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07:51:12 PM |
Senators Weissman and Amabile, bill sponsors, presented House Bill 25-1147, concerning measures to ensure that municipal court defendants are subject to similar conditions as state court defendants. The bill sponsors discussed the merits and need for the bill, including parity in sentencing.
Committee members asked questions about home rule, public defenders, and fiscal impact.
The bill sponsors distributed a fact sheet about the bill (Attachment F).
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08:11:38 PM |
Aubrey Wilde, representing
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, testified in support of the bill.
Sean Smith, representing La Plata County Sheriff, testified in support
of the bill. Mr. Matt Salka, representing Colorado Counties Inc. / La Plata
County, testified in support of the bill. Alison Birchard, representing
Boulder County, testified in support of the bill.
Witnesses responded
to questions from the committee.
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08:28:34 PM |
Chief Ed Brady, representing
Colorado Association of the Chiefs of Police, testified in opposition to
the bill. Chief Noeller, representing Colorado Association of the Chiefs
of Police - Pueblo Police Department, testified in opposition to the bill.
Ms. Carla Sikes, representing City of Pueblo, testified in opposition to
the bill. Chief Brice Current, representing Colorado Association of the
Chiefs of Police - Durango Police Department, testified in opposition to
the bill.
Committee members asked questions about differences between municipal and
state sentencing structures. Discussion ensued about crimes that may need
longer jail sentences than those outlined in state statute. Further questions
were raised about equal protection and due process. Conversation
followed about differentiating between a municipal and state crime. Additional
inquiries were raised about low level and repeat offenses. Committee members
asked about contempt charges and the reimbursement rate for state inmates
in county jails.
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09:09:38 PM |
Rebecca Wallace,
representing Colorado Freedom Fund, testified in support of the bill. Matt
Kellond, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Alexandra
Natapoff, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Amy
Trenary, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
Committee members
asked questions about the bill's application and requested examples of
sentencing disparities between municipalities.
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09:29:47 PM |
Amy Padden, representing
themself, testified to amend the bill. Rhonda Fields, representing Arapahoe
County, testified to amend the bill. Commissioner Jessica Campbell, representing
Arapahoe County, testified to amend the bill.
Committee members
asked the panelists fiscal related questions.
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09:54:51 PM |
Linda Loflin Pettit,
representing Denver City Attorney's Office Victim Resource Program, testified
in opposition to the bill. Mr. Reginald Nubine, representing Denver City
Attorney's Office, testified in opposition to the bill. Victoria Kelley,
representing Denver District Attorney, testified in opposition to the bill.
Shawn Day, representing City of Aurora, testified in opposition to the
bill.
Committee members
asked about the work it would take to correspond municipal and state laws.
Further questions were raised about charges that have no corresponding
state laws.
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10:11:22 PM |
Elizabeth Cadiz,
representing Aurora Public Defender, testified in support of the bill.
Mrs. Lisa Powell-DeJong, representing themself, testified in support of
the bill. Ms. Alison Coombs, representing themself, testified in support
of the bill. Councilwoman Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, representing themself,
testified in support of the bill.
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10:24:48 PM |
Jeremy Schupbach,
representing Colorado Municipal League, testified in opposition to the
bill. Natasha Adler, representing SafeHouse Denver, testified in opposition
to the bill. Dr. Anne DePrince, representing themself, testified to amend
the bill. Marissa Harmon, representing City of Lone Tree, testified in
opposition to the bill.
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10:37:04 PM |
Dr. Michael Neil,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mary Peckham,
representing League of Women Voters of Colorado, testified in support of
the bill. Ms. Keisha Sarpong, representing themself, testified in a neutral
position on the bill.
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10:51:22 PM |
Tonya Haas Davidson,
representing City of Greenwood Village, testified in opposition to the
bill. Laura Bates, representing SafeHouse Denver, testified in opposition
to the bill.
Committee members
asked about retail theft and other municipal crimes.
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11:02:06 PM |
Colette Tvedt, representing Office of the Municipal Public Defender-Denver, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Rachel Mercer, representing Denver Officer of the Municipal Public Defender, testified in support of the bill. Jessica Jones, representing Office of Municipal Public Defender Commission, testified in support of the bill.
Committee members asked questions about pretrial, bond setting, and the domestic violence docket.
Written testimony about the bill is in Attachment G.
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11:16:28 PM |
Senators Weissman
and Amabile presented amendment L.013 allowing local governments to impose
monetary funds (Attachment H).
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11:19:35 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.013 (Attachment H) |
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Weissman |
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Ball |
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Carson |
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Daugherty |
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Lundeen |
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Roberts |
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Weissman |
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Gonzales J. |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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11:19:36 PM |
The bill sponsors
presented amendment L.015 to adjust related implementation timelines (Attachmennt
I).
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11:21:12 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.015 (Attachment I) |
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Weissman |
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Ball |
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Carson |
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Daugherty |
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Lundeen |
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Roberts |
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Weissman |
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Gonzales J. |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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11:21:14 PM |
The bill sponsors
made closing comments. Committee members made closing comments.
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11:33:11 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 25-1147, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. |
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Weissman |
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Ball |
Yes |
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Carson |
No |
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Daugherty |
Yes |
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Lundeen |
No |
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Roberts |
Yes |
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Weissman |
Yes |
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Gonzales J. |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 5 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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