Bill Summary for Bill Number HB06-1169

Date: 02/09/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB06-1169

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
McGihon conceptual amendment on line 4 of prepared Moved prepared amendment L.001 (Attachment H). Th Moved prepared amendment L.002 (Attachment I). Th Refer House Bill 06-1169 to the Committee of the W	TIE Pass Without Objection TIE PASS

04:08 PM -- House Bill 06-1169

Representative Decker, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 06-1169 to the committee. The bill concerns the protection of personal information in domestic case filings that are open to inspection by the public. It makes certain documents filed in a domestic relations matter confidential. These include the financial affidavits of each party, the parenting plan of the parties submitted as a separate document from the separation agreement; a record of an interview with a child by a judge; a filed report of a legal representative of the child; specific marital agreements; and a schedule setting forth an itemization of property, liabilities, or details of obligations undertaken by the parties in a stipulation or other agreement of the parties. The bill gives certain enumerated persons access to the confidential matters. Representative Decker responded to questions from the committee regarding access to records.

04:21 PM -- Twanna LaTrice Hill, Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence, spoke in support of the bill. Ms. LaTrice Hill stated that the bill is a step toward protecting domestic violence victims.

04:22 PM -- Linda Bowers, Colorado Judicial Department, assisted in drafting the bill and was available for questions. Ms. Bowers responded to questions from the committee about who can currently access domestic relations records.

04:24 PM -- Steve Sirinski, private citizen, spoke in opposition to the bill. He stated the high cost of copying records as the reason for his opposition. The committee discussed the issues of reasonable fees and speedy review of cases at length.


BILL:	HB06-1169
TIME:	04:34:44 PM
MOVED:	Decker
MOTION:	Moved prepared amendment L.001 (Attachment H). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Carroll M.
		VOTE
	Boyd
	Clapp
	Decker
	Gardner
	Hefley
	Jahn
	Judd
	McGihon
	Witwer
	Carroll M.
	Carroll T.
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB06-1169
TIME:	04:35:24 PM
MOVED:	McGihon
MOTION:	Moved prepared amendment L.002 (Attachment I). The motion was withdrawn after the committee decided to accomplish the task on second reading.
SECONDED:	Carroll M.
		VOTE
	Boyd
	Clapp
	Decker
	Gardner
	Hefley
	Jahn
	Judd
	McGihon
	Witwer
	Carroll M.
	Carroll T.
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: WITHDRAWN


BILL:	HB06-1169
TIME:	04:36:10 PM
MOVED:	McGihon
MOTION:	McGihon conceptual amendment on line 4 of prepared amendment L.002, after "FILING" insert ", INCLUDING EXHIBITS," The motion was withdrawn after the committee decided to accomplish the task on second reading.
SECONDED:	Carroll M.
		VOTE
	Boyd
	Clapp
	Decker
	Gardner
	Hefley
	Jahn
	Judd
	McGihon
	Witwer
	Carroll M.
	Carroll T.
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: WITHDRAWN


BILL:	HB06-1169
TIME:	04:38:45 PM
MOVED:	Decker
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 06-1169 to the Committee of the Whole, as amended, with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0.
SECONDED:	Witwer
		VOTE
	Boyd	Yes
	Clapp	Yes
	Decker	Yes
	Gardner	Yes
	Hefley	Yes
	Jahn	Yes
	Judd	Yes
	McGihon	Yes
	Witwer	Yes
	Carroll M.	Yes
	Carroll T.	Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS