Bill Summary for Bill Number HB05-1309

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB05-1309

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Votes:

Action Taken:

Refer the bill to the Committee on Appropriations.

PASS

09:53 AM -- House Bill 05-1309

Representative Romanoff, sponsor, presented the bill regarding secure facilities leased by executive departments. He answered questions about the bill's relationship to a federal court order.

The following persons testified.

10:04 AM -- Peg Ackerman, County Sheriffs of Colorado, spoke in support of the bill.

10:05 AM -- Bob Niedringhaus, Department of Human Services, discussed a federal lawsuit against the department and distributed and discussed a document to members (Attachment A). He discussed current facilities at the Pueblo Mental Health Institute. He answered questions about patient lengths of stay at Pueblo, persons involved in potential lease agreements, the need for a new mental health facility, the separation of patients at the new facility, and possible expansion of the facility.

10:30 AM -- Mark Ivandick, Legal Center for People with Disabilities, spoke in support of the bill. He described the facilities at the Pueblo Mental Health Institute. He stated they are not currently conducive to effective mental health treatment.

10:37 AM -- Steve Schremakers, Pueblo Mental Health Institute, described the facilities at the Pueblo Mental Health Institute and the need for mental health treatment for incarcerated persons.

10:46 AM -- Bob Green, Colorado Building Trades, spoke in support of the bill.

10:47 AM -- Brad Memble, Department of Human Services, came to the table to answer questions. There were no questions for the witness.

10:48 AM

Representative Romanoff made concluding remarks.


BILL:	HB05-1309
TIME:	10:50:31 AM
MOVED:	Frangas
MOTION:	Refer the bill to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed 12-1.
SECONDED:	McGihon
		VOTE
	Berens	Yes
	Clapp	Yes
	Cloer	Yes
	Green	Yes
	Lundberg	Yes
	McGihon	Yes
	Riesberg	Yes
	Soper	Yes
	Stafford	Yes
	Sullivan	Yes
	Weissmann	No
	Frangas	Yes
	Boyd	Yes
Final YES: 12 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS