9089F00064DFA53787258AEB0082A4FF Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For HB24-1136SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONDate Mar 25, 2024 Location SCR 357 HB24-1136 - Referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/23E0A40F43C0...$File/Attachment A Merged.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A Merged.pdf 05:47:02 PM Senator Smallwood and Senator Cutter, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 24-1136, concerning measures to encourage healthier social media use by youth. The bill requires the creation of a resource bank related to the mental health impacts of social media use, and that social media platforms display a pop-up warning to users under 18 who are on the platform for certain lengths of time. Senator Smallwood and Senator Cutter responded to questions from the committee. 06:02:06 PM Dr. Lora Melnicoe, representing the American Academy of Pediatrics, Colorado Chapter, testified in support of the bill. Alexis Alltop, representing Healthier Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Sarah Younggren, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. John Mootz, representing Children and Screens, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 06:16:12 PM Erin Meschke, representing themself, testified in a neutral position on the bill. Kainoa Fernandez, representing the Colorado Youth Congress, testified in support of the bill. Ruthie Barko, representing TechNet, testified in opposition to the bill. Ian Rutherford, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Rob Friedl, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 06:31:55 PM Marilyn Welsh, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Bill Hamaker, representing the American Federation of Teachers, testified in support of the bill. Matthew Server, representing the Colorado Catholic Conference, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Sandra Fritsch, representing Children's Hospital Colorado, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 06:44:28 PM Dr. Anne Keke, representing the Aurora Public Schools Board of Education, testified in support of the bill. Mary Parker, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Beth McCann, representing the Denver District Attorney's Office, testified in support of the bill. Kaitlyn Tollefson, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. Addtional written testimony was provided to the committee (Attachment A). 07:01:26 PM Senator Cutter provided concluding remarks on the bill. Committee members commented on the bill. 07:09:33 PM Motion Refer House Bill 24-1136 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Marchman Seconded Baisley No Fields Yes Kolker Yes Lundeen Yes Rich Yes Marchman Yes Buckner Yes Final YES: 6 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
