Date: 04/23/2013

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB13-244

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment K). The motion p
Refer Senate Bill 13-244, as amended, to the Commi		Pass Without Objection
PASS



04:24 PM -- Senate Bill 13-244

Representative Kagan, sponsor, presented Senate Bill 13-244. This bill renames the Colorado Methamphetamine Task Force as the Colorado Substance Abuse Task Force, changes the emphasis of the task force from solely methamphetamine to all substance abuse, and renames the Methamphetamine Abuse Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment (MAPIT) Cash Fund as the Substance Abuse Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment Cash Fund. Additionally, the bill changes the makeup of the task force and expands the members appointed by the task force co-chairs from 16 to 22. Currently, the task force is set to repeal on July 1, 2014. The bill extends the repeal date to July 1, 2018.

Background. The task force was created by the General Assembly in 2006 to develop a statewide strategy to respond to methamphetamine use in the state. It is currently comprised of the Attorney General or his or her designee, 4 members of the General Assembly or their designees, 2 members appointed by the chief justice of the Colorado supreme court, and 16 members from government and the private sector appointed by the task force chair and co-chairs. The Division of Criminal Justice within the Department of Public Safety is authorized to receive any gifts, grants, and donations to administer the task force, and funding comes from private foundations. Funds received are credited to the MAPIT Cash Fund for the purpose of funding the activities of the task force. In 2006, the task force received a grant of $50,000 from the El Pomar Foundation.

04:29 PM -- David Blake, representing the Department of Law, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Blake discussed the work of the task force and spoke about the need to refocus the work of the task force on decreasing opiate use in Colorado. He responded to questions from the committee about the recommendations made by the task force in the past and to what he attributes the dramatic decrease in methamphetamine use in the last five years.
BILL:SB13-244
TIME: 04:36:06 PM
MOVED:Kagan
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment K). The motion passed without objection.

13HseJud0423AttachK.pdf13HseJud0423AttachK.pdf
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:SB13-244
TIME: 04:36:37 PM
MOVED:Kagan
MOTION:Refer Senate Bill 13-244, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0.
SECONDED:Salazar
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



04:38 PM

The committee adjourned.