Date: 03/15/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB06-1123

SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved a conceptual amendment, on page 2, line 12,
Refer House Bill 06-1123 to the Committee of the W		PASS
PASS


01:53 PM -- House Bill 06-1123

Senator Wiens, sponsor, presented House Bill 06-1123 concerning situations in which a law enforcement officer shall take a runaway child into custody. The bill allows the police to pick up and hold a child long enough for parents and guardians to ask law enforcement officials for help in getting the children back. The committee discussed the House amendments to the bill. Senator Wiens related a story of a runaway child. The committee discussed the mandatory requirement for arresting a child who has run away. Senator Wiens stressed that the bill would allow parents (or guardians) to call the police to ask for assistance in getting child back, even if no missing persons report has been filed.
BILL:HB06-1123
TIME: 02:07:53 PM
MOVED:Dyer
MOTION:Moved a conceptual amendment, on page 2, line 12, of the re-engrossed bill, strike "SHALL" and substitute "MAY". The motion passed on a vote of 3-2.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Bacon
Yes
Dyer
Yes
Gordon
No
Mitchell
Excused
Traylor
Yes
Shaffer
Excused
Grossman
No
Not Final YES: 3 NO: 2 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:HB06-1123
TIME: 02:15:53 PM
MOVED:Dyer
MOTION:Refer House Bill 06-1123 to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed on a vote of 4-1.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Bacon
Yes
Dyer
Yes
Gordon
No
Mitchell
Excused
Traylor
Yes
Shaffer
Excused
Grossman
Yes
Final YES: 4 NO: 1 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS