Date: 02/24/2014

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB14-1131

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.003, as amended (Attachment A).
Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment B). The motion p
Refer House Bill 14-1131, as amended, to the Commi		Pass Without Objection
Pass Without Objection
PASS



01:39 PM -- HB14-1131

Representative Hamner, Chair, welcomed the audience and committee members and discussed the order of events for the meeting. Representative Fields, sponsor, introduced House Bill 14-1131, which establishes cyberbullying as a new crime classification.. She discussed the Amendment L.003 (Attachment A), which makes cyberbullying a class 1 or class 2 misdemeanor, depending on the circumstances. Representative Fields discussed her own experiences with bullying and its consequences. She defined cyberbullying and discussed its effects on minors. Representative Fields responded to questions from the committee.

14HseEd0224AttachA.pdf14HseEd0224AttachA.pdf

The following people testified:

01:47 PM -- Bridget Klauber, representing the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Klauber responded to questions from the committee.


01:57 PM

Representative Fields responded to questions from the committee.

02:02 PM -- Dr. Rhonda Williams, representing the Colorado School Counselor Association (CSCA), testified in support of the bill.

02:07 PM -- Evan Engle, representing CSCA, testified in support of the bill.

02:10 PM -- Bailey Lammon, a senior at Cherokee Trail High School, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Lammon responded to questions from the committee.


02:20 PM

Dr. Williams and Mr. Engle responded to questions from the committee.

02:22 PM -- Ashley Berry, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

02:25 PM -- Anna Berry, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

02:26 PM -- Pastor Del Phillip, representing the Denver chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and several other organizations, testified in support of the bill.

02:31 PM -- Tom Raynes, Executive Director of the Colorado District Attorneys Council, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Raynes responded to questions from the committee.

02:47 PM -- Irvin Gonzalez, a student at Summit Academy, testified in support of the bill.

02:48 PM -- Stephanie Morales, a student at Summit Academy, testified in support of the bill.

02:50 PM -- Juan Vargas, a student at Summit Academy, testified in support of the bill.


02:55 PM

The three preceding witnesses from Summit Academy responded to questions from the committee.

02:58 PM -- Margo Maestas, a student at Summit Academy, testified in support of the bill.

03:00 PM -- Angie Jimenez, a student at Summit Academy, testified in support of the bill.

03:02 PM -- Heidi Walker, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

03:05 PM -- George Brauchler, District Attorney for the 18th Judicial District, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Brauchler responded to questions from the committee.

03:24 PM -- Rob Pride, representing the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), testified in support of the bill.

03:28 PM -- Jennifer Hines, representing the FOP, testified in support of the bill.

03:32 PM -- Matthew Durkin, Deputy Attorney General, testified in support of the bill.

03:35 PM -- Hanni Raley, representing The Arc of Aurora, testified in support of the bill. She distributed her testimony to the committee (Attachment C).

14HseEd0224AttachC.pdf14HseEd0224AttachC.pdf

03:40 PM -- Darla Stuart, representing The Arc of Aurora, testified in support of the bill.


03:41 PM

The two witnesses from Arc of Aurora responded to questions from the committee.

03:42 PM -- Joshua Hanfling, representing Denver District Attorney Mitchell R. Morrissey, testified in support of the bill.

03:44 PM -- Remi Velez, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Velez responded to questions from the committee.
BILL:HB14-1131
TIME: 03:52:29 PM
MOVED:Murray
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.

14HseEd0224AttachB.pdf14HseEd0224AttachB.pdf
SECONDED:McNulty
VOTE
Buckner
Court
Everett
Fields
Holbert
McNulty
Murray
Pettersen
Priola
Wilson
Young
Peniston
Hamner
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


03:53 PM

Representative Fields offered closing comments to the bill.
BILL:HB14-1131
TIME: 03:54:00 PM
MOVED:Fields
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.003, as amended (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:McNulty
VOTE
Buckner
Court
Everett
Fields
Holbert
McNulty
Murray
Pettersen
Priola
Wilson
Young
Peniston
Hamner
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


03:55 pm

Representative Fields offered additional closing comments to the bill. Committee discussion ensued.
BILL:HB14-1131
TIME: 03:56:08 PM
MOVED:Fields
MOTION:Refer House Bill 14-1131, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 12-0, with one member excused.
SECONDED:Court
VOTE
Buckner
Yes
Court
Yes
Everett
Excused
Fields
Yes
Holbert
Yes
McNulty
Yes
Murray
Yes
Pettersen
Yes
Priola
Yes
Wilson
Yes
Young
Yes
Peniston
Yes
Hamner
Yes
Final YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS



03:57 PM

Representative Hamner called a ten minute recess.