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BILL SUMMARY For SB22-005

SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Date Mar 31, 2022       Location SCR 352

SB22-005 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations


03:26:54 PM  

Senators Bridges and Cooke, co-prime sponsors, returned to the committee for Senate Bill 22-005, concerning the increase of available funds for law enforcement agency peace officer services.  This bill is a "for action only" agenda item that was first heard in Senate Judiciary on March 24, 2022. 

Senator Bridges distributed and presented Amendment L. 004 about funding distribution (Attachment C). 

Bruce Eisenhauer, representing the Department of Local Affairs, answered questions about the amendment and distribution of unspent funds, if applicable. 

 

 


03:43:11 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment C)
Moved Cooke
Seconded
Cooke
Gardner
Rodriguez
Gonzales
Lee
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:43:32 PM  

The Chair allowed for a conceptual amendment to make a technical change to Amendment L. 004 (Attachment C).  The conceptual amendment strikes (h) on line 29 and changes it to (g).


03:44:03 PM
Motion This is a conceptual amendment to amend Amendment L. 004 (Attachment C) line 29, strike (h) and replace with (g).
Moved Gonzales
Seconded
Cooke
Gardner
Rodriguez
Gonzales
Lee
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:44:56 PM  

Senator Bridges presented and distributed Amendment L. 003 concerning the inclusion of cultural competency (Attachment D).


03:46:25 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment D)
Moved Cooke
Seconded
Cooke
Gardner
Rodriguez
Gonzales
Lee
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:50:00 PM  
Senator Bridges distributed and presented Amendment L. 002 (Attachment E).  The amendment amends language being added in Senate Bill 22-181, behavioral health-care workforce, and addresses the cops to counselors program.
The committee discussed amending a bill that has not yet been heard in a different committee.  Senator Cooke withdrew the amendment.

03:51:30 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment E)
Moved Cooke
Seconded
Cooke
Gardner
Rodriguez
Gonzales
Lee
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Withdrawn
03:51:38 PM  

Senator Bridges made a commitment on the record that the cops to counselors program language, as outlined in Amendment L. 002 (Attachment E), will be added to Senate Bill 22-181 when it is heard in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. 


03:55:37 PM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 22-005, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Cooke
Seconded
Cooke Yes
Gardner Yes
Rodriguez Yes
Gonzales Yes
Lee Yes
Final YES: 5   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS