H_HHS_2025A 02/04/2025 01:33:20 PM Committee Summary

The committee was placed in a brief recess.

The committee came back to order.

The primary bill
sponsors, Representatives Gilchrist and Brown, introduced House Bill 25-1027
to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill amends several
disease control statutes governing the functions of the Colorado Department
of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) specific to emergency preparedness,
school immunization, agency reporting, and Hepatitis C testing.



A handout from
CDPHE was provided to the committee (Attachment A).

The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

Diana Herrero, representing
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, testified in support
of the bill.



Richard Bottner,
representing Colorado Hospital Association, testified in support of the
bill.



Evie Hudak, representing
Colorado PTA, testified in support of the bill.



Dr. David Higgins,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Diana Protopapa,
representing Colorado Association of School Nurses, testified in a neutral
position on the bill.

The panel responded to questions from the committee.

Mike Rawluk, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill.



Nancy Eason, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill.



Ms. Pam Long,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.



Ms. Julie Denton,
representing Colorado Health Choice Alliance, testified in opposition to
the bill.

The panel responded to questions from the committee.

Ms. Erin Meschke,
representing themself, testified to amend the bill.



Ms. Angela Anderson,
representing themself, testified to amend the bill.



Additional written
testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment B).

The panel responded to questions from the committee.

The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

The bill sponsors provided closing comments on the bill.

Members of the committee provided closing comments on the bill.