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D3AD952CB8F1CCF18725882B0079331F Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB22-1067

SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Date Apr 21, 2022      
Location SCR 352



HB22-1067 - Referred to Senate Appropriations

04:03:51 PM  

Senators Lee and Rodriguez, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 22-1067, concerning clarifying changes to measures that ensure defendants have a prompt bond hearing, and, in connection therewith, making and reducing an appropriation.  They explained that the bill requires municipal courts to hold a bond hearing within 48 hours. 

 

 

04:11:30 PM  

Jason Lantagne, representing City of Westminster, Presiding Judge, testified to amend the bill.  He raised concerns about deadlines, staffing, and court costs.

Committee members asked questions about costs, timing, staffing, and other barriers to holding bond hearings within 48 hours.  Discussion followed about municipal court offenses. 

 

 

04:29:36 PM  

Judge Corin Flannigan, representing Colorado Municipal Judges Association, testified to amend the bill.  He discussed municipal court operations

HayDen Kane, representing City of Colorado Springs, testified to amend the bill. He discussed unfunded mandates and municipal court operations.

Committee members asked questions about bond schedules, failure to appear (FTA) rates, and municipal court offenses. 

04:49:14 PM  

Elisabeth Epps, representing Colorado Freedom Fund, testified in support of the bill. She distributed a handout in support of 48 hour municipal bond hearings (Attachment C).

Conor Johnson, representing Mental Health Center of Denver, testified in support of the bill. He discussed low level offenses and homelessness. 

Mr. Richard Orona, representing self, testified in support of the bill.

Committee members asked the panel questions about jail dockets.  Discussion followed about complications that arise from being held in jail awaiting a bond hearing, such as those related to housing and work. 

05:08:46 PM  

Further discussion ensued about FTA rates and municipal and county domestic violence cases. 

05:13:48 PM  

Catherine Mabrey, representing self, testified in support of the bill.

Jefferey Riester, representing Department of Law, testified in support of the bill. He discussed the district attorney grant program as outlined in the bill. 

Mr Arnold Hanuman, representing Colorado District Attorneys’ Council, testified in support of the bill.  He discussed the district attorney grant program and administrative hurdles. 

Committee discussion followed about funding. 

 

05:24:05 PM  

Meghan MacKillop, representing Colorado Municipal League, testified in a neutral position on the bill.  She discussed municipal court concerns and compromises with the bill. 

05:27:15 PM  

Rebecca Wallace, representing Colorado Freedom Fund, testified in support of the bill.  She discussed statewide consistency and fairness.  She distributed a handout from the ACLU about a related bill from 2017 (Attachment D). 

Committee members asked questions about bond schedules, sentences, and municipal domestic violence offenses. 

 

 

05:47:10 PM  

Committee discussion ensued about due process.

05:49:40 PM  

Further discussion followed about the bill's application, funding, FTAs, and higher level offenses in municipal courts. 

05:55:45 PM  

Senator Gardner distributed and explained Amendment L. 010, which addresses Friday and weekend jail bookings (Attachment E). 



05:57:53 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.010 (Attachment E)
Moved Gardner
Seconded
Woodward Yes
Gardner Yes
Rodriguez No
Gonzales No
Lee No
YES: 2   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL
05:58:14 PM  

Senator Gardner distributed and explained Amendment L.011 that alters the time frame for the bond hearings (Attachment F). 



05:59:17 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.011 (Attachment F)
Moved Gardner
Seconded
Woodward Yes
Gardner Yes
Rodriguez No
Gonzales No
Lee No
YES: 2   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL
06:06:09 PM  
Senator Lee made closing remarks.  Senator
Gardner raised questions about the fiscal note and the bill's routing.


Senator Lee withdrew the motion to the
Committee of the Whole.


 

 


06:06:13 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 22-1067 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Lee
Seconded
Woodward
Gardner
Rodriguez
Gonzales
Lee
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Withdrawn
06:08:20 PM  

Committee members made additional closing remarks. 

Senator Lee redirected the bill to the Committee on Appropriations. 



06:10:21 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 22-1067 to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Lee
Seconded
Woodward No
Gardner No
Rodriguez Yes
Gonzales Yes
Lee Yes
Final YES: 3   NO: 2   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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