4B602C0BDFA6996387258ADF006BEA25 Hearing Summary

The primary bill
sponsors, Representatives Rutinel and Bradfield, introduced House Bill
24-1132 to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill enacts
several measures to support living organ donation, including a tax credit,
a voucher requirement for transplant centers, and labor protections for
living organ donors.



Handouts were
provided to members of the committee (Attachment A).

Ms. Jenn Diffendal, representing themself, testified to amend the bill.

The witness panel
responded to questions and comments from the committee.



Written testimony
was submitted to the committee (Attachment B).

Patty Graham, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill.



Mr. Jeff Blumenfeld,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Mr. John Gutowski,
representing UCHealth, testified in support of the bill.



Ms. Edie Sonn,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Chelsea Barker,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Jennifer Prinz,
representing Donor Alliance, testified in support of the bill.

The witness panel responded to questions from the committee.

Ms. Jen Reeder, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill.



Grey Gorman, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill.



Kelli Strother,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Ms. Eileen Wade,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Celeste White,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Mr. Bryce Burke,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Mr. Reed Shafer-Ray,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

The witness panel responded to questions from the committee.

Dr. Greg Whitman, representing themself, testified in a neutral position on the bill.

The witness panel responded to questions from the committee.

Ms. Elaine Perlman,
representing Waitlist Zero, testified in support of the bill.



Mr. Patrick Lepak,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Ms. Jessica Coleman,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Mr. Abie Rohrig,
representing Kidney Connect, testified in support of the bill.



Mr. Mark Scotch,
representing The Organ Trail, testified in support of the bill.

The bill sponsors introduced amendment L.011 to the committee (Attachment G).

The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee regarding amendment L.011.

Members of the committee provided closing comments regarding the bill.