H_PBH_2023A 03/01/2023 01:31:04 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Date 03/01/2023 Attendance Amabile X Bradfield * Bradley X English * Gonzales-Gutierrez * Hamrick X Holtorf * Jodeh * Story X Young X Michaelson Jenet X Time 01:31:04 PM to 11:01:43 PM Place HCR 0112 This Meeting was called to order by Michaelson Jenet This Report was prepared by Amanda King Hearing Items Action Taken hHB23-1202 Referred to the Committee of the Whole hHB23-1024 Amended, referred to House Appropriations HB23-1202 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/4A87C41FA61A...$File/Attachment A - Combined.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A - Combined.pdf 01:31:25 PM Representative Willford and Representative Epps, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 23-1202, concerning the ability of a municipality to authorize the establishment of life-saving overdose prevention centers. The bill permits municipalities to authorize the operation of an overdose prevention center within its boundaries. Overdose prevention centers are defined as facilities providing space for individuals to use previously obtained controlled substances in a monitored setting under the supervision of healthcare professionals or other trained staff for the purpose of providing life-saving treatment in the event of a potential overdose, as well as access to other harm reduction services. 01:39:24 PM The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee. 02:09:56 PM Lisa Raville, representing the Harm Reduction Action Center, testified in support of the bill. Meghan MacKillop, representing the Colorado Municipal League, testified in support of the bill. Racquel Garcia, representing HardBeauty and the HardBeauty Foundation, testified in support of the bill. Jeremy Pavlik, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Councilmember Alison Coombs, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 03:01:44 PM The panelists continued to respond to questions from the committee. 03:06:29 PM Major General (Ret.) Jack Briggs, representing the Springs Rescue Mission, testified in opposition to the bill. Steffan Tubbs, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill. Daniel Jablonski, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill. Deputy Chief Gregory Sadar, representing the Colorado Association of the Chiefs of Police, testified in opposition to the bill. Jason Dunn, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 03:59:59 PM Dr. Joshua Barocas, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Hassan Latif, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Taylor Pendergrass, representing the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Sarah Axelrath, representing the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, testified in support of the bill. Jonathan Singer, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Nicholas Walker, representing the City of Northglenn, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 04:33:36 PM Kyle Roth, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill. Joy Overbeck, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mark Miller, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill. The panel answered questions from the committee. 04:52:48 PM Dr. Nicole Speer, representing the City of Boulder, testified in support of the bill. Jose Esquibel, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Prescillia Wells, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Trudy Gygi, representing Together Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Terri Hurst, representing the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 05:15:37 PM Ginny Burton, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. She responded to questions from the committee. 05:23:10 PM Trina Griego, representing the Interfaith Alliance of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Laura Cash, representing Broken No More and GRASP - Grief Recovery After a Substance Passing, testified in support of the bill. JoyAnn Ruscha, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Betsy Craft, representing the Colorado Drug Policy Coalition, testified in support of the bill. James Gannon, representing Advocates For Recovery Colorado, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 05:41:20 PM Tom Downey, representing the Harm Reduction Action Center, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Tyler Coyle, representing the Colorado Society of Addiction Medicine, testified in support of the bill. Devon Peavy, representing Sobriety House, testified in support of the bill. Kenny Maestas, representing the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Molly McKinley, representing the Denver Streets Partnership, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 06:16:43 PM Hope Hyatt, representing the Colorado Mental Wellness Network, testified in support of the bill. Dave Wasserman, representing Conscious Consulting, testified in support of the bill. Kristen Orzel, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Dana Steiner, representing the Colorado Freedom Fund, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 06:34:04 PM Councilwoman Robin Kniech, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Lauren Snyder, representing Mental Health Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Maggie Seldeen, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Breeah Kinsella, representing the Colorado Providers Association, testified in support of the bill. Anna Weaver read a statement for Dr. Bryon Adinoff, representing himself, in support of the bill. Andrew Goodman, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 06:47:36 PM Ally Arnaiz, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Martha Wilson, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Madison Magor, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Jody Ryan, representing WellPower and the Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council, testified in support of the bill. Steven Haden, representing Envision:You, testified in support of the bill. Andres Alvarez, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Written testimony was provided to the committee (Attachment A). 07:29:55 PM Representative Willford and Representative Epps made concluding remarks on the bill. Committee members commented on the bill. 07:45:43 PM Motion Refer House Bill 23-1202 to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Young Seconded Gonzales-Gutierrez Amabile Yes Bradfield No Bradley No English Yes Gonzales-Gutierrez Yes Hamrick Yes Holtorf No Jodeh Yes Story Yes Young Yes Michaelson Jenet Yes Final YES: 8 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB23-1024 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/B755BC3F53D0...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/8CB5E62D8390...$File/Attachment C.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C.pdf Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/C927F399E7CF...$File/Attachment D.pdf?OpenElement Attachment D.pdf Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/FB1896302DED...