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Proposed Colorado Firearm Legislation HB1271

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Legislation Overview

Title: Repeal Red Flag And Amend 72-hour Hold

Description: Concerning measures for persons who pose an extreme risk, and, in connection therewith, repealing the extreme risk protection order law, changing the standard for an involuntary seventy-two-hour mental health hold from imminent danger to extreme risk, and defining the term "extreme risk" as a credible and exigent threat of danger to self or others through actionable threats of violence or death as a result of a current mental health state.

Session: 2020 Regular Session

Last Action: House Committee on Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely

Last Action Date: March 12, 2020

Sponsors

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3 sponsors: Lori Saine (R); John Cooke (R); Jim Smallwood (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 5% (3 of 65)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Mar 12, 2020 House Committee on Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely
House Feb 3, 2020 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Feb 3, 2020 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
03/12/2020 6 3 0 0 Yes
  • Benavidez, Adrienne (D) Yea
  • Bockenfeld, Rod (R) Nay
  • Carver, Terri (R) Nay
  • Gonzales-Gutierrez, Serena (D) Yea
  • Herod, Leslie (D) Yea
  • McKean, Hugh (R) Nay
  • Roberts, Dylan (D) Yea
  • Tipper, Kerry (D) Yea
  • Weissman, Michael (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/12/2020 6 3 0 0 Yes
  • Benavidez, Adrienne (D) Yea
  • Bockenfeld, Rod (R) Nay
  • Carver, Terri (R) Nay
  • Gonzales-Gutierrez, Serena (D) Yea
  • Herod, Leslie (D) Yea
  • McKean, Hugh (R) Nay
  • Roberts, Dylan (D) Yea
  • Tipper, Kerry (D) Yea
  • Weissman, Michael (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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