Date: 03/22/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB06-1353

SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved to place House bill 06-1353 on the consent c
Refer House Bill 06-1353 to the Committee of the W		Pass Without Objection
PASS


02:54 PM -- House Bill 06-1353

Senator Grossman, sponsor, presented House Bill 06-1353 concerning the development of standards for the performance of competency evaluations in criminal cases. The bill requires the Task Force for the Continuing Examination of the Treatment of Persons with Mental Illness who are involved in the criminal and juvenile justice systems to study competency evaluations in criminal cases. To accomplish this, the task force chairpersons shall create a subcommittee made up of nine members including mental health experts, and representatives from the Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health, district attorneys, and public defenders. The subcommittee shall study the types of mental health professionals qualified to perform competency evaluations and necessary training and experience. It may also recommend statutory or regulatory changes to implement competency evaluation standards. The subcommittee must consider these standards on or before September 15, 2006.

02:55 PM -- Kim Robbins, Colorado District Attorneys' Council, spoke in favor of the bill. She explained that the district attorneys support standardization of criminal competency evaluations and talked about some problems with evaluations that were completed by psychologists.

02:56 PM -- Larry Botnick, Colorado NASW, spoke in favor of the bill. Mr. Botnick discussed the importance of standardizing criminal competency evaluations and talked about other states that have already standardized.
BILL:HB06-1353
TIME: 02:59:09 PM
MOVED:Grossman
MOTION:Refer House Bill 06-1353 to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Bacon
Excused
Dyer
Yes
Gordon
Yes
Mitchell
Excused
Traylor
Yes
Shaffer
Excused
Grossman
Yes
Final YES: 4 NO: 0 EXC: 3 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

BILL:HB06-1353
TIME: 02:59:21 PM
MOVED:Grossman
MOTION:Moved to place House bill 06-1353 on the consent calendar. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Bacon
Excused
Dyer
Gordon
Mitchell
Traylor
Shaffer
Grossman
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


03:00 PM

Senator Dyer raised a point of order about laying over SJR 06-14. The committee discussed whether it is possible to reconsider a bill or resolution after a motion has failed on a tie vote. The consensus is that it can be revisited before its deadline passes.


03:03 PM

The committee adjourned.