Bill Summary for Bill Number HB10-1411

Date: 04/26/2010

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB10-1411

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Adopt prepared amendment L.002 (Attachment A). Th Adopt prepared amendment L.004 (Attachment B), whi Refer House Bill 10-1411, as amended, to the Commi	Pass Without Objection Pass Without Objection PASS

01:50 PM -- House Bill 10-1411

Representative Waller, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 10-1411 concerning the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. The bill amends the current statute concerning grounds for denial of a firearm. Under current law, an individual is denied the transfer of a firearm if he or she has been arrested for or charged with a crime that would prohibit the individual from possessing a firearm under state or federal law and there has been no final disposition of the case or the final disposition is unknown. Under House Bill 10-1411, an individual would be denied the transfer of a firearm if he or she has been arrested for an applicable crime and is released on bond or has been issued a summons to appear in court.

Representative Waller explained the bill and distributed prepared amendments L.002 and L.004 (Attachments A and B). The committee discussed the bill and the amendments.

02:09 PM -- Ron Sloan, Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), spoke in support of the bill with amendments L.002 and L.004. Mr. Sloan discussed the process the CBI would use to conduct investigations related to appeals of firearm purchase denials. He spoke about the staffing needs at the CBI in order to conduct such investigations in a timely and thorough manner. Mr. Sloan responded to questions from the committee. He stated that the CBI assumes that the majority of those who are denied the right to purchase a firearm due to an arrest without a matching disposition will appeal the denial. He provided information about the current number of denials on arrest and the number of appeals, both successful and unsuccessful. The committee discussed the staffing resources required to accomplish the tasks set out in the bill.

02:27 PM -- Karl Wilmes, CBI, spoke in support of the bill with amendments L.002 and L.004.

02:28 PM -- Annmarie Jensen, representing the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police, the Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and Colorado Ceasefire, spoke in support of the bill with amendments L.002 and L.004. Ms. Jensen raised concerns about he broadness of the bill's title. She asked for Representative Waller's verbal commitment not to change the intent of the bill.


BILL:	HB10-1411
TIME:	02:32:09 PM
MOVED:	Waller
MOTION:	Adopt prepared amendment L.002 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Gardner B.
		VOTE
	Court
	Gardner B.
	Kagan
	King S.
	Miklosi
	Nikkel
	Pace
	Ryden
	Waller
	McCann
	Levy

Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB10-1411
TIME:	02:32:24 PM
MOVED:	Waller
MOTION:	Adopt prepared amendment L.004 (Attachment B), which amends L.002. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Gardner B.
		VOTE
	Court
	Gardner B.
	Kagan
	King S.
	Miklosi
	Nikkel
	Pace
	Ryden
	Waller
	McCann
	Levy

Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB10-1411
TIME:	02:32:51 PM
MOVED:	Waller
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 10-1411, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0, with 1 excused.
SECONDED:	Gardner B.
		VOTE
	Court	Yes
	Gardner B.	Yes
	Kagan	Yes
	King S.	Yes
	Miklosi	Yes
	Nikkel	Yes
	Pace	Yes
	Ryden	Yes
	Waller	Yes
	McCann	Excused
	Levy	Yes

Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS