Date: 03/15/2016
Location: HCR 0107

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Refer House Bill 16-1316 to the Committee of the W	PASS

02:08 PM -- HB 16-1316

Representative Rosenthal, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 16-1316 to the committee. The bill amends the Colorado Children's Code to clarify the procedures for determining proper venue in dependency and neglect cases. The bill states that a child who is placed in the legal custody of a county department shall be deemed, for the entire period of the placement, to reside in the county in which the child's legal parent or guardian resides or is located.

02:12 PM -- Dorothy Macias, Colorado Office of the Child's Representative, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Macias responded to questions from the committee.

02:22 PM -- Pat Ratliff, Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in support of the bill. Ms. Ratliff responded to questions from the committee.

02:27 PM -- Peg Rudden, Court-Appointed Special Advocate, testified in support of the bill.

02:29 PM -- Steve Moreno, Weld County Commissioner, testified regarding the bill.

02:30 PM -- Barbara Kirkmeyer, Weld County Commissioner, testified regarding the bill.

02:32 PM

Ms. Kirkmeyer responded to questions from the committee.

02:34 PM

Representative Rosenthal gave concluding remarks on the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.

BILL:	HB16-1316
TIME:	02:35:13 PM
MOVED:	Pettersen
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 16-1316 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 12-0, with one excused.
SECONDED:	Ginal
		VOTE
	Conti	Yes
	Danielson	Excused
	Everett	Yes
	Ginal	Yes
	Joshi	Yes
	Landgraf	Yes
	Leonard	Yes
	Moreno	Yes
	Pettersen	Yes
	Tyler	Yes
	Windholz	Yes
	Ryden	Yes
	Primavera	Yes
Final YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:36 PM

Representative Primavera recessed the committee.