Date: 03/11/2009

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB09-1190

SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer House Bill 09-1190 to the Committee of the WPASS



01:47 PM -- House Bill 09-1190

Senator Mitchell, bill sponsor, explained that the bill addresses rules of evidence for admissibility. Specifically, according to Senator Mitchell, this bill addresses statements in legal proceedings for providing a uniform standard for statements made on foreign soil to be used as evidence in a legal proceeding in Colorado. He noted that this is a uniform act from the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.


01:51 PM

Senator Renfroe asked about sworn affidavits and why those could not be used. Senator Lundberg asked about the no votes from the House of Representatives. Senator Renfroe asked about the list of exclusions in the bill. Senator Mitchell discussed the exclusions in the bill.
BILL:HB09-1190
TIME: 01:57:30 PM
MOVED:Morse
MOTION:Refer House Bill 09-1190 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a 5-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Hudak
Yes
King K.
Excused
Lundberg
Yes
Newell
Yes
Renfroe
Yes
Carroll M.
Excused
Morse
Yes
Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS