Bill Summary for Bill Number HB05-1170

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB05-1170

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Votes:

Action Taken:

Adopt L.001. The motion passed without objection.
Refer the bill, as amended, to the Committee on th

TIE
PASS

11:52 AM -- House Bill 05-1170

Representative Schultheis, sponsor, presented the bill regarding notice to fathers in expedited relinquishments of children. He stated the bill creates a method by which fathers are notified before the birth of their children about the need to express any interest they may have in the custody of their children.

The following persons testified.

12:01 PM -- Adoree Blair, children's advocate, spoke in support of the bill. She answered questions about how the bill would impact child relinquishments.

12:05 PM -- Allison Woods, citizen, discussed her experience with adoption.

12:08 PM -- Holly Bliss, citizen, discussed her experience with adoption.

12:10 PM -- Tirsa and Blaine Allen, citizens, discussed their experience with adoption and spoke in support of the bill.

12:14 PM -- Scott Weakley, citizen, discussed his experience with adoption.

12:16 PM -- Peg Long, Colorado Association of Family and Children's Agencies, spoke in support of the bill.

12:17 PM -- Kurt Olsson, LDS Family Services, discussed work done to create the bill.

12:21 PM

Representative Schultheis distributed and discussed amendment L.001. (Attachment I).

12:23 PM -- Beth Kane, Office of Legislative Legal Services, discussed L.001.


BILL:	HB05-1170
TIME:	12:26:17 PM
MOVED:	Stafford
MOTION:	Adopt L.001. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Cloer
		VOTE
	Berens
	Clapp	Excused
	Cloer
	Green
	Lundberg
	McGihon
	Riesberg
	Soper
	Stafford
	Sullivan
	Weissmann
	Frangas
	Boyd
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASSED WITHOUT OBJECTION

12:27 PM

Members commented on the bill.


BILL:	HB05-1170
TIME:	12:28:14 PM
MOVED:	Frangas
MOTION:	Refer the bill, as amended, to the Committee on the Whole. The motion passed 12-0-1.
SECONDED:	Stafford
		VOTE
	Berens	Yes
	Clapp	Excused
	Cloer	Yes
	Green	Yes
	Lundberg	Yes
	McGihon	Yes
	Riesberg	Yes
	Soper	Yes
	Stafford	Yes
	Sullivan	Yes
	Weissmann	Yes
	Frangas	Yes
	Boyd	Yes
Final YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS