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C1DFA669C259A93787258AEC000AC627 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB24-1286

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Date Mar 25, 2024      
Location HCR 0112



HB24-1286 - Committee Discussion and Witness Testimony Only

07:57:44 PM  
The committee took a brief recess.
07:58:36 PM  

The committee returned to order. Representative Joseph, co-prime sponsor, presented House Bill 24-1286. The bill creates a new docket fee to assist indigent defendants with court fees. Representative Lindsay, co-prime sponsor, distributed amendment L.004 (Attachment L) and a fiscal note memo concerning amendment L.004 (Attachment M). The sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

08:10:28 PM  
John Armstrong, representing Legislative Council Staff, was available to answer questions about the fiscal note.
08:11:15 PM  
Matthew Berumen, representing the Law Office of Kenneth Davidson, testified in opposition to the bill.
08:18:22 PM  
Makyla Moody, representing the Colorado Creditors Bar Association, testified in opposition to the bill.
08:21:38 PM  
Mr. Chris Landers, representing Integral Recoveries, Inc., testified in opposition to the bill.
08:22:02 PM  
Mr. Benjamin Vinci, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
08:27:05 PM  
The witnesses responded to questions from the committee.
08:38:08 PM  
Mika Alexander, representing the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
08:40:30 PM  

Katherine Wallat, representing the Colorado Center on Law and Policy, testified in support of the bill.

08:44:50 PM  
Mr. David Gonzalez, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.
08:45:18 PM  

Ms. June Chamberlain, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

08:50:15 PM  
The witnesses responded to questions from the committee.
08:50:50 PM  
Mr. James Wolf, representing the Colorado Creditors Bar Association (CCBA), testified in opposition to the bill.
08:58:02 PM  
Heather Cannon, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill.
08:58:23 PM  
Mr. Scott Allely, representing Associated Collection Agencies, testified in opposition to the bill.
09:03:54 PM  
Ms. Bri Buentello, representing Stand for Children Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.
09:07:57 PM  
The witnesses responded to questions from the committee.
09:08:42 PM  
Mr. Jose Vasquez, representing Colorado Legal Services, testified in support of the bill.
09:10:44 PM  
Mr. Matthew Baca, representing Colorado Legal Services, testified in support of the bill.
09:18:06 PM  
Claire Levy, representing Boulder County, testified in support of the bill.
09:21:29 PM  
Elisa Overall, representing the Colorado Access to Justice Commission, testified in support of the bill.
09:21:49 PM  
The witnesses responded to questions from the committee.
09:25:47 PM  
Mr. Alan Greenberg, representing the Colorado Creditors Bar Association, testified in opposition to the bill.
09:35:24 PM  
Ms. Alisha Bond, representing Credit Service Company, testified in opposition to the bill.
09:35:44 PM  
Mr. Blake Boettcher, representing The Associated Collection Agencies of Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico, testified in opposition to the bill.
09:38:52 PM  
The panel of witnesses responded to questions from the committee.
09:44:25 PM  
The committee took a brief recess.
09:44:58 PM  
The committee returned to order. The chair announced that the bill would be laid over for action only at a later date.