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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB25-1252

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Mar 11, 2025       Location HCR 0112

HB25-1252 - Postponed Indefinitely
11:15:47 AM  
The committee was placed in a brief recess.
11:18:54 AM  
The committee came back to order.
11:19:06 AM  
The primary bill sponsor, Representative Bottoms, introduced House Bill 25-1252 to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill requires the Department of Public Health and Environment to license and regulate abortion clinics that perform second- and third-trimester abortion procedures. This excludes hospitals and hospital units that are regulated separately.
11:27:19 AM  
The bill sponsor responded to questions from the committee.
11:40:15 AM  
Claudia Perez, representing Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, testified in opposition to the bill. Vanessa Martinez, representing Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR), testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Kara Allison, representing JEDI Advocacy Council, testified in opposition to the bill. Jason Knebel, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mrs. Kiera Hatton, representing Cobalt, testified in opposition to the bill.
11:52:47 AM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
12:01:03 PM  
Ms. Kristy Neeley, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Steven Aden, representing Americans United for Life, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Catherine Wheeler, representing American Association of Prolife Ob-Gyns Action, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Keri Kasun, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
12:12:13 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
12:18:08 PM  
Deanne Wikler, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Lloyd Benes, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Thomas Perille, representing Democrats for Life of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Brittany Vessely, representing Colorado Catholic Conference, testified in support of the bill.

Multiple handouts were provided to the committee (Attachment D and Attachment E).
12:28:38 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
12:35:12 PM  
Mrs. Heidi Brooker, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Wendy Smith, representing AAPLOG Action, testified in support of the bill. Mrs. Linda Sagastume, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Scott Horak, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
12:46:06 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
12:47:23 PM  
Nancy Eason, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Donna LaBelle, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mrs. Elizabeth Tovado, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Erin Meschke, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Verity Schramm, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Shannon Johnson, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
12:58:55 PM  
Sabrina Balester, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Jodie Nickerson, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Additional written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment F).
01:05:06 PM  
The panel responded to questions from my committee.
01:08:49 PM  
The bill sponsor provided closing comments on the bill.
01:11:29 PM  
Members of the committee provided closing comments on the bill.

01:16:02 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 25-1252 to the Committee on Finance.
Moved Bradley
Seconded DeGraaf
Bradfield Yes
Bradley Yes
DeGraaf Yes
English No
Feret No
Garcia Sander Yes
Gilchrist No
Hamrick No
McCormick No
Rydin Excused
Stewart K. No
Lieder No
Brown No
YES: 4   NO: 8   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL

01:17:20 PM
 Motion Postpone House Bill 25-1252 indefinitely.
Moved Lieder
Seconded Feret
Bradfield No
Bradley No
DeGraaf No
English Yes
Feret Yes
Garcia Sander No
Gilchrist Yes
Hamrick Yes
McCormick Yes
Rydin Excused
Stewart K. Yes
Lieder Yes
Brown Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 4   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS