I_JailFunding_2017A 10/23/2017 01:02:15 PM Committee Summary
Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
COUNTY COURTHOUSE AND COUNTY JAIL FUNDING AND OVERCROWDING SOLUTIONS
| Date: | 10/23/2017 |
ATTENDANCE
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| Time: | 01:02 PM to 03:05 PM |
Beckman
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Crowder
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X
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| Place: | SCR 352 |
Fields
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X
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Michaelson Jenet
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X
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| This Meeting was called to order by |
Benavidez
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X
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| Senator Coram |
Coram
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X
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| This Report was prepared by | |||
| Julia Jackson | |||
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X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call, R = Remote Participation
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| Bills Addressed: | Action Taken: | ||
| Public Testimony on Draft Legislation Consideration of Draft Legislation |
Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only Report 3 bills and 1 resolution to Legislative Council |
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01:02 PM -- Public Testimony on Draft Legislation
Senator Coram called the committee to order and explained that the meeting would begin with testimony on all the committee's draft bills.
01:04 PM -- Shawn Day, Presiding Judge for the City of Aurora, testified against Bill 2. He discussed his concerns that the bill limits the ability of municipal courts to use monetary bail for serious charges. He explained that Aurora's municipal courts have large numbers of defendants fail to appear at court hearings. He further expressed concern with the fiscal impact of the bill. He responded to committee member questions.
01:23 PM -- Moses Gur, representing the Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council, testified in support of Bill 2 and Bill 8 but recommended modifications. He noted the overrepresentation of people with behavioral health disorders and addiction problems in the criminal justice system. He discussed the importance of supporting behavioral health programs within the pretrial services programs proposed in Bill 2. He further noted the need to adequately fund these services. He requested that behavioral health service providers be included in the criminal justice coordinating councils proposed in Bill 8. Mr. Gur responded to committee member questions.
01:29 PM -- Allison Daley, representing Colorado Counties, Inc. (CCI), testified on CCI's priorities. She explained that a CCI subcommittee prioritized Bills 1, 3, 4, 8, and 9, as well as the resolution (Bill 10). She expressed concern with the way new money is targeted in Bill 11, noting that most of it would go to large counties, not necessarily those with the greatest needs. Ms. Daley further explained that CCI is concerned with the potential costs of Bill 2, noting that counties need more funding for pretrial services in order for the programs to succeed. She responded to committee member questions.
01:46 PM -- Meghan Dollar, representing the Colorado Municipal League, testified against Bill 2. She discussed cities' concerns with money bail reform. She added that municipal courts would also like to have access to pretrial services and to be included in the programs proposed in Bills 5 and 6 (remote technology and reminder calls).
01:50 PM -- Consideration of Draft Legislation
Senator Coram discussed the bill approval process. He presented Bill 1, concerning financial assistance for county jails and courts. The committee received copies of the draft bill and fiscal note (Attachments A and B). Committee members commented on Bill 1.
17Courthouse1023AttachA.pdf 17Courthouse1023AttachB.pdf
| BILL: | Consideration of Draft Legislation | |
| TIME: | 01:59:07 PM | |
| MOVED: | Coram | |
| MOTION: | Report Bill 1 to the Legislative Council Committee. The motion passed on a vote of 5-1. | |
| SECONDED: | ||
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VOTE
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Beckman
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Yes
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Crowder
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Yes
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Fields
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Yes
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Michaelson Jenet
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Yes
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Benavidez
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No
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Coram
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Yes
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YES: 5 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 REMOTE PARTICIPATION: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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Representative Beckman agreed to sponsor the bill and start it in the House, with Senator Coram as the Senate sponsor.
02:01 PM
Senator Fields presented Bill 2, concerning reforming pretrial risk assessment and bonding. The committee received copies of the draft bill and fiscal note (Attachments C and D). Committee members commented on Bill 2.
17Courthouse1023AttachC.pdf 17Courthouse1023AttachD.pdf
| BILL: | Consideration of Draft Legislation | |
| TIME: | 02:13:57 PM | |
| MOVED: | Fields | |
| MOTION: | Report Bill 2 to the Legislative Council Committee. The motion failed on a 3-3 vote. | |
| SECONDED: | ||
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VOTE
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Beckman
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No
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Crowder
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No
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Fields
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Yes
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Michaelson Jenet
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Yes
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Benavidez
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Yes
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Coram
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No
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YES: 3 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 REMOTE PARTICIPATION: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE
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02:14 PM
Senator Crowder presented Bill 3, concerning state fiscal responsibility for providing courts. The committee received copies of the draft bill and fiscal note (Attachments E and F). Committee members commented on Bill 3.
17Courthouse1023AttachE.pdf 17Courthouse1023AttachF.pdf
| BILL: | Consideration of Draft Legislation | |
| TIME: | 02:15:19 PM | |
| MOVED: | Crowder | |
| MOTION: | Report Bill 3 to the Legislative Council Committee. The motion failed on a 3-3 vote. | |
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VOTE
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Beckman
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Yes
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Crowder
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Yes
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Fields
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No
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Michaelson Jenet
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No
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Benavidez
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No
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Coram
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Yes
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YES: 3 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 REMOTE PARTICIPATION: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE
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02:17 PM
Senator Crowder presented Bill 4, concerning increasing Department of Corrections reimbursement to county jails. The committee received copies of the draft bill and fiscal note (Attachments G and H). Committee members commented on Bill 4.
17Courthouse1023AttachG.pdf 17Courthouse1023AttachH.pdf
| BILL: | Consideration of Draft Legislation | |
| TIME: | 02:19:00 PM | |
| MOVED: | Crowder | |
| MOTION: | Report Bill 4 to the Legislative Council Committee. The motion passed on a vote of 6-0. | |
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VOTE
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Beckman
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Yes
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Crowder
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Yes
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Fields
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Yes
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Michaelson Jenet
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Yes
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Benavidez
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Yes
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Coram
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Yes
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YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 REMOTE PARTICIPATION: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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Representative Michaelson Jenet agreed to sponsor the bill and start it in the House, with Senator Crowder as the Senate sponsor.
02:24 PM
Representative Michaelson Jenet presented Bill 5, concerning a court system for remote participation in hearings. The committee received copies of the draft bill and fiscal note (Attachments I and J). Representative Michaelson Jenet explained that she would like to amend the bill to move the program to the Office of the State Court Administrator. Committee members commented on the bill.
17Courthouse1023AttachI.pdf 17Courthouse1023AttachJ.pdf
| BILL: | Consideration of Draft Legislation | |
| TIME: | 02:26:01 PM | |
| MOVED: | Michaelson Jenet | |
| MOTION: | Report Bill 5 to the Legislative Council Committee. The motion passed on a vote of 6-0. | |
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VOTE
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Beckman
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Yes
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Crowder
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Yes
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Fields
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Yes
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Michaelson Jenet
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Yes
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Benavidez
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Yes
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Coram
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Yes
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YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 REMOTE PARTICIPATION: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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Representative Michaelson Jenet agreed to sponsor the bill and start it in the House, with Senators Crowder and Fields as co-prime Senate sponsors.
02:30 PM
Representative Benavidez presented Bill 6, concerning a state court administrator reminder call center. The committee received copies of the draft bill and fiscal note (Attachments K and L). Committee members commented on the bill.
17Courthouse1023AttachK.pdf 17Courthouse1023AttachL.pdf
| BILL: | Consideration of Draft Legislation | |
| TIME: | 02:34:21 PM | |
| MOVED: | Benavidez | |
| MOTION: | Report Bill 6 to the Legislative Council Committee. The motion failed on a 3-3 vote. | |
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VOTE
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Beckman
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No
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Crowder
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No
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Fields
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Yes
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Michaelson Jenet
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Yes
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Benavidez
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Yes
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Coram
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No
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YES: 3 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 REMOTE PARTICIPATION: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE
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02:40 PM
Senator Fields presented Bill 7, concerning nondiscretionary parole based on risk assessment. The committee received copies of the draft bill and fiscal note (Attachments M and N). Senator Fields explained that the Sentencing Reform Interim Committee is considering the same topic, and she requested that the committee not pursue it at this time.
