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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB25-086

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Mar 12, 2025       Location HCR 0112

SB25-086 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
03:41:28 PM  
The primary bill sponsors, Representatives Boesenecker and Hartsook, introduced Senate Bill 25-086 to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill requires social media companies to follow certain protocols relating to their policies, reports, and engagement with law enforcement.
03:50:40 PM  
The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
03:56:09 PM  
Meta Osborne, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Alden Globe, representing Blue Rising, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Matt Riviere, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Martin Ping, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Katie Paul, representing Tech Transparency Project, testified in a neutral position on the bill.
04:10:45 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
04:18:06 PM  
Tash Berwick, representing American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Michael McReynolds, representing Governor’s Office of information Technology, testified in opposition to the bill. Krystyn Hartman, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
04:25:54 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
04:34:16 PM  
Alex Radz, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Jason McBride, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Toni Sarge, representing Colorado Children’s Campaign, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Gordon McLaughlin, representing Colorado District Attorneys Council, testified in support of the bill. Michael Dougherty, representing District Attorney, testified in support of the bill. Warren Binford, representing Kempe Foundation, testified in support of the bill.
04:48:58 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
04:53:24 PM  
Mrs. Kiyana Newell, representing New Era Colorado, testified to amend the bill. Kouri Marshall, representing Chamber of Progress, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Vanessa Rutledge, representing Independence institute, testified to amend the bill. Ms. Ruthie Barko, representing TechNet, testified to amend the bill.
05:03:20 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the project.
05:04:58 PM  
Adam Shore, representing Colorado Ceasefire, testified in support of the bill. Mrs. Suzanne Ridenhour, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Gabby Ridenhour, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Denise Abdoo, representing Children's Hospital Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Evie Hudak, representing Colorado PTA, testified in support of the bill. Ken Herrmann, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
05:20:26 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
05:24:25 PM  
Sam Larson, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Mary-Liz Callaway, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Cameron Snyder, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Heather Somervill, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Kelly Murphy, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Anna Segur, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
05:39:20 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
05:39:53 PM  
Melissa Burkhart, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Jefferey Riester, representing Department of Law, testified in support of the bill. Dawn Reinfeld, representing Blue Rising, testified in support of the bill. Antonia Merzon, representing Blue Rising, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Jessica Dotter, representing Colorado District Attorneys' Council, testified in support of the bill.

Additional written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment G).
05:52:52 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
05:58:20 PM  
The bill sponsors provided closing comments on the bill.

06:13:28 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 25-086 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Lieder
Seconded Hamrick
Bradfield Yes
Bradley No
English Yes
Feret Yes
Garcia Sander No
Gilchrist Yes
Hamrick Yes
McCormick Yes
Rydin Yes
Stewart K. Yes
Weinberg Yes
Lieder Yes
Brown Yes
Final YES: 11   NO: 2   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS