Date: 05/06/2014

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB14-213

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer Senate Bill 14-213 to the Committee on ApproPASS



12:48 PM -- SB14-213

The committee recessed.


12:50 PM

The committee returned to order. Representatives Conti and Fields, prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 14-213, concerning increasing the statutes of limitations for commencing proceedings against a person who, after committing a vehicular homicide, leaves the scene of an accident. Representative Conti explained the effect of the bill, and Representative Fields discussed the need for the legislation. Representative Conti responded to questions regarding the number of vehicular homicide cases that would be impacted by the bill.


01:00 PM

Discussion continued regarding the number of vehicular homicide cases that would be impacted by Senate Bill 14-213.


01:02 PM

The following persons testified regarding Senate Bill 14-213:

01:02 PM -- Mr. Mitch Morrisey, representing the Second Judicial District Attorney's Office, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Morrisey cited the number of fatal hit-and-runs that take place in Denver, and discussed the impact of these incidents. He also discussed the benefits of increasing the statute of limitations for vehicular homicides involving hit-and-run. Mr. Morrisey responded to questions regarding the scope of the bill, and difficulties in prosecuting the cases covered by the bill.


01:12 PM

Discussion continued regarding the difficulty, and length of time involved, in prosecuting hit-and-run cases. Discussion returned to the number of vehicular homicide cases that would be impacted by Senate Bill 14-213.


01:18 PM

Lieutenant Robert Rock and Sergeant Mike Farr, representing the Denver Police Department, testified in support of Senate Bill 14-213. Lt. Rock discussed the number of hit-and-run vehicular homicides that may be covered by the bill, and steps undertaken by his office to assist in the prosecution of such cases. Lt. Rock spoke to the merits of increasing the statute of limitations for such cases. Sgt. Farr provided input regarding the number of cases that would be affected by the bill, and noted a specific case that involved a hit-and-run vehicular homicide for which the statute of limitations had passed.


01:31 PM
BILL:SB14-213
TIME: 01:32:11 PM
MOVED:Court
MOTION:Refer Senate Bill 14-213 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0.
SECONDED:Salazar
VOTE
Buckner
Yes
Court
Yes
Gardner
Excused
Lawrence
Yes
McLachlan
Yes
Murray
Yes
Pettersen
Yes
Salazar
Yes
Waller
Yes
Lee
Yes
Kagan
Yes
Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS



01:33 PM

The committee adjourned.