Final
BILL SUMMARY for
HB05-1308
HOUSE
COMMITTEE ON
JUDICIARY
Votes:
Action Taken:
Move Amendment L.001 (Attachment C). The motion p
Refer HB 05-1308, as amended, to the Committee of
Pass Without Objection
PASS
03:23 PM -- House Bill 05-1308
Representative Butcher, the prime sponsor of HB 05-1308, Concerning a Requirement that Certain Not-Guilty-By-Reason-of-Insanity Defendants Register as Sex Offenders, summarized the bill's provisions. Committee members were provided with Amendment L.001 (Attachment C).
The following people testified on the bill:
03:27 PM --
Ms. Gina Hardin, representing the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado, spoke in opposition to the proposed language in Section 16-8-115 (4)(a)(III), C.R.S., citing a lack of due process. The chairman granted permission for members and witnesses to speak to L.001 before it was moved and acted upon. Ms. Hardin spoke in support of L.001.
03:31 PM --
Sheriff Grayson Robinson, representing the County Sheriffs of Colorado, spoke in support of the bill.
03:32 PM --
Detective Rick Schneider, representing the Denver Police Department, spoke in support of the bill.
03:32 PM --
Mr. James Billings, representing the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police, spoke in favor of the bill and explained his support.
03:36 PM --
Mr. Steve Shoenmaker, representing the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP), spoke in support of the bill. He provided information about the patients at CMHIP and the risk of not registering the released NGRI offenders (persons who are found "not guilty by reason of insanity") as sex offenders. Mr. Schoenmaker answered questions from the committee about the number of patients who would be affected by the change in this bill.
03:42 PM
The chairman closed the public testimony phase of the hearing, and the committee began considering amendments
BILL:
HB05-1308
TIME:
03:42:34 PM
MOVED:
McGihon
MOTION:
Move Amendment L.001 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
Boyd
VOTE
Boyd
Brophy
Decker
Harvey
Hefley
Jahn
Judd
Kerr
McGihon
Carroll M.
Carroll T.
Not Final
YES:
0
NO:
0
EXC:
0
ABS:
0
FINAL ACTION:
Pass Without Objection
03:43 PM
Representative Butcher made closing comments and listed the sexual offenses covered by the bill.
BILL:
HB05-1308
TIME:
03:47:06 PM
MOVED:
McGihon
MOTION:
Refer HB 05-1308, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion carried on a vote of 10-1.
SECONDED:
Jahn
VOTE
Boyd
Yes
Brophy
Yes
Decker
Yes
Harvey
Yes
Hefley
Yes
Jahn
Yes
Judd
No
Kerr
Yes
McGihon
Yes
Carroll M.
Yes
Carroll T.
Yes
Final
YES:
10
NO:
1
EXC:
0
ABS:
0
FINAL ACTION:
PASS