54E212FD51528BC2872583EC00069E4E Hearing Summary

Senator Lee, sponsor, presented House Bill 19-1226. The bill repeals, reenacts, and amends various statutes related to bail, bond hearings, and pretrial services.

Maureen Cain, representing the Office of the State Public Defender, testified in support of the bill.

Chris Ryan, Colorado State Court Administrator representing the Judicial Department, testified in support of the bill.

Stan Hilkey, representing the Colorado Department of Public Safety, testified in support of the bill.

Joe Thome, Director of the Division of Criminal Justice, Department of Public Safety, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Cain and Mr. Hilkey responded to questions from the committee.

Jeff Clayton, representing the American Bail Coalition, testified against the bill.

Robert Southey, representing Bankers Insurance Company, testified against the bill.

Steven Rickett, representing himself, testified against the bill.

Tom Remy, representing himself, testified against the bill and provided a written copy of his testimony (Attachment F).

The panel of witnesses responded to questions from the committee.

Katie Biorn, representing herself, testified against the bill.

Erik Johnson, representing himself, testified against the bill.

David Widnalm, representing himself, testified against the bill.

Mark Spensieri, representing himself, testified against the bill.

The panel of witnesses responded to questions from the committee.

Dennis Blackwell, representing himself, testified against the bill.

Bobby Brown, representing himself, testified against the bill.

David Wood, representing himself, testified against the bill.

The panel of witnesses responded to questions from the committee.

Chris Creighton, Legislative Council Staff, responded to questions from the committee about the bill's fiscal note.

The chair laid the bill over for final action later in the meeting.