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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB21-1280

SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Date May 25, 2021       Location Old State Library

HB21-1280 - Referred to Senate Appropriations
10:18:14 PM  
Senator Lee, bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 21-180. The bill requires courts to hold an initial bond hearing with an arrested individual within 48 hours of arrival at a detention facility; allows hearings to be conducted online or by phone; creates the position of a bond hearing officer to conduct weekend and holiday hearings; and makes other changes to the monetary bond process.  
10:20:52 PM  
Senator Gonzales proceeded with witness testimony on the bill. Submitted testimony may be found in Attachment K.
10:27:00 PM  
A statement from Michelle Reynolds, representing self, was read in support of the bill. Rev. Tamara Boynton, representing Interfaith Alliance of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Elisabeth Epps, representing self, testified in support of the bill.
10:36:19 PM  
Dana Steiner, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Anna Crawford, representing Women's Lobby of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
10:41:48 PM  
Joel Northam, representing self, testified in support of the bill.
10:46:52 PM  
The bill sponsor provided closing remarks.

10:49:45 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 21-1280 to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Coleman
Seconded
Cooke Yes
Jaquez Lewis Yes
Simpson Yes
Coleman Yes
Gonzales Yes
Final YES: 5   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS