ABEC98872F8C19D787258AE4007B6D50 Hearing Summary

Senators Winter and Roberts, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 24-1122, concerning civil protection orders for victims of domestic-related crimes. 

Amendment L.005 was distributed to amend the legislative declaration (Attachment C).

Committee members asked questions about protection orders. 

Catherine Ordonez, representing American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Jill Beathard, representing Project Safeguard, testified in support of the bill.

Soledad Diaz, representing Violence Free Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Pat Rottschaefer, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Rebecca Zimmerman, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Susan Hahn, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Jennifer Eyl, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Kazi Houston, representing Rocky Mountain Victim Law Center, testified in support of the bill.

Courtney Sutton, representing Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Elizabeth Newman, representing Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Angela Cesena, representing Latina Safehouse, testified in support of the bill.

Written testimony submitted about House Bill 24-1122 may be read in Attachment D.

Senator Roberts recapped Amendment L.005 to amend the legislative declaration (Attachment C).

The bill sponsors made closing arguments.