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03B4DF8DD331D5F787258AFA005E4AE7 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB24-1431

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Apr 9, 2024      
Location HCR 0112



HB24-1431 - Referred to House Appropriations
11:10:26 AM  
The primary bill
sponsors, Representatives Lukens and Armagost, introduced House Bill 24-1431
to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill creates the
Stable Housing for Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence Program in
the Department of Human Services (CDHS). By January 1, 2025, the CDHS is
required to contract with community-based organizations to distribute short-term
assistance payments to survivors of abuse for stable housing. Recipients
must also be eligible for assistance provided by the Colorado Works Program.
11:13:00 AM  
The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
11:17:50 AM  
Ms. Beth Collins,
representing the Colorado Department of Human Services, testified in support
of the bill.



Mr. Ian McMahon,
representing the Colorado Department of Human Services, testified in support
of the bill.



Sarah Barnes,
representing the Colorado Children's Campaign, testified in support of
the bill.



Ariane Frosh,
representing the Colorado Poverty Law Project, testified in support of
the bill.



Ms. Lindsay Christopher,
representing Violence Free Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
11:29:33 AM  
The witness panel responded to questions from the committee.
11:42:22 AM  
Ms. Onnastasia Cole,
representing the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault, testified in
support of the bill.



Lisa Lipsie, representing
the Colorado Organization for Victims Assistance, testified in support
of the bill.



Matthew Server,
representing the Colorado Catholic Conference, testified in support of
the bill.



Courtney Sutton,
representing the Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance, testified
in support of the bill.
11:51:38 AM  
The witness panel
responded to questions from the committee.



Additional written
testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment A).
11:53:28 AM  
The primary bill sponsors, Representatives Lukens and Armagost, provided closing comments on House Bill 24-1431.
11:56:22 AM  
Members of the committee provided closing comments on the bill.


11:58:33 AM
 Motion Refer House Bill 24-1431 to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Lukens
Seconded Hamrick
Bradfield No
Bradley No
Brown Yes
Hamrick Yes
Hernandez Yes
Holtorf No
Lieder Yes
Lukens Yes
McCormick Yes
Ortiz Excused
Weinberg No
Young Yes
Daugherty Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 4   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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