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12:39:52 PM |
The primary bill
sponsors, Representatives Froelich and Brown, introduced House Bill 25-1259
to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill creates a right
to in vitro fertilization and other assisted reproductive procedures. The
bill also makes changes to current requirements for gamete banks and fertility
clinics (donor banks) including removing the requirement that donor banks
must continually update donor information; eliminating the requirement
that a person conceived from gamete donor cannot communicate about the
gamete donor with third parties; repealing provisions related to holding
donor records in the event of donor bank dissolution and removes the requirement
to tell parents about a donorâs medical history or others who were conceived
using the same donor; requiring donor banks to draft materials for individuals
prior to donating or receiving gametes, instead of the Department of Public
Health and Environment (CDPHE); and making it optional instead of required
for donor recipients to notify donor banks about live births using donated
gametes. The bill also changes donor bank licensure renewal from annually
to every five years; removes the requirement for CDPHE to investigate out-of-state
donor banks; and revises penalties for noncompliance, replacing the automatic
$20,000 per-day fine with a civil penalty to be determined by the State
Board of Health following a hearing.
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12:48:32 PM |
The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
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12:54:00 PM |
Judith Hoechst, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Betsy Cairo, representing
CryoGam Colorado, LLC, testified in support of the bill. Kristina Shaw,
representing Colorado Fertility Advocates, testified in support of the
bill. Vanessa Martinez, representing Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity
and Reproductive Rights (COLOR), testified in support of the bill.
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01:05:08 PM |
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
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01:10:53 PM |
Sarah Jeffers, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Jamie Spiers, representing
U.S. Donor Conceived Council, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms.
Lindsey Terry, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
Ms. Elizabeth Reisen, representing themself, testified in opposition to
the bill.
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01:19:33 PM |
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
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01:26:11 PM |
A handout was provided
to the committee (Attachment D).
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01:27:41 PM |
Laura Runnels, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Lori Metz, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Christina Spencer, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
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01:34:33 PM |
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
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01:35:32 PM |
Naomi Cahn, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Melanie Mikkelsen, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Rachel Heffner, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
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01:35:32 PM |
Naomi Cahn, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Melanie Mikkelsen, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Rachel Heffner, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
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01:43:22 PM |
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
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01:43:57 PM |
Ms. Kathleen Lawler,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mrs. Maia Emmons-Boring,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Morgan
Schumann, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms.
Melissa Lindsey, representing Donor Conceived Community, testified in opposition
to the bill.
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01:53:57 PM |
Dylan Stone-Miller,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Neylan Griffy,
representing USDCC, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Katherine
Boldt, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms.
Rachel Schiff, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
Melissa Bornico, representing Tyler Sniff, testified in opposition to the
bill.
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02:07:53 PM |
Mr. Richard Uhrlaub,
representing ASRC/CTTA, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Dylan Morgan,
representing Cascade Cryobank, testified to amend the bill. Former Senator
Steve Fenberg, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
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02:15:55 PM |
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
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02:21:18 PM |
Ellen Trachman, representing
Colorado Women's Bar Association, testified in support of the bill. Laura
Koupal, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Hazel
Gibson, representing Progressnow Colorado, testified in support of the
bill.
Additional written
testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment E).
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02:28:06 PM |
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
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02:32:00 PM |
The bill sponsors
asked that the bill be laid over for action only.
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