H_JUD_2017A 04/04/2017 Committee Summary

01:31 PM -- SB17-233



The committee was called to order. A quorum was present. Representative Arndt, prime sponsor, presented Senate Bill 17-233, concerning the scheduled repeal of reports by the Department of Law to the General Assembly. Representative Arndt provided background on the series of bills seeking to remove departmental reporting requirements to the General Assembly, and discussed the specific reporting requirements repealed by the bill. Discussion ensued regarding certain reports to be eliminated by the bill. The chair laid the bill over for later consideration.





01:35 PM -- SB17-220



Representative Arndt, prime sponsor, presented Senate Bill 17-220, concerning the continuation of the Restorative Justice Coordinating Council. Representative Arndt explained the effect of the bill. Discussion ensued regarding the function of the Colorado Juvenile Parole Board, and the bill's fiscal impact. Mr. Chris Creighton, Legislative Council Staff, provided input on the bill's costs. Discussion followed regarding the merits of continuing the Restorative Justice Coordinating Council, and the potential for the council to report to the committee under the SMART Act.



























01:50 PM



Discussion returned to the costs associated with the Restorative Justice Coordinating Council. The following persons testified regarding the bill:





01:52 PM -- Ms. Deb Witzel, representing the Restorative Justice Coordinating Council, testified in support of the bill.



01:52 PM -- Ms. Meghan Dollar, representing the Colorado Municipal League, testified in support of the bill. She discussed the stakeholder process in creating the legislation. Ms. Dollar responded to questions regarding successes of the Restorative Justice Coordinating Council during its tenure. Ms. Witzel provided input on this issue, including explaining the programming conducted by the council. Discussion again returned to the council's budget, including income sources and expenditures.





02:07 PM



Discussion continued regarding the Restorative Justice Coordinating Council's budget, and how its expenditures are applied.









































































02:14 PM



Discussion ensued regarding the potential for sunsetting the Restorative Justice Coordinating Council after five years, and the merits of amendment L.003 (Attachment A).



17HouseJud0404AttachA.pdf

02:24 PM



The committee discussed the merits of SB 17-220.

02:26 PM -- SB17-233



The committee returned to considering SB 17-233. The committee discussed the ramifications of eliminating a reporting requirement for the Office of the State Public Defender. Ms. Kristen Forrestal, Office of Legislative Legal Services, provided input on amending the bill.











































02:35 PM

BILL:	SB17-233
TIME:	02:35:07 PM
MOVED:	Willett
MOTION:	Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B), which was offered as a conceptual amendment. The motion passed without objection. 17HouseJud0404AttachB.pdf
SECONDED:	Herod
		VOTE
	Benavidez
	Carver
	Foote
	Herod
	Lundeen
	Melton
	Weissman
	Willett
	Wist
	Salazar
	Lee
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

02:35 PM

02:37 PM -- SB17-241



Representative Hooton, prime sponsor, presented Senate Bill 17-241, concerning the scheduled repeal of reports by the Judicial Department to the General Assembly. Representative Hooton explained the effect of the bill and discussed its need. Representative Hooton responded to questions regarding why certain reporting requirements are being eliminated under the bill.





02:49 PM



Discussion continued regarding the merits of eliminating certain reporting requirements to the General Assembly. Discussion followed regarding the Statutory Revision Committee process. Ms. Forrestal provided input on this process.































03:01 PM



Discussion continued regarding which reporting requirements would be eliminated if SB 17-241 were to not pass.





03:04 PM



Discussion continued regarding some potential conceptual amendments. These conceptual amendments are shown in Attachment C.



17HouseJud0404AttachC.pdf

03:06 PM

03:08 PM

03:09 PM



The committee adjourned.