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54BCC1AFA4E623D287258ADE0064B561 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB24-1115

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Mar 12, 2024      
Location HCR 0112



HB24-1115 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations

12:20:01 PM  
The primary bill
sponsors, Representatives Young and Joseph, introduced House Bill 24-1115
to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill requires pharmacies
to provide patients who have difficulty seeing or reading standard printed
labels with a method to access to prescription drug label information.
Pharmacies must, upon request, provide patients with an electronic label
that transmits information to an external accessible device; a prescription
drug label in braille or large print; a prescription drug reader; or any
other means identified as a best practice by the U.S. Access Board.



The bill sponsors provided a handout to members of the committee (Attachment
G).
12:32:02 PM  
Katie Wolf, representing
the Colorado Retail Council, testified to amend the bill.



Dr. Ky Davis, representing RxPlus Pharmacies, testified to amend the bill.



Dr. Lucas Smith, representing themself, testified to amend the bill.
12:39:59 PM  
The witness panel
responded to questions from the committee.
12:40:29 PM  
The committee was placed into a brief recess.
12:42:15 PM  
The committee came back to order.
12:42:23 PM  
The witness panel
continued responding to questions from the committee.
12:47:48 PM  
Curtis Chong, representing
the National Federation of the Blind of Colorado, testified in support
of the bill.



Jack Johnson, representing Disability Law Colorado, testified in support
of the bill.



Ms. Elizabeth Moran, representing The Arc of Colorado, testified in support
of the bill.
12:56:16 PM  
The witness panel
responded to questions from the committee.



Additional written
testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment H).
01:01:24 PM  
The bill sponsors
introduced amendment L.003 (Attachment I).
01:02:20 PM  
The bill sponsors
introduced amendment L.007 (Attachment J).


01:03:12 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment J) to L.003 (Attachment I).
Moved Young
Seconded Hamrick
Bradfield
Bradley
Brown
English
Hamrick
Hernandez
Holtorf
Lieder Excused
McCormick
Ortiz
Weinberg
Young
Daugherty
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


01:03:34 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment I).
Moved Young
Seconded McCormick
Bradfield
Bradley
Brown
English
Hamrick
Hernandez
Holtorf
Lieder Excused
McCormick
Ortiz
Weinberg
Young
Daugherty
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
01:03:35 PM  
The bill sponsors
introduced amendment L.004 (Attachment K).


01:04:06 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment K).
Moved Young
Seconded Weinberg
Bradfield
Bradley
Brown
English
Hamrick
Hernandez
Holtorf
Lieder Excused
McCormick
Ortiz
Weinberg
Young
Daugherty
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
01:04:06 PM  
The bill sponsors
introduced amendment L.006 (Attachment L).


01:04:51 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment L).
Moved Young
Seconded McCormick
Bradfield
Bradley
Brown
English
Hamrick
Hernandez
Holtorf
Lieder Excused
McCormick
Ortiz
Weinberg
Young
Daugherty
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
01:05:00 PM  
The bill sponsors
introduced amendment L.005 (Attachment M).


01:05:11 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment M).
Moved Young
Seconded Weinberg
Bradfield
Bradley
Brown
English
Hamrick
Hernandez
Holtorf
Lieder Excused
McCormick
Ortiz
Weinberg
Young
Daugherty
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
01:05:12 PM  
The bill sponsors
introduced amendment L.008 (Attachment N).


01:05:34 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.008 (Attachment N).
Moved Young
Seconded Weinberg
Bradfield
Bradley
Brown
English
Hamrick
Hernandez
Holtorf
Lieder Excused
McCormick
Ortiz
Weinberg
Young
Daugherty
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
01:05:35 PM  
The primary bill
sponsors, Representatives Young and Joseph, provided closing comments on
House Bill 24-1115.
01:07:03 PM  
Members of the committee provided closing remarks on the bill.


01:09:57 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 24-1115, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Young
Seconded Weinberg
Bradfield Yes
Bradley Excused
Brown Yes
English Yes
Hamrick Yes
Hernandez Yes
Holtorf Yes
Lieder Excused
McCormick Yes
Ortiz Yes
Weinberg Yes
Young Yes
Daugherty Yes
Final YES: 11   NO: 0   EXC: 2   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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