Bill Summary for Bill Number HB05-1143 (Testimony)

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BILL SUMMARY for HB05-1143 (Testimony)

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Votes:

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03:46 PM -- House Bill 05-1143 (Testimony)

Representative Borodkin, the prime sponsor of HB 05-1143, Concerning Creation of an Interagency Task Force on Trafficking in Persons, summarized the bill's provisions. Committee members received a packet of materials on sex trafficking (Attachment F), and Representative Borodkin further discussed the issue at hand.

The following persons testified on the bill:

03:52 PM -- Ms. Judy Page, representing the Colorado Attorney General's Office, the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault, and the Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance, spoke in favor of the bill.

03:53 PM -- Ms. Twanna LaTrice Hill, representing the Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence, spoke in favor of the bill.

03:56 PM -- Mr. John Cooke, representing the Weld County Sheriff's Office, spoke in support of the bill.

03:57 PM -- Ms. Ann Terry, representing the Colorado Department of Public Safety, spoke in support of the bill.

04:10 PM -- Ms. Paula Hook, representing herself, spoke in support of the bill.

04:13 PM

The chairman announced the bill would lay over to allow the sponsor time to modify her amendments. Action on the bill was slated to follow the committee's consideration of House Bill 05-1044.