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41C958DF1A4F30E5872586E100179F8C Hearing Summary




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






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