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C16EF42AFC7AAA7387258AE7005C625F Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB24-1058

SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, & TECHNOLOGY
Date Mar 21, 2024      
Location Old Supreme Court



HB24-1058 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole


10:49:07 AM  
Senators Baisley
and Priola introduced House Bill 24-1058, concerning privacy protections
for biological data.  The bill expands the Colorado Privacy Act to
include biological data.
10:53:11 AM  
Dr. Sean Pauzauskie, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
10:56:14 AM  
Dr. Rafael Yuste, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
10:59:46 AM  
Jefferey Riester,
representing the Department of Law, testified in support of the bill.
11:03:37 AM  
Dr. Omar Mubarak, representing the Colorado Medical Society, testified in support of the bill.
11:05:18 AM  
John Seward, representing
the University of Denver, testified to amend the bill.
11:07:56 AM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
11:16:04 AM  
Mr. Andrew Kingman, representing the State Privacy & Security Coalition, testified to amend the bill.
11:19:31 AM  
Ms. Ruthie Barko, representing TechNet, testified to amend the bill.
11:21:06 AM  
Dr. Stephen Damianos, representing The Neurorights Foundation, testified in support of the bill.
11:24:54 AM  
Dr. Sara Berger, representing IBM Research, testified in a neutral position on the bill.
11:28:35 AM  
Additional written
testimony that was provided to the committee may be found in Attachment
G.
11:33:21 AM  
Senators Priola and Baisley made closing comments on the merits of the bill.


11:37:22 AM
Motion Refer House Bill 24-1058 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Baisley
Seconded
Baisley Yes
Coleman Excused
Ginal Yes
Liston Yes
Sullivan Yes
Hinrichsen Yes
Danielson Yes
Final YES: 6   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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