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1E63E12DE23925F087258C3B0079AD03 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB25-1129

SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Date Feb 24, 2025      
Location Old Supreme Court



HB25-1129 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
03:09:04 PM  
Senators Amabile
and Ball presented House Bill 25-1129, concerning a peer-to-peer behavioral
health services program for offenders nearing release from a correctional
faciility.



Committee members
asked questions about the necessity of the bill.
03:13:37 PM  
Mr. Michael Neil,
representing Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, testified in support
of the bill.



Mr. Ray Merenstein, representing NAMI Colorado - National Alliance on Mental
Illness, testified in support of the bill.




Justyna Madenska, representing Second Act - Reentry Services, testified
in opposition to the bill.
03:23:12 PM  
The bill sponsors
made closing remarks. Committee members made closing remarks.


03:30:27 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 25-1129 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Ball
Seconded
Baisley No
Ball Yes
Carson No
Daugherty Yes
Roberts Yes
Weissman Yes
Gonzales J. Yes
Final YES: 5   NO: 2   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS