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A6AA12A2EC3CBA6F87258A52005939A4 Hearing Summary




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BILL SUMMARY For CONSIDERATION OF AND FINAL ACTION ON DRAFT COMMITTEE LEGISLATION AND ASSOCIATED AMENDMENTS

INTERIM COMMITTEE  TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISORDERS IN THE CRIMINAL AND JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS
Date Oct 24, 2023      
Location HCR 0112



Consideration of and Final Action on Draft Committee Legislation and Associated Amendments - Committee Discussion Only
10:14:38 AM  
Shelby Ross, Office
of Legislative Legal Services, provided a general overview of the bill
draft request and amendment process.



Ms. Ross proceeded
to explain Bill Draft Request 1, remote court appearances for intensive
treatment (Attachment A).



Jack Johnson,
representing Disability Law Colorado, recommended that Bill Draft Request
1 be encompassed in another bill his agency is working on about remote
access.



Committee members
agreed to not forward Bill Draft Requst 1 to Legislative Council.
10:20:39 AM  
Ms. Ross explained
Bill Draft Request  2, strengthen response to behavioral health crisis
(Attachment B).



Chair Amabile
distributed Amendment 1 to Bill Draft Request 2 (Attachment C) and explained
that it removes withdrawal management to lower the fiscal note.  She
continued to explain that the bill still addresses substance use disorder
holds. She also committed to further work with stakeholders on the bill.



Committee members
asked questions about available facilities for substance use holds.



Clayton Mayfield,
Legislative Council Staff, answered questions about the fiscal note.  


10:31:04 AM
 Motion Approve Amendment 1 to Bill Draft Request 2 (Attachment C)
Moved Amabile
Seconded English
Bradfield
English
Fields
Pelton R.
Rodriguez
Amabile
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


10:32:01 AM
 Motion Approve Bill Draft Request 2 as amended for consideration by Legislative Council (Attachment B)
Moved Amabile
Seconded Rodriguez
Bradfield Yes
English Yes
Fields Yes
Pelton R. No
Rodriguez Yes
Amabile Yes
YES: 5   NO: 1   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
10:32:03 AM  
Representatives Amabile
and English agreed to be co-prime sponsors in the House, and Senator Fields
in the Senate.  Representative Bradfield offered to be a co-sponsor
in the House.
10:34:03 AM  
Ms. Ross explained
Bill Draft Request 3, adult competency to stand trial (Attachment D).  Amendments
1, 2, 3, and 4 were distributed and explained (Attachments E, F, G, and
H).



Committee discussion
ensued about the competency crisis.


10:44:03 AM
 Motion Approve Amendment 1 to Bill Draft Request 3 (Attachment E)
Moved Rodriguez
Seconded English
Bradfield
English
Fields
Pelton R.
Rodriguez
Amabile
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


10:44:16 AM
 Motion Approve Amendment 2 to Bill Draft Request 3 (Attachment F)
Moved Rodriguez
Seconded English
Bradfield
English
Fields
Pelton R.
Rodriguez
Amabile
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


10:44:31 AM
 Motion Approve Amendment 3 to Bill Draft Request 3 (Attachment G)
Moved Rodriguez
Seconded English
Bradfield
English
Fields
Pelton R.
Rodriguez
Amabile
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


10:44:46 AM
 Motion Approve Amendment 4 to Bill Draft Request 3 (Attachment H)
Moved Rodriguez
Seconded English
Bradfield
English
Fields
Pelton R.
Rodriguez
Amabile
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


10:45:26 AM
 Motion Approve Bill Draft Request 3 as amended for consideration by Legislative Council (Attachment D)
Moved Rodriguez
Seconded Fields
Bradfield Yes
English Yes
Fields Yes
Pelton R. Yes
Rodriguez Yes
Amabile Yes
YES: 6   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
10:45:28 AM  
Representatives Amabile,
Bradfield, and English agreed to be co-prime sponsors in the House, and
Senators Fields and Rodriguez in the Senate.
10:47:14 AM  
Ms. Ross explained
Bill Draft Request 4, ongoing funding for 911 Resource Center (Attachment
I).



The committee
discussed the need for this bill and 911 services generally.


10:50:08 AM
 Motion Approve Bill Draft Request 4 for consideration by Legislative Council (Attachment I)
Moved Fields
Seconded English
Bradfield No
English Yes
Fields Yes
Pelton R. Yes
Rodriguez Yes
Amabile Yes
YES: 5   NO: 1   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
10:50:10 AM  
Senator Fields agreed
to be the prime sponsor in the Senate, and Senator Rodriguez a co-sponsor.
 In the House, Representative English signed on to be the prime sponsor,
with Representative Amabile as a co-sponsor.
10:51:03 AM  
Alana Rosen, Office
of Legislative Legal Services, explained Bill Draft Request 5, youth behavioral
health (Attachment J).



Committee members
discussed the merits of the bill and expanding youth crisis services.



Amendment 1 was
distributed to make technical changes (Attachment K).


10:56:28 AM
 Motion Approve Amendment 1 to Bill Draft Request 5 (Attachment K)
Moved Bradfield
Seconded English
Bradfield
English
Fields
Pelton R.
Rodriguez
Amabile
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
10:57:15 AM  
Committee members
further commented on the youth mental health crisis.


10:58:11 AM
 Motion Approve Bill Draft Request 5 as amended for consideration by Legislative Council (Attachment J)
Moved Bradfield
Seconded English
Bradfield Yes
English Yes
Fields Yes
Pelton R. Yes
Rodriguez Yes
Amabile Yes
YES: 6   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
10:58:13 AM  
Representatives Amabile
and Bradfield agreed to be co-prime sponsors in the House, with Senator
Fields, Pelton, and Rodriguez in the Senate.  Representative English
also signed on as a co-sponsor.
10:59:46 AM  
Ms. Rosen proceeded
to Bill Draft Request 5, factors for juvenile diversion programs (Attachment
L).



An amendment was
distributed to expand the programs to adults (Attachment M).
11:02:15 AM  
Ms. Rosen explained
the need to broaden the bill's title to include adults.


11:03:40 AM
 Motion Approve Amendment 1 to Bill Draft Request 6 (Attachment M)
Moved Rodriguez
Seconded English
Bradfield
English
Fields
Pelton R.
Rodriguez
Amabile
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


11:04:27 AM
 Motion Approve Bill Draft Request 6 as amended for consideration by Legislative Council (Attachment L)
Moved English
Seconded Rodriguez
Bradfield Yes
English Yes
Fields Yes
Pelton R. Yes
Rodriguez Yes
Amabile Yes
YES: 6   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
11:04:29 AM  
Senators Fields and
Rodriguez agreed to be co-prime sponsors in the Senate, with Representatives
English and Bradfield in the House.  Representative Amabile signed
on to be the House co-sponsor.
11:05:34 AM  
Senator Fields withdrew
Bill 7, measures to support perinatal persons (Attachment N).  She
requested the Task Force to further study perinatal issues for incarcerated
persons.  Committee members expressed their commitment to the topic.






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