Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Date:03/21/2006
ATTENDANCE
Time:11:07 AM to 11:49 AM
Bacon
X
Dyer
X
Place:SCR 352
Gordon
X
Mitchell
*
This Meeting was called to order by
Traylor
X
Senator Grossman
Shaffer
*
Grossman
X
This Report was prepared by
Jessika Shipley
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
Bills Addressed: Action Taken:
HB06-1076
HB06-1334
HB06-1066		Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Referred to the Committee of the Whole


11:08 AM -- House Bill 06-1076

Senator Traylor, sponsor, presented House Bill 06-1076 concerning immunity from civil liability under the Volunteer Service Act (VSA). The bill extends good faith immunity under the VSA to several health care professionals that are not currently covered.

11:13 AM -- Don Mielke, Colorado Chiropractic Association, spoke in favor of the bill. Mr. Mielke discussed the concerns of chiropractors who wish to volunteer their services, but are concerned about liability issues. He also talked about the National Conference on Uniform State Laws and interstate compacts that exist in the case of emergencies. Mr. Mielke is part of a study committee working on a uniform interstate emergency care act.
BILL:HB06-1076
TIME: 11:21:57 AM
MOVED:Traylor
MOTION:Moved prepared amendment L.011 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Bacon
Dyer
Gordon
Mitchell
Traylor
Shaffer
Grossman
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
BILL:HB06-1076
TIME: 11:22:19 AM
MOVED:Traylor
MOTION:Moved prepared amendment L.012 (Attachment B). The motion failed on a vote of 3-4.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Bacon
No
Dyer
No
Gordon
No
Mitchell
No
Traylor
Yes
Shaffer
Yes
Grossman
Yes
Not Final YES: 3 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:HB06-1076
TIME: 11:26:34 AM
MOVED:Traylor
MOTION:Refer House Bill 06-1076, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Bacon
Yes
Dyer
Yes
Gordon
Yes
Mitchell
Yes
Traylor
Yes
Shaffer
Yes
Grossman
Yes
Not Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


11:28 AM -- House Bill 06-1334

Senator Gordon, sponsor, presented House Bill 06-1334 concerning the confidentiality of evaluations performed in proceedings involving the allocation of parental responsibilities with respect to children. The bill requires that all evaluations and reports submitted to the court in proceedings that involve the allocation of parental responsibilities concerning children are considered confidential without filing a motion requesting confidentiality. Such evaluations and reports shall not be made available for public inspection without an order of the court.









BILL:HB06-1334
TIME: 11:29:50 AM
MOVED:Gordon
MOTION:Refer House Bill 06-1334 to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed on a vote of 6-0, with one excused.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Bacon
Yes
Dyer
Yes
Gordon
Yes
Mitchell
Excused
Traylor
Yes
Shaffer
Yes
Grossman
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


11:30 AM -- House Bill 06-1066

Senator Shaffer, sponsor, presented House Bill 06-1066 concerning consumer protection for clients of private child support collection agencies. The bill establishes additional consumer protections to the Colorado Fair Debt Collection Practices Act that apply to private child support collectors. It prohibits such collectors from engaging in certain fraudulent, unfair, deceptive, or misleading acts or practices when soliciting an individual who is owed child support under a child support order to enter into a contract for child support enforcement services. The bill sets out specific prohibitions for collectors. It excludes from its definition of "private child support collector" a collector working as an independent contractor with a county agency that contracts to provides services that a delegate child support enforcement unit is required to provide.

11:34 AM -- Scott Spendlove, Intermountain Corporate Affairs, Support Cares, and Child Support Enforcement Council, spoke in favor of the bill. Mr. Spendlove stated that the bill provides reasonable consumer protections for individuals who seek the services of private child support collection agencies. He also stated his belief that it allows private child support collection agencies to continue doing business. Mr. Spendlove answered committee questions about the process of child support collections.

11:40 AM -- Laura Udis, Colorado Attorney General's Office, spoke in favor of the bill. Ms. Udis discussed the holes in current law with regards child support collections and stated that this bill fills many of those gaps. She made herself available to answer questions. The committee asked Ms. Udis if the bill extends governmental immunity to private collection agencies and if it allows those agencies access to information to which they would not ordinarily have access.

11:44 AM -- Maureen Farrell, Colorado Center on Law and Policy, spoke in favor of the bill. Ms. Farrell stated that the bill provides reasonable protections for custodial parents.











BILL:HB06-1066
TIME: 11:47:06 AM
MOVED:Shaffer
MOTION:Refer House Bill 06-1066 to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 6-0, with one excused.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Bacon
Yes
Dyer
Yes
Gordon
Yes
Mitchell
Excused
Traylor
Yes
Shaffer
Yes
Grossman
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


11:49 AM

The committee adjourned.