199307AFB5F1E1E28725883E006A1705 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB22-053HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRSDate May 10, 2022 Location LSB A SB22-053 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/36202112CA70...$File/Attachment A - Combined.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A - Combined.pdf Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/7FB285A7C751...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/83217272D67D...$File/Attachment C.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C.pdf Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/26EA50B6A27A...$File/Attachment D.pdf?OpenElement Attachment D.pdf Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/283C1A797202...$File/Attachment E.pdf?OpenElement Attachment E.pdf 01:21:56 PM Representatives Geitner and McLachlan, bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 22-053. The bill requires hospitals, nursing care facilities and assisted living residences to allow their patients and residents to have at least one visitor of their choosing. The committee asked questions to the sponsors. 01:31:34 PM Joshua Ewing, representing the Colorado Hospital Association, testified in opposition to the bill. The committee asked questions to the witness. 01:39:03 PM Anne Strawbridge, representing Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment, was available to answer committee questions. The committee asked questions to the wittness. 01:41:15 PM A panel of witnesses testified on the bill. Jody Nickerson, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Daniel Gillham, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Roy Gillham, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Brandee Gillham, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Debbie Shivers, representing self, testified in support of the bill. 02:06:45 PM A panel of witnesses testified on the bill. Steve Reiter, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Melanie Soper, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Jeff Leininger, representing self, testified in support of the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel. 02:19:06 PM Written testimony on the bill can be found in Attachment A. 02:24:59 PM The bill sponsors presented amendments L.004, L.008, L.010, L.011 (Attachments B to E). 02:27:13 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment B). Moved Amabile Seconded Woodrow Amabile Bacon Bernett Bockenfeld Boesenecker Bradfield Hanks Valdez A. Woog Woodrow Kennedy YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:28:53 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.008 (Attachment C). Moved Amabile Seconded Boesenecker Amabile Bacon Bernett Bockenfeld Boesenecker Bradfield Hanks Valdez A. Woog Woodrow Kennedy YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:29:31 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.010 (Attachment D). Moved Amabile Seconded Boesenecker Amabile Bacon Bernett Bockenfeld Boesenecker Bradfield Hanks Valdez A. Woog Woodrow Kennedy YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:30:56 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.011 (Attachment E). Moved Amabile Seconded Woodrow Amabile Bacon Bernett Bockenfeld Boesenecker Bradfield Hanks Valdez A. Woog Woodrow Kennedy YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:31:09 PM The bill sponsors gave final remarks. Representative Pelton gave remarks. The committee gave final remarks. 02:41:21 PM The committee took a recess. 02:42:54 PM The committee came back to order. 02:51:20 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 22-053, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Amabile Seconded Woog Amabile Yes Bacon Excused Bernett Excused Bockenfeld Yes Boesenecker No Bradfield Yes Hanks Yes Valdez A. No Woog Yes Woodrow Yes Kennedy Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 2 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