$File/Attachment E.pdf?OpenElement Attachment E.pdf Attachment F http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/CB5E5474974F...$File/Attachment F.pdf?OpenElement Attachment F.pdf Attachment G http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/CC52008658AB...$File/Attachment G - Combined.pdf?OpenElement Attachment G - Combined.pdf 07:45:54 PM The committee recessed. 07:46:24 PM The committee came back to order. 07:50:26 PM Representative Epps and Representative Gozales-Gutierrez, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 23-1024. The bill is concerning measures to increase family resiliency through providing greater supports and protections for children placed with kin, including relatives. The bill enacts several measures related to the placement of children and youth temporarily placed out-of-the-home with relative or kin. These measures include: - allowing relatives to appeal denied placements; - requiring courts to inquire about and update relative or kin affidavits; - requiring county department of human services to assist relatives in obtaining resources to care for a child or youth and providing options to participate in their care and planning; - specifying what must be included in notices from county department of human services to relatives or kin when a child or youth is removed from their home; - requiring courts to prioritize placements with relative or kin and presume that placement with them is in the child or youthâs best interest, unless the placement jeopardizes their health, safety or welfare; - requiring courts provide reasoning when placement with relative or kin is denied; and - requiring caseworkers to inform courts of efforts to place the child or youth with a relative. 07:53:26 PM Representative Gonzales-Gutierrez discussed amendments L.001 and L.002 (Attachments B and C). 07:55:42 PM Melissa Thompson, representing the Office of Respondent Parents' Counsel, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Kendall Marlowe, representing The Kempe Foundation for Child Abuse and Neglect, testified in support of the bill. Jennifer Mullenbach, representing the Jefferson County Commissioners and Colorado Counties Incorporated, testified in support of the bill. Dborah Israel, representing C.A.R.E.S, Elevating Connections, and Project Foster Power, testified in support of the bill. Ashley Chase, representing the Office of the Child's Representative, testified to amend the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 08:12:39 PM Timothy Eirich, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Eirich provided a handout to the committee (Attachment D). Tracee Perkins, representing herself, testified to amend the bill. Lindsay Gilchrist, representing CHAMPS Colorado, testified to amend the bill. Stephanie Villafuerte, representing the Office of the Colorado Child Protection Ombudsman, testified to amend the bill. Benjamin Teevan, representing Fostering Colorado and the Colorado Association of Childrenâs Agencies, testified to amend the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 08:37:59 PM Jody Britton, representing Foster Source, testified in opposition to the bill. She provided a handout to the committee (Attachment E). Megan Harper, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Danielle Casataneda, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Gilchrest read a statement from Shantelle Mulliniks, representing herself, in opposition to the bill. Sara Stovall, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. 08:56:33 PM Martha Wilson, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Prescillia Wells, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. MJ Coleman Jackson, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Jena Fleiner, representing the Office of Respondent Parents' Counsel, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 09:12:02 PM Erica Heddings, representing herself, testified to amend the bill. Dr. Igor Shumskiy, representing himself, testified to amend the bill. 09:19:29 PM Sister Michael-Delores Allegri, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. Brandi Nieto, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Kathryn Mathis, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. Heather Gonzales, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. Carrie Savage, representing Catholic Charities Denver, testified in opposition to the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 09:41:30 PM Sarah Burgess, representing the Catholic Charities Kinship Caregiver Program, testified to amend the bill. 09:44:27 PM David Willson, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Monica Mooney-Denny, representing the Office of Respondent Parent Counsel, testified in support of the bill. Iris Flores, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Tyrone Nelson, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Alicia Johansen, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 10:05:03 PM Mike Ozborn, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Maleeka Jihad, representing The MJCF Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Annie Martinez, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Jaime Menegus, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Stephanie Ruybal, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Henry Ruybal, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Thomas Perille, representing Democrats for Life of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 10:28:37 PM Ruchi Kapoor, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Ashlee Arcilla, representing the Office of Respondent Parents' Counsel, testified in support of the bill. Melanie Jordan, representing the Office of Respondent Parents' Counsel, testified in support of the bill. She provided a handout to the committee (Attachment F). The panelists responded to questions from the committee. Written testimony was provided to the committee (Attachment G). 10:48:47 PM Representative Epps and Representative Gonzales-Gutierrez explained amendment L.002. 10:51:06 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C). Moved Gonzales-Gutierrez Seconded Jodeh Amabile Bradfield Bradley English Gonzales-Gutierrez Hamrick Holtorf Jodeh Story Young Michaelson Jenet YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 10:51:22 PM Representative Epps explained amendment L.001 (Attachment B). 10:51:38 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). Moved Gonzales-Gutierrez Seconded Jodeh Amabile Bradfield Bradley English Gonzales-Gutierrez Hamrick Holtorf Jodeh Story Young Michaelson Jenet YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 10:51:39 PM Representative Gonzales-Gutierrez and Representative Epps provided concluding remarks on the bill. Committee members remarked on the bill. 11:01:32 PM Motion Refer House Bill 23-1024, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Gonzales-Gutierrez Seconded Jodeh Amabile Yes Bradfield Yes Bradley Yes English Yes Gonzales-Gutierrez Yes Hamrick Yes Holtorf Yes Jodeh Yes Story Yes Young Yes Michaelson Jenet Yes Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 11:01:43 PM The committee adjourned.