j_src_2017a_2017-11-17t12:05:58z5 Hearing Summary
Date: 11/17/2017
Location: SCR 352
2b. Senate Bill 17-242 clean-up
COMMITTEE ON STATUTORY REVISION COMMITTEE
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| Senator Moreno moved to introduce Bill 2b. The mot | PASS |
12:30 PM -- 2b. Senate Bill 17-242 clean-up
11-17-2017_Memo2b.pdf
12:31 PM -- Nicole Myers, OLLS, testified before the Committee concerning Memo and Bill 2b, both of which were drafted by Jane Ritter, OLLS. Ms. Myers explained that in 2017, the General Assembly enacted Senate Bill 17-242, which modernized terminology in the Colorado Revised Statutes related to behavioral health issues, including mental illness and addiction. The bill, which was 240 pages at introduction, missed a few provisions and could not account for legislation that passed during the session that used terminology that did not conform to the updated language. Ms. Myers explained that Bill 2b updates and modernizes outdated references to "the mentally ill," "drunkard," "addict," and related terms, as was done through Senate Bill 17-242.
| BILL: | 2b. Senate Bill 17-242 clean-up | |
| TIME: | 12:34:11 PM | |
| MOVED: | Moreno | |
| MOTION: | Senator Moreno moved to introduce Bill 2b. The motion passed on a vote of 6-0. | |
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Arndt
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Excused
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Hooton
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Yes
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Nordberg
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Yes
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Tate
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Excused
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Thurlow
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Yes
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Zenzinger
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Yes
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Brad Ramming, Esq.
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Patrice Bernadette Collins, Esq.
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Moreno
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Yes
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Martinez Humenik
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Yes
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YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 REMOTE PARTICIPATION: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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