87D10C34125B85DC87258527007AEFBD Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB20-088HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARYDate Mar 10, 2020 Location HCR 0112 SB20-088 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/5D6AF1AF7E61...$File/20HouseJud0310AttachE.pdf?OpenElement 20HouseJud0310AttachE.pdf 04:22:53 PM Representative Roberts, sponsor, presented Senate Bill 20-088, concerning evidentiary rules when a defendant interferes with a witness. The bill, as amended by Amendment L.004 (attachment E), clarifies that when a witness is unavailable to offer a statement in a criminal case, that statement is admissible. Representative Soper is a co-prime sponsor of the bill, but was not present at the committee meeting. 04:25:41 PM The following panel testified in support of the bill: John Kellner, representing the District Attorney's Office for the 18th Judicial District. Lara Mulllen, representing the District Attorney's Office for the 2nd Judicial District. The panel responded to questions from the committee. 04:43:15 PM Sophia San Miguel, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 04:47:37 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.004 Moved Roberts Seconded Tipper Benavidez Bockenfeld Carver Gonzales-Gutierrez McKean Roberts Tipper Herod Weissman YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 04:47:39 PM Representative Roberts made concluding comments on the bill. 04:49:20 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 20-088, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Roberts Seconded Herod Benavidez Yes Bockenfeld Yes Carver Yes Gonzales-Gutierrez Yes McKean Yes Roberts Yes Tipper Yes Herod Yes Weissman Yes Final YES: 9 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS