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Newsbrief:
Colorado
Kiddie
Meth
Bill
Passes,
Awaits
Governor's
Signature
3/14/03
Colorado's "kiddie meth"
bill, which expands the definition of child abuse and neglect to include
manufacturing drugs in a home where children are present, has passed both
houses of the Colorado legislature, and awaits only the signature of Gov.
Bill Owens (R) to become law.
Under Colorado law, the governor
need not sign a bill for it to become law, but Owens has been a strong
supporter of the legislation and is expected to sign it. He has 10
days to do so once the bill reaches his desk, Colorado House staffers told
DRCNet, but although the bill passed on March 3, the governor's 10-day
clock doesn't start ticking until it officially reaches his desk.
The bill has not done so yet, said the staffers.
HB1169, sponsored by Rep.
Pam Rhodes (R-Thornton), carries penalties of up to 12 years in prison
for violators. It is one of a package of three anti-meth bills introduced
in the legislature this session. The other two remain alive (http://www.drcnet.org/wol/269.html#homemethlabs
and http://www.drcnet.org/wol/274.html#coloradobill).
On March 7, four days after
the bill passed, Gov. Owens addressed the National Methamphetamine Conference,
a symposium of police and prosecutors from across the country, where he
called for tough prison terms for meth offenders. "Some say we can't
afford to incarcerate people who prey on the public," Owens said.
"I think we can't afford not to."
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Issue #278, 3/14/03
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