A7E495EBDF0F0A9B87258C28007351E7 Hearing Summary

The primary bill sponsor, Representative Bottoms, introduced House Bill 25-1068 to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill permits medical malpractice insurers to take certain actions against health care professionals and facilities that provide gender-affirming care to minors. For these providers, a medical malpractice insurer may: refuse to issue a medical malpractice policy; cancel or terminate a medical malpractice policy; refuse to renew a medical malpractice policy; or, impose other sanctions, fines, penalties, or rate increases. The bill also restricts insurers from accepting state money to cover premiums for malpractice policies if the policy covers health care professionals or facilities that offer gender-affirming care to minors.

The bill sponsor responded to questions from the committee.

Dr. Michelle Shiffman,
representing AAP Colorado Chapter, testified in opposition to the bill.



Dr. Lauren Brave,
representing American Academy of Pediatrics - Colorado Chapter, testified
in opposition to the bill.



Dr. Anne Frank,
representing American Academy of Pediatrics - Colorado Chapter, testified
in opposition to the bill.



Dr. Anna-Lisa
Munson, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.

The panel responded to questions from the committee.

Stevie White, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill.



Mr. Ren Q-Dawe,
representing Rocky Mountain Equality, testified in opposition to the bill.



Ms. Dawn Fritz,
representing Colorado PTA, testified in opposition to the bill.

The panel responded to questions from the committee.

Debra Judy, representing
Division of Insurance, testified in opposition to the bill.



Autumn Brooks,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.



Dr. Diana Whitney,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.

The panel responded to question from the committee.

Ms. Kara Allison,
representing League of Extraordinary Genders Support Group, testified in
opposition to the bill.



Brittany de los
Santos, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.



Stacie Nelson,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.



Dr. Jax Gonzalez,
representing One Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.

The panel responded to questions from the committee.

Erin Lee, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Jamie Reed, representing Courage
Coalition, testified in support of the bill.



Donna LaBelle,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Dr. Rich Guggenheim,
representing Gays Against Groomers, testified in support of the bill.

The panel responded to questions from the committee.

Dr. Karen Pennington,
representing Concerned Women for America, testified in support of the bill.



Ms. Deanne Chance,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Kim Monson, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill.



Erin Friday, representing
Our Duty, testified in support to the bill.

The panel responded to questions from the committee.

Prisha Mosley, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill.



Linda Sagastume,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Judy Papenfuss,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

The witness panel responded to questions from the committee.

Dr. Travis Morrell,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Steve Papenfuss,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Mr. Mario Presents,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Ms. Erin Meschke,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Ms. Jeany Rush,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Ms. Jenn Yeager,
representing Gays Against Groomers, testified in support of the bill.



Additional written
testimony was subbmitted to the committee (Attachment A).

The witness panel responded to questions from the committee.

The bill sponsor provided closing comments on the bill.

Members of the committee provided closing comments on the bill.