Date: 01/19/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB06-1028

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Move Amendment L.001 (Attachment L). The motion p
Refer HB 06-1028, as amended, to the Committee on 		Pass Without Objection
PASS


04:19 PM -- House Bill 06-1028

Representative Terrance Carroll, prime sponsor, discussed HB 06-1028. The bill seeks to increase the number of judges on the Colorado Court of Appeals and in Jefferson, Mesa, and Douglas counties. Representative Carroll answered questions from the committee. He explained the workload of the courts and how many judges they have. Committee members were provided with Amendment L.001 (Attachment L), which would add a judge in Weld county.

04:21 PM -- Mr. Gerry Marroney, representing the Judicial Branch, spoke in support of the bill. He responded to questions from the committee.

04:24 PM -- Ms. Cathryn Hazouri, representing the ACLU of Colorado, spoke in support of the bill as a means to provide access to the courts for civil cases.

04:26 PM -- Chief Judge Janice Davidson, representing the Colorado Court of Appeals, spoke in support of the bill. She noted several organizations that support the bill because of the county judge provisions. She indicated that criminal filings are up 71 percent over the last five years, and that it is the civil cases that suffer from delays. She also described ways the court has addressed the backlog.

04:29 PM -- Mr. Jeff Ruebel, representing the Colorado Defense Lawyers Association, spoke in support of the bill and echoed earlier comments regarding civil cases.

04:30 PM -- Mr. Tony Lombard, representing the Colorado District Attorneys' Council, spoke in support of the bill.

04:31 PM -- Mr. Jeff Weist, representing the Colorado Civil Justice League, spoke in support of the bill.


04:31 PM

The chairman closed the public testimony portion of the hearing, and the committee began considering amendments.
BILL:HB06-1028
TIME: 04:32:13 PM
MOVED:Carroll T.
MOTION:Move Amendment L.001 (Attachment L). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Hefley
VOTE
Boyd
Clapp
Decker
Gardner
Hefley
Jahn
Judd
McGihon
Witwer
Carroll M.
Carroll T.
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
BILL:HB06-1028
TIME: 04:33:10 PM
MOVED:Carroll T.
MOTION:Refer HB 06-1028, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion carried unanimously.
SECONDED:Jahn
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