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Bill Summary for Bill Number HB16-1443 Date: 04/26/2016
Location: HCR 0107
Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB16-1443

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH CARE & HUMAN SERVICES

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion p
Refer House Bill 16-1443, as amended, to the Commi
PASS
PASS



01:33 PM -- HB 16-1443

Representative Singer, bill sponsor, presented House Bill 16-1443 to the committee. The bill requires youth sports organizations to notify a parent or legal guardian of each participating child concerning the organization's policies relating to criminal history background checks for adult employees and volunteers who work directly with children. Youth sports organizations must provide notice within 30 days of a child registering with the organization. In addition, the bill requires youth sports organizations to supervise all adult employees and volunteers who work directly with children but who have not a background check conducted in the preceding 12 months.

01:36 PM

Representative Singer responded to questions from the committee.

01:38 PM --
Jim Hiner, YMCA of Metropolitan Denver, testified in support of the bill.

01:42 PM --
Karen Brown, YMCA of Boulder Valley, testified in support of the bill.

01:45 PM

Ms. Brown and Mr. Hiner responded to questions from the committee. Representative Singer responded to a question about the bill.

01:59 PM --
Andrew MacArthur, Background Information Services, testified in support of the bill. Mr. MacArthur responded to questions from the committee.

02:03 PM

Representative Singer commented on the bill.

02:06 PM --
Michelle Peterson, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

02:19 PM

Representative Singer distributed amendment L.001 (Attachment A) and explained it to the committee.

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BILL: HB16-1443
TIME: 02:19:50 PM
MOVED: Singer
MOTION: Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion passed on a vote of 10-3.
SECONDED: Ginal
VOTE
Conti
Yes
Danielson
Yes
Everett
No
Ginal
Yes
Joshi
No
Landgraf
Yes
Leonard
No
Moreno
Yes
Pettersen
Yes
Tyler
Yes
Windholz
Yes
Singer
Yes
Primavera
Yes
YES: 10 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


02:21 PM

Representative Singer gave concluding remarks on the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.

BILL: HB16-1443
TIME: 02:29:15 PM
MOVED: Singer
MOTION: Refer House Bill 16-1443, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 8-5.
SECONDED: Danielson
VOTE
Conti
No
Danielson
Yes
Everett
No
Ginal
Yes
Joshi
No
Landgraf
No
Leonard
No
Moreno
Yes
Pettersen
Yes
Tyler
Yes
Windholz
Yes
Singer
Yes
Primavera
Yes
Final YES: 8 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS