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631AE43370036E7A872586940070BBDD Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB21-011

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Mar 10, 2021      
Location SCR 357



SB21-011 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations

01:31:50 PM  
Senator Fields, bill
sponsor, presented SB21-011 and responded to questions. The bill authorizes
pharmacists to prescribe opiate antagonists. The bill also requires pharmacists
who dispense opioids to inform individuals of the potential dangers of
a high dose of an opioid, and offer to prescribe them an opiate antagonist
based on certain conditions.
02:10:43 PM  

Corinthliah Brown, representing Don't Look Back, testified in support of the bill and responded to questions.

02:15:05 PM  
Mr. Thomas Repp, representing self, testified in support of the bill.
02:18:21 PM  
Ms Selena Owen, representing RxPlus Pharmacies, testified in support of the bill and responded to questions.
02:26:05 PM  
Ms Lisa Ward, representing Denver Health and Hospital Authority, testified in support of the bill, and responded to questions..
02:31:22 PM  

Ms. Angie Howes, Colorado Retail Council, testified against the bill and responded to questions. 

02:44:12 PM  
Ms Tecia Fleming, representing self, testified in support of the bill.
02:48:47 PM  

Ms Tecia Fleming, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

02:59:45 PM  
Ms Teri Smith, representing ke'nekt, testified in support of the bill.
03:05:11 PM  
Ms. Hayley Mill, representing self, testified in support of the bill.
03:12:01 PM  
Gabriella Turnbill, representing self, testified in support of the bill.
03:15:39 PM  

Gabriella Turnbill, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

03:21:37 PM  

Mrs Jaleesa Mcfarland, representing herself, testified in support of the bill and responded to questions.

03:26:29 PM  

Nicole Estes, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

03:26:30 PM  

Larry Lanier, representing Emergent Biosolutions, responded to committee questions.

 

Additional written witness testimony may be found at Attachment A.

03:46:14 PM  
Senator Ginal presented
amendment L.002 (Attachment B).


03:48:13 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B)
Moved Ginal
Seconded
Buckner
Jaquez Lewis
Kirkmeyer
Simpson
Smallwood
Ginal
Fields
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:48:50 PM  
Senator Jaquez Lewis
presented amendment L.010 (Attachment C) severed section A (lines 1-3 of
the amendment) and moved severed section A
.
03:58:28 PM  
The committee discussed severed section A. Following discussion, Senator Jaquez-Lewis withdrew the amendment.
04:07:00 PM  

Senator Jaquez Lewis presented amendment L.007 (Attachment D).

04:09:20 PM  
Yelana Love, Office
of Legisative Legal Services, explained amendment L.007.

04:10:13 PM  
The committee discussed
amendment L.007.


04:14:23 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment D).
Moved Jaquez Lewis
Seconded
Buckner No
Jaquez Lewis Yes
Kirkmeyer No
Simpson No
Smallwood Yes
Ginal No
Fields No
YES: 2   NO: 5   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL
04:14:24 PM  
Senator Fields presented
amendment L.001 (Attachment E).  Yelana Love, Office of Legislative
Legal Services, described the amendment.  



04:24:17 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment E).
Moved Fields
Seconded
Buckner
Jaquez Lewis
Kirkmeyer
Simpson
Smallwood
Ginal
Fields
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:27:19 PM  
Senator Jaquez Lewis
presented amendment L.005 (Attachment F) and responded to questions.

04:29:21 PM  

Senator Fields commented on amendment L.005 and the bill.



04:31:19 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment F).
Moved Jaquez Lewis
Seconded
Buckner No
Jaquez Lewis Yes
Kirkmeyer No
Simpson No
Smallwood Yes
Ginal No
Fields No
YES: 2   NO: 5   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL


04:32:12 PM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 21-011, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
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






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