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12412B9EEDB1ADED8725899E00818CC7 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB23-034

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Date Apr 27, 2023      
Location Old State Library



SB23-034 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

05:35:08 PM  
Representatives Evans and McLachlan presented Senate bill 23-034 to the committee. The bill amends the definition of “serious bodily injury.”
05:39:30 PM  
Bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
05:51:56 PM  
Committee discussion
continued.
06:10:04 PM  
Committee discussion
continued.
06:19:11 PM  
Mr. James Karbach,
representing the Colorado State Public Defender, testified in opposition
to the bill.
06:21:59 PM  
Mr. David Kaplan, representing the Colorado State Public defender, testified in opposition to the bill.
06:24:34 PM  
Mr. Karbach and Mr.
Kaplan responded to questions from the committee.
06:36:01 PM  
Mr. Arnold Hanuman,
representing Colorado District Attorneys' Council testified in support
of the bill.
06:40:37 PM  
Ms. Catrina Weigel, representing the 20th Judicial District Attorney's Office, testified in support of the bill.
06:41:33 PM  
Chief Dave Hayes,
representing the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police - Estes Park
Police Department, testified in support of the bill.
06:43:59 PM  
District Attorney Travis Sides, representing the 13th Judicial District, testified in support of the bill.
06:46:18 PM  
Courtney Sutton, representing the Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance, testified in support of the bill.
06:51:51 PM  
Mr. Hanuman provided printed materials to the committee that can be found in Attachment A.
06:52:28 PM  
Witnesses responded to questions from the committee.
07:02:15 PM  
Witness and committee discussion continued.
07:04:40 PM  
District Attorney Gordon McLaughlin, representing the Colorado District Attorneys Council, testified in support of the bill.
07:12:42 PM  
Mr. Grant Fevurly,
representing the Department of Law, answered committee questions.

07:13:16 PM  
Joe Michaels, representing
the Department of Law, answered committee questions.

07:15:15 PM  
The committee took
a recess.
07:23:49 PM  
The committee came
back to order.
07:24:11 PM  
Representative Evans introduced amendment L.006 to the committee (Attachment B).
07:28:00 PM  
Representative Marshall
introduced amendment L.004 as a substitute amendment to L.006 (Attachment
C).


07:31:19 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.004
Moved Marshall
Seconded Bacon
Armagost No
Daugherty No
Epps Yes
Evans No
Garcia No
Luck No
Marshall Yes
Sharbini No
Snyder No
Soper No
Woodrow Yes
Bacon Yes
Weissman No
YES: 4   NO: 9   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL
07:32:19 PM  
Committee discussion continued regarding amendment L.006.


07:36:53 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.006
Moved Evans
Seconded Snyder
Armagost Yes
Daugherty No
Epps Yes
Evans Yes
Garcia No
Luck Yes
Marshall Yes
Sharbini No
Snyder Yes
Soper Yes
Woodrow Yes
Bacon No
Weissman No
YES: 8   NO: 5   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
07:37:11 PM  
Representative Weissman introduced amendment L.003 to the committee (Attachment D).
07:39:15 PM  
Committee discussion continued.


07:42:02 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.003
Moved Weissman
Seconded Bacon
Armagost No
Daugherty No
Epps Yes
Evans No
Garcia No
Luck No
Marshall No
Sharbini No
Snyder No
Soper No
Woodrow No
Bacon Yes
Weissman Yes
YES: 3   NO: 10   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL
07:42:03 PM  
Committee members provided final comments on the bill.


08:02:20 PM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-034, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Evans
Seconded Armagost
Armagost Yes
Daugherty Yes
Epps Yes
Evans Yes
Garcia No
Luck Yes
Marshall No
Sharbini No
Snyder Yes
Soper Yes
Woodrow Yes
Bacon No
Weissman No
Final YES: 8   NO: 5   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS