House Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Judiciary

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February 11, 2025

After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:

HB25-1116   be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation:

Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 3, strike lines 11 through 27 and substitute:

Page 1, Line 2"(I)  Upon the initial comprehensive evaluation of the

Page 1, Line 3offender's sentence by the department's time computation unit;

Page 1, Line 4and

Page 1, Line 5(II)  No earlier than eight months but no later than three

Page 1, Line 6months prior to the offender's statutory community corrections

Page 1, Line 7eligibility date, regardless of whether policies and regulations

Page 1, Line 8would allow for actual screening for referral to community

Page 1, Line 9corrections; except this search is not required if the offender is

Page 1, Line 10within four months of the offender's statutory community

Page 1, Line 11corrections date when the search pursuant to subsection

Page 1, Line 12(2)(a)(II) was conducted.

Page 1, Line 13(b)  The department shall establish guidelines and policies

Page 1, Line 14to comply with this section and which must also address

Page 1, Line 15requests for additional searches as may be needed by the public

Page 1, Line 16defender liaison to the department of corrections.".

Page 1, Line 17Page 4, strike lines 5 through 9 and substitute "provide the offender

Page 1, Line 18with all information made available to the department about

Page 1, Line 19the warrant that the department may release in accordance

Page 1, Line 20with applicable law;".

Page 1, Line 21Page 4, line 12, strike "of the offender's" and substitute "that the

Page 1, Line 22offender is subject to the warrant and provide the public

Page 1, Line 23defender liaison to the department of corrections with all

Page 1, Line 24information that is made available to the department that the

Page 1, Line 25department may release in accordance with applicable law;

Page 1, Line 26and".

Page 2, Line 1Page 4, strike lines 13 through 20.