HB 18-1257

House Bill 18-1257 is a correction to an earlier law, HB 16-1316, which was meant to allow courts to transfer child welfare cases between counties after certain legal decisions have been made. However, the previous bill accidentally removed the word "not," preventing these transfers from happening as intended. This new bill fixes that mistake by putting the word "not" back in place, allowing for post-adjudication transfers of child welfare cases again. Since it has been signed into law, courts can now transfer such cases between counties after legal decisions have been made, as lawmakers originally planned.

Official Summary

House Bill 16-1316 amended the venue statute for transferring child welfare proceedings between counties and inadvertently struck the word 'not' in one sentence. Due to this error, courts are not allowed to transfer child welfare proceedings between counties after adjudication even though the intent of House Bill 16-1316 was to allow post-adjudication transfers. The bill reinserts the word 'not' to allow such transfers. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

Votes