s_jud_2017a_2017-04-12t13:35:52z3 Hearing Summary
Date: 04/12/2017
Location: SCR 352
BILL SUMMARY for HB17-1172
SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
| Votes: View--> | Action Taken: |
| Refer House Bill 17-1172 to the Committee of the W | PASS |
03:37 PM -- HB17-1172
Senator Cooke, sponsor, presented House Bill 17-1172, concerning criminal penalties for persons who commit human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude. Senator Cooke responded to a question concerning judicial discretion regarding sentencing. Committee discussion ensued on this point.
03:42 PM -- Mr. Scott Turner, representing the Colorado Attorney General's Office, the Colorado District Attorneys' Council, and the Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance, testified in support of the bill. He provided his reasons for supporting the bill.
03:44 PM -- Morgan County Sheriff Jim Crone, representing the County Sheriffs of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Sheriff Crone discussed the effects of trafficking on minors, and the benefit of the bill.
Mr. Turner responded to a question concerning judicial discretion in sentencing.
03:49 PM
Senator Cooke provided closing remarks on the bill.
| BILL: | HB17-1172 | |
| TIME: | 03:50:22 PM | |
| MOVED: | Cooke | |
| MOTION: | Refer House Bill 17-1172 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. | |
| SECONDED: | ||
|
VOTE
|
||
|
Coram
|
Yes
|
|
|
Fields
|
Yes
|
|
|
Kagan
|
Yes
|
|
|
Cooke
|
Yes
|
|
|
Gardner
|
Yes
|
|
|
Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
|
||