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8657E559803A7FE1872584FF0073001B Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB20-1102

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Date Jan 30, 2020      
Location HCR 0112



HB20-1102 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations


01:56:25 PM  
Representatives Tipper and Soper, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 20-1102. The bill requires district attorneys and the Colorado District Attorneys Council to maintain records of jailhouse witnesses. The bill also creates new processes around jailhouse witness testimony. The provided amendment L.002 (Attachment A).
02:06:14 PM  

Matt Wenig, representing the Denver District Attorney's Office, testified in opposition to the bill.

02:10:04 PM  
Matt Maillaro, representing the 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office, testified in opposition to the bill.
02:13:22 PM  
Cliff Reidel, representing the 8th Judicial District Attorney's Office, testified in opposition to the bill.
02:16:37 PM  
Dan May, representing the El Paso County District Attorney's Office, testified in opposition to the bill.
02:40:56 PM  
The witness panel responded to questions from the committee.
02:49:58 PM  
Michelle Feldman, representing the Innocence Project, testified in support o f the bill.
02:55:25 PM  
Anne-Marie Moyes, representing the Kori Wise Innocence Project, testified in support of the bill.
02:59:51 PM  
James Karbach, representing the Office of the State Public Defender, testified in support of the bill.
03:04:22 PM  
Tristan Gorman, representing the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, testified in support of the bill.
03:07:41 PM  
Christy Sheppard, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
03:11:08 PM  
The panel of witnesses responded to questions from the committee.
03:25:24 PM  
Discussion with the witness panel continued.
03:37:02 PM  
Discussion continued.


04:02:28 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment A).
Moved Tipper
Seconded Soper
Benavidez
Bockenfeld
Carver
Gonzales-Gutierrez
Roberts
Soper
Tipper
Herod
Weissman
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:02:29 PM  
Representative Tipper explained amendment L.001 and responded to questions from the committee.


04:20:39 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 20-1102, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Tipper
Seconded Soper
Benavidez Yes
Bockenfeld No
Carver No
Gonzales-Gutierrez Yes
Roberts No
Soper Yes
Tipper Yes
Herod Yes
Weissman Yes
Final YES: 6   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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