Senator Cutter, primary bill sponsor, introduced House Bill 26-1147, which establishes a database and complaint process for host home providers and changes how the service agencies that manage host home providers are surveyed.

Ms. Lindsay Menough, representing DDRC, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Julie Reiskin, representing Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Hanni Raley, representing The Arc of Aurora, testified in support of the bill. Jack Johnson, representing Disability Law Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Committee members asked the panel questions.

Ms. Christina Butero, representing The Arc Pikes Peak Region, testified in support of the bill. Ellen Jensby, representing Alliance, testified in support of the bill. Meighen Lovelace, representing The Arc of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Cassandra Keller, representing HCPF, testified in support of the bill. Committee members asked the panel questions.

Ms. Elizabeth Moran, representing The Arc of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Jodi Walters, representing Imagine!, testified in support of the bill. Amy Diamond, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Additional written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment B).

The primary bill sponsors provided closing remarks.

Committee members provided closing remarks.