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6212C16BE254D36F87258C26007102D9 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB25-1082

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date Feb 3, 2025      
Location LSB A



HB25-1082 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations

01:34:25 PM  
Representative Weinberg
and Representative Brown, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill
25-1082, concerning authorizing certain individuals to complete actions
related to death certificates. The bill expands the types of professionals
who may complete a death certificate to include physician assistants and
advanced practice registered nurses.
01:38:59 PM  
The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
01:41:25 PM  
Dr. Raj Rai, representing
CareSynergy, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Mark Longshore, representing
the Colorado Nurses Association, testified in support of the bill. Harlan
David, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Brian Cotter, representing the Colorado Coroners Association, testified
in support of the bill.
01:53:18 PM  
Alex Quintana, representing
the Colorado Department of Public Health and Enviornment, responded to
committee questions.



Written testimony
was provided to the committee (Attachment A).
02:00:16 PM  
Representative Weinberg
explained amendment L.001 (Attachment B). Josh Schultz, representing the
Office of Legislative Legal Services, answered questions from the committee
regarding amendment L.001. Committee discussion with the bill sponsors
about amendment L.001 ensued.  
02:04:00 PM  
The committee recessed.
02:05:31 PM  
The committee came
back to order. Representative Clifford withdrew his motion on amendment
L.001.


02:05:35 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B).
Moved Clifford
Seconded Bradley
Bottoms
Bradley
Carter
Espenoza
Feret
Froelich
Luck
Mabrey
Ricks
Clifford
Willford
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Withdrawn
02:06:05 PM  
Representative Brown
explained amendment L.002 (Attachment C).


02:07:03 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C).
Moved Clifford
Seconded Espenoza
Bottoms
Bradley
Carter
Espenoza
Feret
Froelich
Luck
Mabrey
Ricks
Clifford
Willford
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
02:07:06 PM  
The committee recessed.
02:12:24 PM  
The committee came
back to order.
02:21:47 PM  
Committee discussion
about the amendment process occurred. Representative Weinberg and Representative
Brown explained amendment L.003 (Attachment D).


02:22:52 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment D).
Moved Clifford
Seconded Ricks
Bottoms
Bradley
Carter
Espenoza
Feret
Froelich
Luck
Mabrey
Ricks
Clifford
Willford
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
02:22:54 PM  
Representative Weinberg
and Representative Brown made concluding remarks about the bill. Committee
members made comments regarding the bill.


02:26:07 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 25-1082, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Clifford
Seconded Bradley
Bottoms Yes
Bradley Yes
Carter Yes
Espenoza Yes
Feret Yes
Froelich Yes
Luck Yes
Mabrey Yes
Ricks Yes
Clifford Yes
Willford Yes
Final YES: 11   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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