EB1869A46CDCFCD6872586A90078D6E4 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB21-181SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESDate Mar 31, 2021 Location SCR 357 SB21-181 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/12C89EE67512...$File/21SenHealth0331AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 21SenHealth0331AttachB.pdf Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/5560545EF23B...$File/21SenHealth0331AttachC.pdf?OpenElement 21SenHealth0331AttachC.pdf Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/192F68E03B47...$File/21SenHealth0331AttachD.pdf?OpenElement 21SenHealth0331AttachD.pdf Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/118DF956F90D...$File/21SenHealth0331AttachE.pdf?OpenElement 21SenHealth0331AttachE.pdf Attachment F http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/6F3EB0065C6F...$File/21SenHealth0331AttachF.pdf?OpenElement 21SenHealth0331AttachF.pdf 03:59:56 PM Senators Fields and Coram, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 21-181. The bill renames the Health Disparities Grant Program, expands its functions, and requires the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to prepare a biennial report on health disparities, among other things. 04:09:02 PM Ms. Jill Hunsaker Ryan, representing CDPHE, testified in support of the bill 04:14:26 PM Ms. Kim Bimestefer, representing the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing , testified in support of the bill and responded to questions. Senator Jaquez Lewis commented about the bill. 04:27:15 PM Ms. Bimestefer and Ms. Ryan continued to discuss the bill with the committee. Senator Smallwood asked several questions. 04:50:21 PM Discussion continued. 04:53:57 PM Ms Jeanette Hensley, representing Colorado Senior Lobby, testified in support of the bill and responded to questions. 04:58:56 PM Jean Nofles, representing AARP, testified in support of the bill. 05:01:39 PM Rayna Hetlage, representing Center for Health Progress, testified in support of the bill. 05:04:30 PM Dr. Kweku Hazel, representing Immunize Colorado , testified in support of the bill. 05:10:41 PM Steven Haden , representing Envision:You, testified in support of the bill. Additional written testimony may be found at Attachment B. 05:14:00 PM Senator Fields moved the bill and moved amendments L.001, L.002 and L.003 (Attachments C, D and E).. 05:16:32 PM Senator Fields described amendment L. 001 (Attachment C). 05:17:30 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C). Moved Fields Seconded Buckner Jaquez Lewis Kirkmeyer Simpson Smallwood Ginal Fields YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 05:17:59 PM Senator Fields presented amendment L.002 (Attachment D). Discussion ensued. Kristen Forrestal, Office of Legislative Legal Services (OLLS), also commented on amendment L.002 (Attachment D). 05:20:37 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment D) Moved Fields Seconded Buckner Jaquez Lewis Kirkmeyer Simpson Smallwood Ginal Fields YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 05:20:38 PM Senator Fields presented amendment L.003 (Attachment E). Kristen Forrestal, OLLS, explained the amendment. 05:23:22 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment E). Moved Fields Seconded Buckner Jaquez Lewis Kirkmeyer Simpson Smallwood Ginal Fields YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 05:23:23 PM Senator Smallwood presented amendment L.004 (Attachment F). 05:25:34 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment F). Moved Smallwood Seconded Buckner Jaquez Lewis Kirkmeyer Simpson Smallwood Ginal Fields YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 05:25:35 PM Senator Coram and Fields provided closing remarks. 05:28:14 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 21-181, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Fields Seconded Buckner Excused Jaquez Lewis Yes Kirkmeyer Yes Simpson Yes Smallwood No Ginal Yes Fields Yes Final YES: 5 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS