950D3BFFC7CB3B378725898E007E6D84 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB23-151HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESDate Apr 11, 2023 Location HCR 0107 SB23-151 - Referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/08F9BF6F2B5C...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/77C30C8A1E34...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf 05:00:57 PM Representative Ortiz and Representative Jodah, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 23-151, concerning the continuation of the Health Equity Commission, and, in connection therewith, implementing the recommendation contained in the 2022 sunset report by the Department of Regulatory Agencies (Attachment A). The bill continues the Health Equity Commission in the Department of Public Health and Environment, which is scheduled to repeal on September 1, 2023. State fiscal impacts under the bill include only the continuation of the program's current expenditures. The program is continued indefinitely. The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee. 05:06:51 PM Phuonglan Nguyen, representing the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, testified in support of the bill. Kenny Maestas, representing the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Wivine Ngongo, representing the Colorado Public Health Association, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. Written testimony was provided to the committee (Attachment B). 05:31:07 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-151 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Jodeh Seconded Hamrick Amabile Yes Bradfield Yes Bradley Yes English Yes Gonzales-Gutierrez Yes Hamrick Yes Holtorf No Jodeh Yes Story Yes Young Yes Michaelson Jenet Yes Final YES: 10 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
