Date: 04/15/2010

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB10-1373

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt prepared amendment L.001 (Attachment A). Th
Refer House Bill 10-1373, as amended, to the Commi		Pass Without Objection
PASS



01:40 PM -- House Bill 10-1373

Representative T. Carroll, prime sponsor, presented House BIll 10-1373 concerning changes to sentencing provisions for escape crimes. Under current law, if an offender knowingly commits an escape crime while in custody or confinement following a felony conviction, the court is required to impose a sentence for the escape crime that runs consecutively with any other sentences being served by the offender. This bill, with prepared amendment L.001(Attachment A), addresses individuals who escape, attempt to escape, or aid the escape of another while serving a direct sentence to community corrections or after being placed in an intensive supervision parole program. The mandatory sentence for the escape crime may run either consecutively or concurrently with any other sentence being served by the offender, at the discretion of the court.

01:44 PM -- Ted Tow, Colorado District Attorneys' Council (CDAC), testified in support of the bill. Mr. Tow noted that the bill is a recommendation from the Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (CCJJ). He explained the structure of the bill and talked about circumstances under which an individual might be sentenced consecutively. He responded to questions from the committee about sentencing for escape crimes. The committee discussed different sentencing schemes for inmates with different statuses.

01:59 PM -- Doug Wilson, Colorado State Public Defender, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Wilson is a member of the CCJJ and he was the chair of the task force that developed the bill. He indicated that the bill represents a compromise on the issue of how to handle certain escape offenders.

02:01 PM -- Peg Ackerman, County Sheriffs of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

BILL:HB10-1373
TIME: 02:02:47 PM
MOVED:Court
MOTION:Adopt prepared amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The amendment strikes everything below the enacting clause. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Miklosi
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

100415AttachA.pdf

BILL:HB10-1373
TIME: 02:03:11 PM
MOVED:Court
MOTION:Refer House Bill 10-1373, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0.
SECONDED:Nikkel
VOTE
Court
Yes
Gardner B.
Yes
Kagan
Yes
King S.
Yes
Miklosi
Yes
Nikkel
Yes
Pace
Yes
Ryden
Yes
Waller
Yes
McCann
Yes
Levy
Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS




02:05 PM

Representative Levy recessed the committee.