Date: 03/06/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB06-1112

SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved prepared amendment L.004 (Attachment D). Th
Refer House Bill 06-1112 to the Committee of the W		Pass Without Objection
PASS


03:00 PM -- House Bill 06-1112

Senator Veiga, sponsor, presented House Bill 06-1112 concerning changes to conform Colorado juvenile law to federal law. The bill attempts to adjust several provisions of juvenile law in order to bring those provisions into compliance with federal law in an effort to comply with the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Act.

03:03 PM -- Meg Williams, Colorado Department of Public Safety, spoke in favor of the bill. Ms. Williams explained the technical aspects of the bill and stated the goal of the bill, which is to have Colorado law mirror federal law in terms of housing juvenile offenders. In response to questions from the committee, Ms. Williams discussed situations in which juveniles may be comingled with adults in the prison population. She also stated that full compliance with the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Act is required in order to receive full funding from the federal government.

03:06 PM -- Susan Davis, Colorado Department of Public Safety, answered questions about juveniles in the justice system. She stated that juveniles who have been filed on as adults can be comingled with the adult population in a holding facility. The committee discussed the issue of juveniles who are charged as adults.

03:12 PM -- Peg Ackerman, County Sheriff's of Colorado, spoke in favor of the bill. Ms. Ackerman stated that every sheriff in Colorado makes every effort to segregate juveniles from the adult population.

03:14 PM -- Anne Marie Jensen, Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police, spoke in favor of the bill with prepared amendment L.004 (Attachment D).
BILL:HB06-1112
TIME: 03:16:39 PM
MOVED:Bacon
MOTION:Moved prepared amendment L.004 (Attachment D). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Bacon
Dyer
Gordon
Mitchell
Excused
Traylor
Shaffer
Grossman
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
BILL:HB06-1112
TIME: 03:17:14 PM
MOVED:Gordon
MOTION:Refer House Bill 06-1112 to the Committee of the Whole, as amended, with a favorable recommendation and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a unanimous vote.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Bacon
Yes
Dyer
Yes
Gordon
Yes
Mitchell
Excused
Traylor
Yes
Shaffer
Excused
Grossman
Yes
Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS



03:20 PM

The committee took a brief recess to find the next bill sponsor.