s_jud_2017a_2017-02-27t13:31:06z2 Hearing Summary
Date: 02/27/2017
Location: SCR 352
Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB17-177
SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
BILL SUMMARY for SB17-177
SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
| Votes: View--> | Action Taken: |
| Refer Senate Bill 17-177 to the Committee of the W | PASS |
01:55 PM -- SB17-177
Senator Cooke, prime sponsor, presented Senate Bill 17-177, concerning amending the definition of "special respondent" in the Children's Code to allow a person to be voluntarily joined in a dependency or neglect proceeding.
01:57 PM -- Mr. Bruce Barker, Weld County attorney, testified in support of the bill. He discussed the need for the bill.
01:59 PM -- Ms. Dorothy Macias, representing the Office of the Child's Representative, testified in support of the bill.
| BILL: | SB17-177 | |
| TIME: | 02:00:57 PM | |
| MOVED: | Cooke | |
| MOTION: | Refer Senate Bill 17-177 to the Committee of the Whole, with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 4-0. | |
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Coram
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Yes
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Fields
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Yes
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Kagan
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Excused
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Cooke
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Yes
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Gardner
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Yes
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Final YES: 4 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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02:01 PM
The committee adjourned.