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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

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BILL SUMMARY For SB21-118

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Mar 17, 2021       Location SCR 357

SB21-118 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations
01:52:53 PM  
Senators Ginal and Gardner, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 21-118. The bill creates the alternative response pilot program in the Department of Human Services for low-risk reports of mistreatment of at-risk adults.
02:01:24 PM  
Ms. Coral Cosway, Alzheimer's Association, testified in support of the bill.
02:05:50 PM  
Heather O'Hayre, Larimer County Department of Human Services, testified in support of the bill.
02:12:36 PM  
Whitney Nettleton, Denver County Department of Human Services, testified in support of the bill.
02:19:21 PM  
Ms. Jennifer Levin, The Arc of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
02:22:06 PM  
Mrs. Bettina Morrow, Jefferson County Human Services, testified in support of the bill.
02:25:50 PM  
Ms Jeanette Hensley, Colorado Senior Lobby, testified in support of the bill.
02:29:03 PM  
Jill Couch, Better People Care LLC, testified in support of the bill.
02:33:52 PM  
Mindy Gates, Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS), testifed in support of the bill.

Additional witness testimony may be found at Attachment A.

02:38:58 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B)
Moved Ginal
Seconded
Gonzales Excused
Jaquez Lewis
Kirkmeyer
Simpson
Smallwood
Buckner
Ginal
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

02:43:44 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 21-118, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Ginal
Seconded
Gonzales Excused
Jaquez Lewis Yes
Kirkmeyer Yes
Simpson Yes
Smallwood Yes
Buckner Yes
Ginal Yes
Final YES: 6   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS