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BILL SUMMARY For HB23-1142

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Mar 14, 2023       Location HCR 0107

HB23-1142 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole


02:36:07 PM  
Representative Pugliese and Majority Leader Duran, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 23-1142, concerning requiring a report of known or suspected child abuse or neglect to include information related to the person making the report.  Under current law, child abuse or neglect reports include the source of the report and the name, address, and occupation of the person making the report, when possible.  The bill requires this information be included in all circumstances.  The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.  Amendments L.002, L.003, and L.005 were distributed to the committee (Attachments A, B, and C).
02:52:31 PM  
Commissioner Tracy Kraft-Tharp, representing the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners, testified in opposition to the bill.

Mary Berg, representing the Jefferson County Department of Human Services, testified in opposition to the bill.


Monica Walker, representing the Denver Human Services - City and County of Denver, testified in opposition to the bill.


Commissioner Carrie Warrren-Gully, representing the Arapahoe Board of County Commissioners, testified in opposition to the bill.

 
The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
03:06:11 PM  
The panelists continued to respond to questions from the committee.
03:21:58 PM  
Mike Valentine, representing Arapahoe County, testified in opposition to the bill.

Jessica Williamsen, representing Arapahoe County, testified in opposition to the bill.

Diana Goldberg, representing the Colorado Children's Alliance, testified in opposition to the bill.

Jessica Dotter, representing the Colorado District Attorneys' Council, testified in opposition to the bill.

The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
03:47:44 PM  
Katie Wolf, representing Violence Free Colorado, testified to amend the bill.

Yolanda Arredondo, representing the Colorado Department of Human Services, testified to amend the bill.

Lydia Waligorski, representing Clayton Early Learning, testified to amend the bill.

Jon Kruljac, representing The Kempe Foundation, testified to amend the bill.

The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
04:11:15 PM  
Cassie Ratliff, representing Family Tree, testified in a neutral position on the bill.

Katie McDougal, representing Adams County, testified in a neutral position on the bill.

Indra Lusero, representing Elephant Circle, testified in support of the bill.

William Poe, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
04:32:01 PM  
Jill Cohen, representing the Office of Respondent Parents' Counsel, testified in support of the bill.

Melanie Jordan, representing the Office of Respondent Parents' Counsel, testified in support of the bill.

Suzanne Taheri, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Danielle Jurinsky, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Elliot Singer, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
05:00:59 PM  
Laurel Anne Flahive, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.  Written testimony was provided to the committee (Attachment D).
05:04:58 PM  
The committee recessed.
05:14:31 PM  
The committee came back to order.  Representative Pugliese explained amendments L.002 and L.007 (Attachment E).

05:16:00 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment E).
Moved Young
Seconded Hamrick
Amabile
Bradfield
Bradley
English
Hamrick
Holtorf
Jodeh
Joseph
Story
Young
Michaelson Jenet
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

05:16:39 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.002, as amended (Attachment A).
Moved Young
Seconded Bradley
Amabile
Bradfield
Bradley
English
Hamrick
Holtorf
Jodeh
Joseph
Story
Young
Michaelson Jenet
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
05:16:40 PM  
Representative Pugliese explained amendment L.005.

05:17:16 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment C).
Moved Young
Seconded Michaelson Jenet
Amabile
Bradfield
Bradley
English
Hamrick
Holtorf
Jodeh
Joseph
Story
Young
Michaelson Jenet
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
05:17:17 PM  
The bill sponsors made concluding remarks about the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.

05:28:46 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 23-1142, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Young
Seconded English
Amabile No
Bradfield Yes
Bradley Yes
English Yes
Hamrick Yes
Holtorf Yes
Jodeh Yes
Joseph Yes
Story Yes
Young Yes
Michaelson Jenet Yes
Final YES: 10   NO: 1   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS