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905381FE56240FC2872586AF006B5DCF Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB21-1016

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Date Apr 6, 2021      
Location HCR 0107



HB21-1016 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole


01:32:47 PM  

The committee was called to order. A quorum was present. Representatives Ortiz and Lynch, prime sponsors, presented House Bill 21-1016, concerning the authority to transfer jurisdiction of a veteran defendant's case to a jurisdiction with a veteran's specialty court. Testimony was taken on the bill at the committee's March 16, 2021, meeting. Representative Ortiz provided background on the bill and stakeholder process. Representative Lynch provided further input on the function of the legislation and its merits. The committee considered amendment L.002 (Attachment A), a strike-below amendment.

01:36:11 PM  
The following persons testified regarding HB 21-1016:

John Kellner, representing the Eighteenth Judicial District, testified in support of the bill.

Brian Mason, representing the Seventeenth Judicial District, testified in support of the bill.

Michael Allen, representing the Fourth Judicial District, testified in support of the bill.

Discussion ensued regarding the treatment enabled by the bill for those veterans who do not live near a particular veterans treatment court.



01:50:46 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.002
Moved Lynch
Seconded Tipper
Bacon
Benavidez
Bockenfeld
Caraveo
Carver
Luck Excused
Lynch
Roberts
Woodrow
Tipper
Weissman
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
01:50:48 PM  
The prime sponsors of HB 21-1016 provided closing remarks in support of the bill. Various committee members discussed the merits of the amended bill.


01:55:38 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 21-1016, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Lynch
Seconded Tipper
Bacon Yes
Benavidez Yes
Bockenfeld Yes
Caraveo Yes
Carver Yes
Luck Excused
Lynch Yes
Roberts Yes
Woodrow Yes
Tipper Yes
Weissman Yes
Final YES: 10   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS