3474BD07DC75A094872586AE006C126F Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB21-1097

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Apr 5, 2021
Location SCR 357

HB21-1097 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment B

21SenateHealth0405AttachB.pdf

Attachment C

21SenateHealth0405AttachC.pdf

01:40:31 PM

Senators Gardner
and Fields, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 21-1097.
The bill requires the Department of Human Services to develop a plan to
establish the Behavioral Health Administration by July 1, 2022.

01:48:08 PM

Lieutenant Governor
Dianne Primavera, State of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

01:53:09 PM

Michelle Barnes,
CDHS, testified in support of the bill.

01:55:39 PM

Ms. Kim Bimestefer,
Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, testified in support
of the bill.

01:59:29 PM

Michelle Barnes and Kim Birmestefer responded to questions.

02:09:58 PM

Michelle Barnes and Kim Birmestefer continued to respond to questions. Senator Fields and Senator Garnder also responded to questions.

02:17:29 PM

Discussion continued.

02:19:28 PM

Hilary Cooper, Colorado
Counties Inc. and Counties and Commissioners Acting Together, testified
in support of the bill.

02:22:59 PM

Carol Meredith, The
Arc Arapahoe & Douglas, testified in support of the bill.

02:27:05 PM

Cordelia Robinson
Rosenberg testified in support of the bill.

02:29:47 PM

Ms. Valerie Schlecht,
Colorado Cross Disabilities Coalition, testified in support of the bill.

02:33:31 PM

Senator Ginal presented
amendment L.010 (Attachment B) and the bill sponsors commented on amendment
L.010.

02:38:56 PM

Alli Daley, Children's
Hospital Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

02:42:16 PM

Sernators Kirkmeyer
and Ginal commented in support of the bill. Senator Fields thanked the
witnesses who testified.

Additional written testimony may be found at Attachment C.

02:43:25 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.010 (Attachment B).
	Moved	Ginal
	Seconded

	Buckner	No
	Jaquez Lewis	No
	Kirkmeyer	Yes
	Simpson	Yes
	Smallwood	No
	Ginal	Yes
	Fields	No
		YES: 3 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL

02:44:46 PM	Motion	Refer House Bill 21-1097 to the Committee of the Whole.
	Moved	Fields
	Seconded

	Buckner	Yes
	Jaquez Lewis	Yes
	Kirkmeyer	Yes
	Simpson	Yes
	Smallwood	No
	Ginal	Yes
	Fields	Yes
	Final	YES: 6 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

HB21-1097 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Colorado General Assembly