorado
Department of Human Services, testified in support of the bill. Additional
testimony may be found at Attachment B.
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02:35:28 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment C). |
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Moved |
Smallwood |
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Seconded |
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Buckner |
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Jaquez Lewis |
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Kirkmeyer |
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Simpson |
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Smallwood |
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Ginal |
Excused |
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Fields |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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02:36:28 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 21-1272, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. |
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Moved |
Jaquez Lewis |
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Seconded |
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Buckner |
Yes |
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Jaquez Lewis |
Yes |
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Kirkmeyer |
Yes |
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Simpson |
Yes |
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Smallwood |
Yes |
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Ginal |
Excused |
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Fields |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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