284B500C672435B4872586DF007272F1 Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB21-156

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date May 24, 2021
Location LSB A

SB21-156 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment A

21HouseState0524AttachA.pdf

02:50:07 PM

Representative Mullica, bill sponsor, introduced Senate Bill 21-156. The bill creates a pilot grant program to finance nurse intake of 911 calls with the goal of diverting non-urgent calls from emergency rooms to more appropriate lower-cost alternatives.

02:52:00 PM

Sean Burton, representing Global Medical Response; Dr. Colleen Casper, representing Colorado Nurses Association; and Ms. Andrea Stojsavljevic, representing Healthier Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

03:04:41 PM

Director Kevin Malecka,
representing Colorado Department of Public Safety, testified in support
of the bill. Members of the committee asked questions to the witness.

03:08:44 PM

The bill sponsor
introduced amenment L.006 (Attachment A).

03:09:11 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.006
	Moved	Duran
	Seconded	Valdez A.

	Amabile	Excused
	Bacon
	Bernett
	Bockenfeld
	Duran
	Hanks
	Neville
	Valdez A.
	Williams
	Woodrow
	Kennedy
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

03:09:12 PM

Representative Mullica offered closing remarks on the bill.

03:12:08 PM	Motion	Refer Senate Bill 21-156, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
	Moved	Duran
	Seconded	Valdez A.

	Amabile	Excused
	Bacon	Yes
	Bernett	Yes
	Bockenfeld	Yes
	Duran	Yes
	Hanks	Yes
	Neville	No
	Valdez A.	Yes
	Williams	No
	Woodrow	Yes
	Kennedy	Yes
	Final	YES: 8 NO: 2 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

SB21-156 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations

Colorado General Assembly