A1CF97FAFFE93CFC87258AAC007265CF Hearing Summary

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BILL SUMMARY For SB24-029

SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Date Jan 22, 2024
Location Old Supreme Court

SB24-029 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

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01:49:35 PM

Senator Gonzales and Majority Leader Rodriguez presented Senate Bill 24-029, concerning a study of how to measure the effectiveness of the criminal justice system using metrics other than recidivism.

Senator Gonzales discussed the limits of recidivism rates to measure success or failure in the criminal justice system. She explained that recidivism rates do not take into account other, more nuanced, indicators of progress, such as housing and employment.

01:52:33 PM

Christie Donner, representing Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition, testified in support of the bill. She noted other indicators besides recidivism are starting to be taken into considering when measuring success.

Committee members asked questions about other states using alternative metrics to measure success.

01:57:26 PM

Senator Gonzales distributed and explained Amendment L.001 to add additional members to the study group (Attachment A).

01:57:48 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A)
	Moved	Gonzales
	Seconded

	Gardner
	Michaelson Jenet
	Will
	Roberts
	Gonzales
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

01:58:01 PM

Senator Gonzales made closing comments.

01:58:47 PM	Motion	Refer Senate Bill 24-029, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
	Moved	Gonzales
	Seconded

	Gardner	No
	Michaelson Jenet	Yes
	Will	No
	Roberts	Yes
	Gonzales	Yes
	Final	YES: 3 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

SB24-029 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

Colorado General Assembly