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House Judiciary Committee passes five bills on guardianship training, clergy reporting, monitoring and privacy amendments
Summary
In a working session after hearings, the committee passed five bills favorably: HB 25-36 (guardian training), HB 23-52 (clergy mandatory reporting), HB 24-79 (electronic monitoring with victim notification, amended), and a bundle that incorporated HB 24-19 into HB 24-60 (privacy protections for certain public servants); motions carried and several amendments were adopted.
After two hearings, the House Judiciary Committee moved into a work session and approved five bills on Feb. 5.
Guardianship training (HB 25-36): The committee advanced HB 25-36, which requires proposed guardians of persons with dementia or similar cognitive impairment to complete specified training before appointment, with provisions allowing the court to waive the requirement in the respondent’s best interest and with suggested completion timelines in emergency situations. Representative (8) moved passage and Representative Ward seconded; the motion carried and Representative Carmichael asked that his negative vote be recorded in the minutes.
Clergy mandatory reporting (HB 23-52): The committee passed HB 23-52, which adds a duly ordained minister of religion to mandatory reporters under the child-in-need-of-care code except where the penitential-communication privilege applies. The motion to pass was seconded and the committee recorded the bill as passed unanimously.
Electronic monitoring with victim notification (HB 24-79): The committee considered multiple amendments to HB 24-79, a bill authorizing special pretrial electronic monitoring (with exclusion zones and immediate victim notification) as a condition of release in domestic-violence and stalking cases. Members adopted an amendment to require that a protected person be given 48 hours to specify the protected premises and adopted an amendment removing a broad manufacturer-immunity provision; supporters said the amendments clarify notice and manufacturer liability concerns. The bill passed favorably as amended.
Privacy and 'core' bills (HB 24-19 into HB 24-60): The committee removed HB 24-19 from the table, adopted a technical amendment to close a gap for certain retired employees, and folded 24-19 into HB 24-60 to create a single package covering similar privacy and address-removal provisions for select public servants. Committee members debated bundling but the motion to consolidate and pass HB 24-60 as amended carried; Representative Carmichael asked that his no vote be recorded in the minutes.
Next steps: The chair indicated the committee will reconvene Monday to work additional bills (including several large amendments anticipated for HB 23-57) and asked members to coordinate bill carries. Several votes were recorded by voice; where members requested their votes be recorded in the minutes the committee noted those requests.
