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35E3CACB5CC2CF338725897200712AD5 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB23-1142

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Mar 14, 2023      
Location HCR 0107



HB23-1142 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

02:36:07 PM  
Representative Pugliese
and Majority Leader Duran, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill
23-1142, concerning requiring a report of known or suspected child abuse
or neglect to include information related to the person making the report.
 Under current law, child abuse or neglect reports include the source
of the report and the name, address, and occupation of the person making
the report, when possible.  The bill requires this information be
included in all circumstances.  The bill sponsors responded to questions
from the committee.  Amendments L.002, L.003, and L.005 were distributed
to the committee (Attachments A, B, and C).
02:52:31 PM  
Commissioner Tracy
Kraft-Tharp, representing the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners,
testified in opposition to the bill.




Mary Berg, representing the Jefferson County Department of Human Services,
testified in opposition to the bill.




Monica Walker, representing the Denver Human Services - City and County
of Denver, testified in opposition to the bill.




Commissioner Carrie Warrren-Gully, representing the Arapahoe Board of County
Commissioners, testified in opposition to the bill.


 

The panelists responded to questions from the committee.

03:06:11 PM  
The panelists continued to respond to questions from the committee.
03:21:58 PM  
Mike Valentine, representing
Arapahoe County, testified in opposition to the bill.




Jessica Williamsen,
representing Arapahoe County, testified in opposition to the bill.




Diana Goldberg,
representing the Colorado Children's Alliance, testified in opposition
to the bill.




Jessica Dotter,
representing the Colorado District Attorneys' Council, testified in opposition
to the bill.




The panelists
responded to questions from the committee.
03:47:44 PM  
Katie Wolf, representing
Violence Free Colorado, testified to amend the bill.




Yolanda Arredondo,
representing the Colorado Department of Human Services, testified to amend
the bill.




Lydia Waligorski,
representing Clayton Early Learning, testified to amend the bill.




Jon Kruljac, representing
The Kempe Foundation, testified to amend the bill.




The panelists
responded to questions from the committee.
04:11:15 PM  
Cassie Ratliff, representing
Family Tree, testified in a neutral position on the bill.




Katie McDougal,
representing Adams County, testified in a neutral position on the bill.




Indra Lusero,
representing Elephant Circle, testified in support of the bill.




William Poe, representing
himself, testified in support of the bill.




The panelists
responded to questions from the committee.
04:32:01 PM  
Jill Cohen, representing
the Office of Respondent Parents' Counsel, testified in support of the
bill.




Melanie Jordan,
representing the Office of Respondent Parents' Counsel, testified in support
of the bill.




Suzanne Taheri,
representing herself, testified in support of the bill.




Danielle Jurinsky,
representing herself, testified in support of the bill.




Elliot Singer,
representing himself, testified in support of the bill.




The panelists
responded to questions from the committee.
05:00:59 PM  
Laurel Anne Flahive,
representing herself, testified in support of the bill.  Written testimony
was provided to the committee (Attachment D).
05:04:58 PM  
The committee recessed.
05:14:31 PM  
The committee came
back to order.  Representative Pugliese explained amendments L.002
and L.007 (Attachment E).


05:16:00 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment E).
Moved Young
Seconded Hamrick
Amabile
Bradfield
Bradley
English
Hamrick
Holtorf
Jodeh
Joseph
Story
Young
Michaelson Jenet
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


05:16:39 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.002, as amended (Attachment A).
Moved Young
Seconded Bradley
Amabile
Bradfield
Bradley
English
Hamrick
Holtorf
Jodeh
Joseph
Story
Young
Michaelson Jenet
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
05:16:40 PM  
Representative Pugliese
explained amendment L.005.


05:17:16 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment C).
Moved Young
Seconded Michaelson Jenet
Amabile
Bradfield
Bradley
English
Hamrick
Holtorf
Jodeh
Joseph
Story
Young
Michaelson Jenet
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
05:17:17 PM  
The bill sponsors
made concluding remarks about the bill. Committee members commented on
the bill.


05:28:46 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 23-1142, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Young
Seconded English
Amabile No
Bradfield Yes
Bradley Yes
English Yes
Hamrick Yes
Holtorf Yes
Jodeh Yes
Joseph Yes
Story Yes
Young Yes
Michaelson Jenet Yes
Final YES: 10   NO: 1   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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