17Courthouse1023AttachM.pdf 17Courthouse1023AttachN.pdf
02:41 PM
Representative Beckman presented Bill 8, concerning encouraging criminal justice coordinating councils. The committee received copies of the draft bill and fiscal note (Attachments O and P). Committee members commented on the bill.
17Courthouse1023AttachO.pdf 17Courthouse1023AttachP.pdf
| BILL: | Consideration of Draft Legislation | |
| TIME: | 02:45:51 PM | |
| MOVED: | Beckman | |
| MOTION: | Report Bill 8 to the Legislative Council Committee. The motion failed on a 3-3 vote. | |
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VOTE
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Beckman
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Yes
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Crowder
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Yes
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Fields
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No
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Michaelson Jenet
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No
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Benavidez
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No
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Coram
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Yes
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YES: 3 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 REMOTE PARTICIPATION: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE
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02:49 PM
Representative Beckman presented Bill 9, concerning health care cost reimbursement for county jails. The committee received copies of the draft bill and fiscal note (Attachments Q and R). Committee members commented on the bill.
17Courthouse1023AttachQ.pdf 17Courthouse1023AttachR.pdf
| BILL: | Consideration of Draft Legislation | |
| TIME: | 02:50:26 PM | |
| MOVED: | Beckman | |
| MOTION: | Report Bill 9 to the Legislative Council Committee. The motion failed on a 3-3 vote. | |
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VOTE
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Beckman
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Yes
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Crowder
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Yes
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Fields
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No
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Michaelson Jenet
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No
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Benavidez
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No
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Coram
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Yes
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YES: 3 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 REMOTE PARTICIPATION: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE
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02:56 PM
Representative Benavidez presented Bill 10, concerning Medicaid eligibility for detained eligibility. The committee received copies of the draft resolution (Attachment S). Representative Benavidez noted that Bill 10 is a resolution and does not count toward the committee's five-bill limit.
17Courthouse1023AttachS.pdf
| BILL: | Consideration of Draft Legislation | |
| TIME: | 02:57:51 PM | |
| MOVED: | Benavidez | |
| MOTION: | Report Bill 10 to the Legislative Council Committee. The motion passed on a vote of 5-1. | |
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VOTE
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Beckman
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No
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Crowder
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Yes
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Fields
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Yes
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Michaelson Jenet
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Yes
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Benavidez
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Yes
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Coram
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Yes
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YES: 5 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 REMOTE PARTICIPATION: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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Representatives Benavidez and Michaelson Jenet agreed to be co-prime sponsors and start the resolution in the House. Senators Fields and Crowder agreed to be co-prime sponsors in the Senate.
02:59 PM
Representative Benavidez presented Bill 11, concerning increasing the surcharge for the Court Security Cash Fund. The committee received copies of the draft bill and fiscal note (Attachments T and U). Committee members commented on the bill.
17Courthouse1023AttachT.pdf 17Courthouse1023AttachU.pdf
| BILL: | Consideration of Draft Legislation | |
| TIME: | 03:00:51 PM | |
| MOVED: | Benavidez | |
| MOTION: | Report Bill 11 to the Legislative Council Committee. The motion failed on a 3-3 vote. | |
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VOTE
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Beckman
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No
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Crowder
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No
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Fields
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Yes
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Michaelson Jenet
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Yes
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Benavidez
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Yes
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Coram
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No
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YES: 3 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 REMOTE PARTICIPATION: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE
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03:02 PM
Representative Benavidez asked the committee not to consider Bill 12, concerning adding a member to the State Board of Parole, at this time. The committee received copies of the draft bill and fiscal note (Attachments V and W).
17Courthouse1023AttachV.pdf 17Courthouse1023AttachW.pdf
03:04 PM
Senator Coram thanked the committee members and interested persons for their participation in the committee.
03:05 PM
The committee adjourned.