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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB25-1251

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Mar 5, 2025       Location HCR 0112

HB25-1251 - Postponed Indefinitely
11:20:07 PM  
The primary bill sponsor, Representative Bottoms, introduced House Bill 25-1251 to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill prohibits anyone from soliciting, arranging, or performing any medical or mental health service on a minor without consent from a parent or legal guardian unless it is a medical emergency, the minor is in custody of a department of human or social services, or treatment is directed by court order. The bill makes conforming amendments to statutes that currently allow for minor consent to treatment including treatment for substance use, select mental health care, contraception, sexually transmitted infection treatment, and prenatal care. The bill also repeals certain legal protections and rights related to hospitalization, and involuntary feeding and related judicial review processes for minors.
11:21:52 PM  
The bill sponsor responded to questions from the committee.
11:27:30 PM  
Nadine Bridges, representing One Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Vanessa Martinez, representing Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR), testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Alex Floyd, representing One Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Candace Woods, representing Interfaith Alliance of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.
11:38:17 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
11:40:04 PM  
Dr. Olivia Compton, representing Inside Out Youth Services, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Kara Allison, representing JEDI Advocacy Council, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Kathia Garcia, representing Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Sarah Wu, representing Colorado Families for Vaccines, testified in opposition to the bill.
11:51:18 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
11:57:02 PM  
Chris Cataneda, representing Rocky Mountain Equality, testified in opposition to the bill.
12:02:25 AM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
12:04:30 AM  
Amy Diamond, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Jacquelyn King, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Alex Farley, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
12:11:54 AM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
12:17:21 AM  
Ms. Kristy Neeley, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Lloyd Benes, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Colleen Enos, representing Christian Home Educators of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Jody Nickerson, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
12:28:23 AM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
12:33:10 AM  
Ms. Brittany Vessely, representing Colorado Catholic Conference, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Judy Papenfuss, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Erin Lee, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Donna LaBelle, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
12:43:19 AM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
12:47:03 AM  
Elise Justice, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Nancy Eason, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Laura Haynes, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Patricia Gould, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mrs. Amy Persons-Birch, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Jeany Rush, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
01:03:03 AM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
01:08:18 AM  
Ms. Erin Meschke, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Valerie Leal, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Trevor Malloy, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Laurel Flahive, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Additional written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment E).
01:17:05 AM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
01:18:55 AM  
The bill sponsors provided closing comments on the bill.

01:21:49 AM
 Motion Refer House Bill 25-1251 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Bradley
Seconded Johnson
Bradfield Yes
Bradley Yes
English No
Feret No
Garcia Sander Yes
Gilchrist No
Hamrick No
Johnson Yes
McCormick No
Rydin No
Stewart K. No
Lieder No
Brown No
YES: 4   NO: 9   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL

01:22:54 AM
 Motion Postpone House Bill 25-1251 indefinitely.
Moved Lieder
Seconded McCormick
Bradfield No
Bradley No
English Yes
Feret Yes
Garcia Sander No
Gilchrist Yes
Hamrick Yes
Johnson No
McCormick Yes
Rydin Yes
Stewart K. Yes
Lieder Yes
Brown Yes
Final YES: 9   NO: 4   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS