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BILL SUMMARY for SB16-025
SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
BILL SUMMARY for SB16-025
SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
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| Postpone Senate Bill 16-025 indefinitely using a r Refer Senate Bill 16-025 to the Committee of the W |
PASS FAIL |
02:09 PM -- SB16-025
Senator Merrifield presented Senate Bill 16-025 to the committee. The bill creates the "Colorado End-of-Life Options act," which allows individuals with a terminal illness to request, and self-administer, life-ending medication from a physician under certain conditions. Specifically, for an individual to be eligible to request life-ending mediation, he or she must be a Colorado resident aged 18 or older; be capable of making and communicating health care decisions; have a terminal illness that has been confirmed by two physicians, including the individual's primary physician and a second consulting physician; and voluntarily express his or her wish to receive life-ending medication.
02:18 PM -- Roland Halpern, representing Compassion & Choices, testified in support of the bill and presented a handout (Attachment A).
02:23 PM -- Dr. John Lobitz, representing Compassion & Choices, testified in support of the bill.
02:26 PM -- Joellyn Duesberry, representing Compassion & Choices, testified in support of the bill and presented a handout (Attachment B).
02:34 PM -- Dr. Lauri Costello, representing Compassion & Choices, testified in support of the bill and presented a handout (Attachment C).
02:38 PM -- Patricia James, representing Compassion & Choices, testified in support of the bill.
02:44 PM -- Jim Sack, representing himself, testified in support of the bill and presented a handout (Attachment D).
02:48 PM -- Melissa Brenkert, representing Compassion & Choices, testified in support of the bill.
02:53 PM -- John Spangler, PhD., representing himself, testified in support of the bill.
03:01 PM -- Nancy Stocker, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
03:05 PM -- Joan Stearns, representing herself, testified in support of the bill and presented a handout (Attachment E).
03:09 PM -- Ray Hockedy, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.
03:13 PM -- Reverend Dr. Pamela Law, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
03:17 PM -- Linda King, representing herself, testified in support of the bill and presented a handout (Attachment F).
03:21 PM -- Lance Wright, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.
03:26 PM -- Dr. Ira Kowal, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.
03:30 PM -- Bob Carlsten, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.
03:33 PM -- Dr. Roswitha Moehring, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
03:38 PM -- Elaine Salsberg, representing Compassion & Choices, testified in support of the bill.
03:42 PM -- Dr. David Hibbard, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.
03:50 PM -- Ben Temple, representing Julie Selsburg, testified in support of the bill and presented a handout (Attachment G).
03:54 PM -- Kaye Cantwell, representing herself, testified in support of the bill and presented a handout (Attachment H).
03:59 PM -- Roland Halpern returned to the table to answer questions from the committee and presented a handout (Attachment I).
04:00 PM -- Ed Shackelford, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.
04:04 PM -- Whitey Powers, representing Compassion & Choices, testified in support of the bill.
04:08 PM -- Dr. Patrick Strange, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.
04:11 PM -- Dr. Nathan Pollack, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.
04:14 PM -- Dr. Peter Mayerson, representing Compassion & Choices, testified in support of the bill.
04:19 PM
The committee took a brief recess.
04:30 PM
The committee came back to order.
04:30 PM -- Francesca Maes, representing Colorado Cross Disability Coalition, testified against the bill.
04:34 PM -- Dr. Thomas Newman, representing himself, testified against the bill and presented a handout (Attachment J).
04:37 PM -- Carrie Ann Lucas, representing Not Dead Yet, testified against the bill and presented two handouts (Attachments K and L).
04:44 PM -- Michael Norton, representing the Colorado Freedom Institute, testified against the bill and presented a handout (Attachment M).
04:48 PM -- Dr. Bill Bolthouse, representing himself, testified against the bill.
04:55 PM -- Josh Winkler, representing ADAPT, testified against the bill.
04:59 PM -- Dr. Alan Rastrelli, representing himself, testified against the bill.
05:10 PM -- Dr. Ken Stone, representing himself, testified against the bill and presented a handout (Attachment N).
05:23 PM -- Dr. Gary Jewell, representing himself, testified against the bill and presented a handout (Attachment O).
05:28 PM -- Dr. Michelle Stanford, representing herself, testified against the bill and presented two handouts (Attachments P & Q).
05:33 PM -- Stephanie Luck, representing herself, testified against the bill and presented two handouts (Attachments R & S).
05:38 PM -- Evan Hyatt, representing Hospice and Palliative Care of the Rockies, testified against the bill.
05:42 PM -- Margaret Dore, representing Choice Is An Illusion, testified against the bill and presented two handouts (Attachments T & U).
05:52 PM -- Dr. Oswald Garagorry, representing Aliyah Congregation, testified against the bill.
05:58 PM -- Francisco La Rosa, representing himself, testified against the bill.
06:04 PM -- Deborah Dooley, representing herself, testified against the bill.
06:09 PM -- Scott Horak, representing Citizens United For Life, testified against the bill.
06:17 PM -- Ed Hanks, representing Colorado Right to Life, testified against the bill.
06:21 PM -- Dr. Joe Lopez, representing himself, testified against the bill.
06:26 PM -- James Maguire, representing himself, testified against the bill.
06:31 PM -- Marijo Rymer, representing the Arc of Colorado, testified against the bill.
06:33 PM -- Lexi Tsoi, representing herself, testified against the bill.
06:41 PM
Senator Merrifield wrapped up his presentation of the bill.
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| BILL: | SB16-025 | |
| TIME: | 06:52:49 PM | |
| MOVED: | Ulibarri | |
| MOTION: | Refer Senate Bill 16-025 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion failed on a vote of 2-3. | |
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Hill |
No |
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Jones |
Yes |
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Ulibarri |
Yes |
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Sonnenberg |
No |
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Scott |
No |
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YES: 2 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL
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| BILL: | SB16-025 | |
| TIME: | 07:05:15 PM | |
| MOVED: | Sonnenberg | |
| MOTION: | Postpone Senate Bill 16-025 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 3-2. | |
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VOTE |
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Hill |
Yes |
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Jones |
No |
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Ulibarri |
No |
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Sonnenberg |
Yes |
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Scott |
Yes |
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Final YES: 3 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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07:07 PM
Committee adjourned.