Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB05-098

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Votes:
Action Taken:
Adopt conceptual amendment to state that disabled
Adopt L.013. The motion passed without objection.
Adopt L.014. The motion passed without objection.
Adopt L.015. The motion passed 10-1.
Page 5, line 10, strike "to the extent possible" a
Refer the bill, as amended, to the Committee on Ap		PASS
Pass Without Objection
Pass Without Objection
PASS
PASS
PASS


09:31 PM -- Senate Bill 05-098

Representative Cerbo, sponsor, presented the bill regarding mandatory reports related to at-risk adults. He distributed two documents to members (Attachments KK and LL). Amendments L.013. L.014, and L.015 were distributed to members (Attachments MM, NN, and OO). He answered questions about face-to-face contacts between social workers and at-risk adults and the bill's potential impacts.

The following persons testified.

10:02 PM -- Charles Carter, National Association of Federal Employees, spoke in support of the bill and distributed a document to members (Attachment PP).

10:09 PM -- Pat Ratliff, Colorado Counties, Inc., discussed possible changes to the bill.

10:11 PM -- Julie Reiskin, Colorado Cross Disability Coalition, spoke in opposition to the bill.

10:16 PM -- Joanne Otto, National Adult Protective Services Association, discussed prior legislation related to reporting abuse and the number of reported incidences of abuse.


10:22 PM

Representative Cerbo discussed liabilities associated with mandatory reporting.

10:25 PM -- John Stoffel, Alliance for Retired Americans and the Senior Lobby, spoke in support of the bill.

10:31 PM -- John Meeker, Community Centered Boards, spoke in support of L.013 and L.014.
BILL:SB05-098
TIME: 10:35:54 PM
MOVED:Boyd
MOTION:Adopt L.013. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Weissmann
VOTE
Berens
Clapp
Cloer
Green
Lundberg
McGihon
Riesberg
Soper
Stafford
Sullivan
Weissmann
Frangas
Boyd
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
BILL:SB05-098
TIME: 10:38:59 PM
MOVED:Clapp
MOTION:Adopt L.014. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Boyd
VOTE
Berens
Clapp
Cloer
Green
Lundberg
McGihon
Riesberg
Soper
Stafford
Sullivan
Weissmann
Frangas
Boyd
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
BILL:SB05-098
TIME: 10:42:09 PM
MOVED:Clapp
MOTION:Adopt L.015. The motion passed 10-1.
SECONDED:Stafford
VOTE
Berens
Yes
Clapp
Yes
Cloer
Yes
Green
Yes
Lundberg
Yes
McGihon
Excused
Riesberg
Yes
Soper
Yes
Stafford
Yes
Sullivan
Excused
Weissmann
No
Frangas
Yes
Boyd
Yes
Not Final YES: 10 NO: 1 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
BILL:SB05-098
TIME: 10:44:14 PM
MOVED:Cloer
MOTION:Page 5, line 10, strike "to the extent possible" and lines 25 and 26, strike "or is suspected to lack". The motion passed 9-2.
SECONDED:Lundberg
VOTE
Berens
Yes
Clapp
Yes
Cloer
Yes
Green
No
Lundberg
Yes
McGihon
Excused
Riesberg
Yes
Soper
Yes
Stafford
Yes
Sullivan
Excused
Weissmann
No
Frangas
Yes
Boyd
Yes
Not Final YES: 9 NO: 2 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
BILL:SB05-098
TIME: 10:48:11 PM
MOVED:Cloer
MOTION:Adopt conceptual amendment to state that disabled persons will not be responsible for court costs associated with reports of abuse. The motion passed 6-5.
SECONDED:Stafford
VOTE
Berens
Yes
Clapp
Yes
Cloer
Yes
Green
No
Lundberg
Yes
McGihon
Excused
Riesberg
No
Soper
No
Stafford
Yes
Sullivan
Excused
Weissmann
No
Frangas
Yes
Boyd
No
Not Final YES: 6 NO: 5 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


10:52 PM

Members commented on the bill.
BILL:SB05-098
TIME: 10:56:50 PM
MOVED:Weissmann
MOTION:Refer the bill, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed 9-2.
SECONDED:Green
VOTE
Berens
Yes
Clapp
No
Cloer
Yes
Green
Yes
Lundberg
No
McGihon
Excused
Riesberg
Yes
Soper
Yes
Stafford
Yes
Sullivan
Excused
Weissmann
Yes
Frangas
Yes
Boyd
Yes
Final YES: 9 NO: 2 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS