Bill Summary for Bill Number SB13-246

Date: 04/16/2013

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB13-246

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Refer Senate Bill 13-246 to the Legislative Counci	PASS

01:34 PM -- Senate Bill 13-246

Representative Levy, sponsor, presented Senate Bill 13-246. Recommended by the Joint Budget Committee, this bill creates the Discovery Task Force to study and make recommendations on the feasibility of providing discovery for criminal cases in an electronic format and alternate means of sharing and reimbursing discovery costs.

Comprised of 12 individuals from state and local law enforcement and judicial agencies, including one nonvoting member from the Governor's Office of Information Technology, the task force is to convene its first meeting by June 30, 2013, and meet at least twice a month until it completes its work or November 15, 2013, whichever comes first. If the task force has not completed its final report, it is directed to provide a preliminary report to the Joint Budget Committee by November 1, 2013. The final report is to be presented to the Joint Budget Committee and the House and Senate Judiciary Committees by January 31, 2014.

Representative Levy responded to questions from the committee about variations in the costs associated with discovery.

01:39 PM -- Matthew Durkin, representing the Department of Law, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Durkin discussed the different ways in which discovery is handled by various judicial districts across the state. He responded to questions from the committee about whether each district attorney in the state will be willing to collaborate to find common ground about the provision of discovery. Representative Levy weighed in as well.


BILL:	SB13-246
TIME:	01:46:02 PM
MOVED:	Court
MOTION:	Refer Senate Bill 13-246 to the Legislative Council Committee. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0.
SECONDED:	Lee
		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: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS