F2B2D8B5FD76F00B872589960064DCFD Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB23-1225

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Apr 19, 2023
Location SCR 357

HB23-1225 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment B

Attachment B - Combined.pdf

Attachment C

Attachment C.pdf

Attachment D

Attachment D.pdf

12:21:43 PM

The committee recessed.

12:52:11 PM

The committee resumed.

12:52:18 PM

Senator Jaquez Lewis
and Senator Buckner presented House Bill 23-1225 which makes several changes
to the Colorado Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board (the board)
in the Division of Insurance in the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA).
These changes include:

limiting conflict
of interest recusal requirements to board members only (excluding staff
and contractors);
changing various
cost thresholds for different types of drugs that prompt the board to conduct
a review;
requiring the
board to produce a report summarizing drug affordability data that it uses;removing
the cap on the number of prescription drugs for which an upper payment
limits may be established by the board annually;
making minor changes
to the boardâs appeal process;
extending the
repeal date and associated sunset review of the board from September 1,
2026, to September 1, 2031; and
expanding when
an individual may request a review to include cases when the drug is no
longer available in the state.

01:06:09 PM

Hope Stonner, representing
the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, testified in support of the bill.

Austin Blumenfeld,
representing Centennial State Prosperity, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Bethany Pray,
representing the Colorado Center on Law and Policy, testified in support
of the bill.

01:08:33 PM

Mrs. Ethnie Treick,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Dr. Jennifer Kordell,
representing the Colorado Academy of Family Physicians, testified in support
of the bill.

Dr. Natalia Tucker,
representing the Colorado Academy of Family Physicians, testified in support
of the bill.

Committee members
asked the panel questions.

01:17:39 PM

Ms. Dana Malick,
representing PhRMA, testified in opposition to the bill.

Ms. Amy Goodman,
representing the Colorado BioScience Association, testified in opposition
to the bill.

Mrs. Nina Anderson,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Committee members
asked the panel questions.

01:46:56 PM

Brett Michelin, representing
AAM, testified to amend the bill.

Brian Warren,
representing the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, testified in opposition
to the bill.

Rachel Beck, representing
the Colorado Competitive Council, testified in opposition to the bill.

01:50:42 PM

Commissioner Michael
Conway, representing the Colorado Division of Insurance, testified in support
of the bill.

Ms. Lila Cummings,
representing the State of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Committee members
asked the panel questions.

02:09:03 PM

Stacy Suniga, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill.

Additional written
testimony can be found in Attachment B.

02:13:04 PM

Senator Jaquez Lewis
explained amendment L.019 (Attachment C).

Committee members
provided comments on the amendments and asked the bill sponsors questions.

02:23:19 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.019 (Attachment C).
	Moved	Jaquez Lewis
	Seconded

	Buckner
	Cutter
	Jaquez Lewis
	Mullica	Excused
	Rich
	Smallwood	Excused
	Will
	Ginal
	Fields
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

02:23:20 PM

Committee members provided additional comments.

02:24:54 PM

Senator Smallwood
explained amendment L.015 (Attachment D).

Committee members
discussed the amendment.

02:29:43 PM

The committee members
recessed.

02:29:53 PM

The committee resumed.

02:33:15 PM

Committee members continued to discuss amendment L.015.

02:35:01 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.015 (Attachment D).
	Moved	Smallwood
	Seconded

	Buckner	No
	Cutter	No
	Jaquez Lewis	No
	Mullica	No
	Rich	Yes
	Smallwood	Yes
	Will	Yes
	Ginal	Yes
	Fields	No
		YES: 4 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL

02:35:59 PM

The bill sponsors provided closing remarks.

02:40:04 PM	Motion	Refer House Bill 23-1225, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
	Moved	Jaquez Lewis
	Seconded

	Buckner	Yes
	Cutter	Yes
	Jaquez Lewis	Yes
	Mullica	Yes
	Rich	No
	Smallwood	No
	Will	No
	Ginal	Yes
	Fields	Yes
	Final	YES: 6 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

HB23-1225 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

Colorado General Assembly