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h_jud_2017a_2017-03-16t13:38:51z1 Hearing Summary

Date: 03/16/2017

Location: RM 271

Final

BILL SUMMARY for HB17-1072



HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY


Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment C). The motion p

Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment D), as amended.

Amendment amendment L.007, page 1, strike lines 13

Refer House Bill 17-1072, as amended, to the Commi
Pass Without Objection

Pass Without Objection



PASS







03:26 PM -- HB17-1072



Representative Lawrence and Landgraf, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 17-1072, concerning human trafficking for sexual servitude. The committee heard testimony on the bill at its February 7 meeting. Representative Lawrence explained the effect of the bill as amended by amendments L.006 (Attachment C) and L.007 (Attachment D). Representative Landgraf provided input on the amendments. Discussion ensued regarding amendment L.007, and stakeholder work on the amendments. The following persons testified regarding the bill:



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03:37 PM --
Ms. Maureen Cain, representing the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, testified on the bill. Ms. Cain expressed reservations about certain language in the amendments. Discussion ensued regarding the language.



03:47 PM --
Mr. Arnold Hanuman, representing the Colorado District Attorneys' Council, and Mr. Scott Turner, representing the Attorney General's Office, testified in support of the bill, as amended. Mr. Hanuman discussed the benefits of the amendments, and recounted some issues raised about the bill, both in the previous committee hearing on the bill and by certain stakeholders. Discussion ensued regarding how best to proceed with the bill and amendments.





04:01 PM



Mr. Turner responded to questions regarding the ability of prosecutors to prosecute human trafficking under current law and the bill as amended, were certain language removed from the proposed amendments.

BILL: HB17-1072
TIME: 04:05:15 PM
MOVED: Lawrence
MOTION: Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED: Salazar
VOTE
Benavidez
Foote
Herod
Lawrence
Lundeen
Melton
Weissman
Willett
Wist
Salazar
Lee
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection





04:05 PM

BILL: HB17-1072
TIME: 04:05:47 PM
MOVED: Lawrence
MOTION: Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment D), as amended. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED: Salazar
VOTE
Benavidez
Foote
Herod
Lawrence
Lundeen
Melton
Weissman
Willett
Wist
Salazar
Lee
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL: HB17-1072
TIME: 04:06:16 PM
MOVED: Salazar
MOTION: Amendment amendment L.007, page 1, strike lines 13 and 14, and strike lines 25 through 29. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED: Herod
VOTE
Benavidez
Foote
Herod
Lawrence
Lundeen
Melton
Weissman
Willett
Wist
Salazar
Lee
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection





04:08 PM

BILL: HB17-1072
TIME: 04:08:45 PM
MOVED: Lawrence
MOTION: Refer House Bill 17-1072, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0.
SECONDED: Lundeen
VOTE
Benavidez
Yes
Foote
Yes
Herod
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
Lundeen
Yes
Melton
Yes
Weissman
Yes
Willett
Yes
Wist
Yes
Salazar
Yes
Lee
Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS







04:10 PM



The committee recessed.








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