A95AD26BA4228413872583D1005CEC9B Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB19-172SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESDate Apr 3, 2019 Location LSB B SB19-172 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/28A2DCEE18F3...$File/190403 AttachA.pdf?OpenElement 190403 AttachA.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/9BEE604008D4...$File/190403 AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 190403 AttachB.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/EA361FCA3E7B...$File/190403 AttachC.pdf?OpenElement 190403 AttachC.pdf 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