DC2E8CB1F04858E687258AD00062D016 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For HB24-1066HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESDate Feb 27, 2024 Location HCR 0112 HB24-1066 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/D6FA781FAF45...$File/Attachment D.pdf?OpenElement Attachment D.pdf http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/EF4C3B50FF92...$File/Attachment E - Combined.pdf?OpenElement Attachment E - Combined.pdf http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/F396B6C22A5A...$File/Attachment F.pdf?OpenElement Attachment F.pdf http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/63F872A334CD...$File/Attachment G.pdf?OpenElement Attachment G.pdf 11:00:30 AM The primary bill sponsors, Representative Hamrick and Garcia, introduced House Bill 24-1066 to the House Health and Human Services Commitee. The bill enacts the âViolence Prevention in Health-care Settings Actâ and the âViolence Prevention in Behavioral Health Settings Act.â These acts protect health care staff in hospitals, emergency departments, nursing care facilities, assisted living residences, federally qualified health centers, and comprehensive community behavioral health centers. 11:09:12 AM The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee. 11:13:18 AM Dr. Darcy Copeland, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 11:16:42 AM Mr. Tyler Fisher, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 11:19:35 AM Ms. Sydney Simek, representing Denver Health Workers United, testified in support of the bill. 11:21:48 AM Dr. Mark Longshore, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 11:24:06 AM Suzanne Hanle, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 11:26:25 AM The witness panel responded to questions from the committee. 11:31:27 AM Mr. Christopher Powell, representing UCHealth, testified to amend the bill. 11:34:12 AM Laura Samuelson, representing University of Colorado Hospital, testified to amend the bill. 11:36:28 AM Mr. Doug Farmer, representing Colorado Health Care Association, testified to amend the bill. 11:38:43 AM Bridget Frazier, representing Colorado Hospital Association, testified to amend the bill. 11:41:06 AM Dr. Noreen Bernard, representing Colorado Organization of Nurse Leaders, testified to amend the bill. 11:43:14 AM The witness panel responded to questions from the committee. 11:48:50 AM Katie Ryan, representing Denver Healf, testified to amend the bill. 11:52:06 AM Kelly Erb, representing Colorado Rural Health Center, testified to amend the bill. 11:53:55 AM Ms. Renee Schoenbeck, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. 11:56:29 AM Mr. Casey Guber, representing Rose Medical Center/HealthONE, testified to amend the bill. 11:58:44 AM Ms. Susan Bourgeois, representing Intermountain Health, testified to amend the bill. 12:00:44 PM Ms. Dina Bush, representing Intermountain Health, testified to amend the bill. 12:03:03 PM Ms. Virginia Gebhart, representing Colorado Foundation for Universal Health Care, testified in support of the bill. 12:04:53 PM The witness panel responded to questions from the committee. Handouts were provided to members of the committee (Attachment D). 12:11:05 PM Ms. Edie Sonn, representing Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council, testified to amend the bill. 12:14:16 PM Ms. Jade Kelly, representing CWA Local 7799, testified in an amend position on the bill. 12:16:33 PM The witness panel responded to questions from the committee. 12:19:41 PM The committee took a brief recess. 12:20:03 PM The committee came back to order. 12:55:56 PM Ms. Coral Cosway, representing Alzheimer's Association of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 12:58:30 PM Christina Walker, representing Healthier Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 01:00:24 PM Ms. Milena Castaneda, representing Colorado Center on Law and Policy, testified in support of the bill. 01:03:00 PM The witness panel responded to questions from the committee. 01:07:53 PM Ms. Amy Diamond, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 01:07:55 PM Ms. Meredith Henry, representing The Arc of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 01:11:13 PM Hope Stonner, representing Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, testified in support of the bill. 01:13:06 PM Kellee Miller, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 01:14:58 PM Mr. Michael Neil, representing Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, testified in support of the bill. 01:16:40 PM Ms. Mary Satre, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 01:18:49 PM Ms. Katherine Shaw, representing CWA 7799, testified in support of the bill. 01:21:09 PM The witness panel responded to questions from the committee. 01:22:33 PM Dr. Robert Mulch, representing AARP, testified in support of the bill. 01:25:49 PM Lauren Snyder, representing Mental Health Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 01:28:11 PM Dr. Colleen Casper, representing Colorado Nurses Association, testified in support of the bill. 01:30:25 PM John Pineau, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 01:32:31 PM Meighen Lovelace, representing Colorado Cross Disability Coalition, testified in support of the bill. 01:33:56 PM Mr. Ray Merenstein, representing NAMI Colorado - National Alliance on Mental Illness, testified in support of the bill. 01:36:06 PM The witness panel responded to questions from the committee. Additional Written testimony was provided to the committee (Attachment E). 01:43:46 PM Ms. Ashley Glenn, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 01:46:55 PM The bill sponsors introduce amendment L.002 (Attachment F). 01:48:14 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment F). Moved Hamrick Seconded Lieder Bradfield Bradley Brown English Hamrick Hernandez Holtorf Lieder McCormick Ortiz Weinberg Young Daugherty YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 01:48:32 PM The bill sponsors introduce amendment L.003 (Attachment G). 01:50:14 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment F). Moved Hamrick Seconded English Bradfield Bradley Brown English Hamrick Hernandez Holtorf Lieder McCormick Ortiz Weinberg Young Daugherty YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 01:55:11 PM Motion Reconsider the passage of L.002 (Attachment F). Moved Hamrick Seconded McCormick Bradfield Yes Bradley Yes Brown Yes English Yes Hamrick Yes Hernandez Excused Holtorf Yes Lieder Yes McCormick Yes Ortiz Yes Weinberg Yes Young Yes Daugherty Yes YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 01:55:54 PM Motion Reconsider the passage of L.003 (Attachment G). Moved Hamrick Seconded Bradley Bradfield Yes Bradley Yes Brown Yes English Yes Hamrick Yes Hernandez Excused Holtorf Yes Lieder Yes McCormick Yes Ortiz Yes Weinberg Yes Young Yes Daugherty Yes YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 01:57:00 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment G) to L.002 (Attachment F). Moved Hamrick Seconded McCormick Bradfield Bradley Brown English Hamrick Hernandez Excused Holtorf Lieder McCormick Ortiz Weinberg Young Daugherty YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 01:57:18 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment F). Moved Hamrick Seconded McCormick Bradfield Bradley Brown English Hamrick Hernandez Excused Holtorf Lieder McCormick Ortiz Weinberg Young Daugherty YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 01:58:15 PM Members of the committee provided closing remarks on the bill. 02:05:05 PM Motion Refer House Bill 24-1066, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Hamrick Seconded Lieder Bradfield Yes Bradley Yes Brown Yes English Yes Hamrick Yes Hernandez Yes Holtorf Yes Lieder Yes McCormick Yes Ortiz Yes Weinberg No Young Yes Daugherty Yes Final YES: 12 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS