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72F7C96816DA27D48725880E006BAA7A Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB22-1153

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Mar 23, 2022      
Location SCR 357



HB22-1153 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar

01:36:01 PM  
Senator Bridges and
Senator Moreno, co-prime bill sponsors, presented on House Bill 22-1153,
which establishes a new adoption process, in instances when a child is
conceived as a result of assisted reproduction, for a person who did not
give birth but is a parent or presumed parent of the child. In these instances,
both parents must join the adoption as petitioners.





Senator Moreno and Senator Bridges answered questions from the committee.

01:43:08 PM  
Mrs. Ellen Trachman,
representing the Colorado Women’s Bar Association, testified in support
of the bill and answered questions from the committee.
01:48:14 PM  
Ms. Megan Andersen,
representing self, testified in support of the bill.



Jennifer Masket-Valenta, representing self, testified in support of the
bill.



Liz Antognoli, representing self, testified in support of the bill.



Committee members asked the panel questions.



Additional written testimony was provided to the committee (Attachment
A).
02:11:23 PM  
Senator Moreno and
Senator Bridges introduced and explained amendment L.002 (Amendment B)
.


02:12:22 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B).
Moved Buckner
Seconded
Fields
Holbert
Jaquez Lewis
Simpson
Smallwood
Buckner
Ginal
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
02:12:24 PM  
Senator Moreno and
Senator Bridges introduced and explained amendment L.003 (Amendment C)
.


02:13:23 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment C).
Moved Buckner
Seconded
Fields
Holbert
Jaquez Lewis
Simpson
Smallwood
Buckner
Ginal
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


02:17:48 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 22-1153, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
Moved Buckner
Seconded
Fields Yes
Holbert Yes
Jaquez Lewis Yes
Simpson Yes
Smallwood Yes
Buckner Yes
Ginal Yes
Final YES: 7   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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