Final


BILL:HB14-1162
TIME: 01:44:47 PM
MOVED:Kagan
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.019. The motion passed on a vote of 6-5.
SECONDED:Lee
VOTE
Buckner
Yes
Court
Yes
Gardner
No
Lawrence
No
McLachlan
No
Murray
No
Pettersen
Yes
Salazar
Yes
Waller
No
Lee
Yes
Kagan
Yes
YES: 6 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
Representative Kagan explained the effect of prepared amendment L.019 (Attachment B). Discussion ensued regarding the merits of the amendment. Representative Landgraf provided input on the position of stakeholders on the amendment. Discussion ensued on this point. Ms. Dorothy Macias, representing the Office of the Child's Representative and the Task Force on Children Conceived by Rape, clarified the task force's discussions on the time frame for which a court may hear a petition to terminate a parent-child relationship under the bill. Ms. Maureen Cain, representing the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, testified in support of amendment L.019. She discussed the work of the task force on the timing for petitioning to terminate a parent-child relationship under the bill, and provided her position on this timing. --2:02 PM-- Ms. Macias responded to questions regarding the value of establishing 120 days as the time frame for the parent-child relationship termination petition, as compared 180 days. Ms. Cain responded to questions regarding the position of various stakeholders on the issue. --2:13 PM-- Ms. Cain responded to questions regarding the process by which a parent-child relationship is terminated under the bill, and the timeline of this process. Representative Gardner discussed the speed with which a court is able to entertain a family law issue. Ms. Cain addressed Representative Gardner's remarks. Ms. Debbie Haskins, Office of Legislative Legal Services, provided input on amendment L.019.