Date: 03/07/2013

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB13-1200

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The motion p
Refer House Bill 13-1200, as amended, to the Commi		Pass Without Objection
PASS



03:41 PM -- House Bill 13-1200

The committee returned to order.

Representative Gardner, prime sponsor, returned to discuss House Bill 13-1200, concerning the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act. The bill was originally heard and laid over for action on Thursday, February 21, 2013. The bill, recommended by the Colorado Commission on Uniform State Laws, establishes the Uniformed Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act. Among other things, the bill sets forth provisions addressing custodial responsibility, caretaking, and decision-making authority when a parent who is a uniformed service member is deployed. Procedures for issuing and terminating temporary orders relating to custody and visitation during a deployment are also included.

Representative Gardner spoke about prepared amendment L.002 (Attachment B). He discussed all of the work that went into drafting the bill and amendment L.002. He asked Stan Kent, representing the Uniform Law Commission, to explain the amendment line by line.

13HseJud0307AttachB.pdf13HseJud0307AttachB.pdf

03:50 PM

Mr. Kent walked the committee through the amendment.
BILL:HB13-1200
TIME: 03:57:18 PM
MOVED:Gardner
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Salazar
VOTE
Buckner
Court
Gardner
Lawrence
McLachlan
Murray
Pettersen
Salazar
Wright
Lee
Kagan
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:HB13-1200
TIME: 04:03:06 PM
MOVED:Gardner
MOTION:Refer House Bill 13-1200, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0.
SECONDED:Court
VOTE
Buckner
Yes
Court
Yes
Gardner
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
McLachlan
Yes
Murray
Yes
Pettersen
Yes
Salazar
Yes
Wright
Yes
Lee
Yes
Kagan
Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS