C9FFA45B26065210872586940083758C Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB21-101SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESDate Mar 10, 2021 Location SCR 357 SB21-101 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment I http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/C4F2FDCDD079...$File/21SenateHealth0310AttachI.pdf?OpenElement 21SenateHealth0310AttachI.pdf Attachment J http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/E7A3DC1328F7...$File/21SenateHealth0310AttachJ.pdf?OpenElement 21SenateHealth0310AttachJ.pdf Attachment K http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/95B89F37066E...$File/21SenateHealth0310AttachK.pdf?OpenElement 21SenateHealth0310AttachK.pdf 04:55:55 PM Senators Fields and Story, bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 21-101. The bill continues the regulation of direct-entry midwives in the Department of Regulatory Agencies, which is scheduled to repeal on September 1, 2021. The program is continued through September 1, 2028. 05:02:25 PM Dr. Autumn Orser, representing American Academy of Pediatrics, Colorado Chapter and Colorado Medical Society, testified in a neutral position on the bill. 05:05:53 PM Ms Jennifer Barr, representing Colorado Midwives Association, testified in support of the bill. 05:10:36 PM Ms. Linda Rosa, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. 05:15:17 PM Dr. Heather Thompson, representing Elephant Circle, testified in support of the bill. 05:18:40 PM Katherine Riley, representing Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR), testified in support of the bill. 05:23:48 PM Mrs Brooke Cates, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 05:26:00 PM Mrs Althea Hrdlichka, representing Colorado Midwives Association, testified in support of the bill. 05:29:58 PM Heather Prestridge, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 05:32:40 PM Ms. Stephanie Sibert, representing herself, testified in support of the bill and responded to questions. 05:41:00 PM Ms. Briana Simmons, representing Soul 2 Soul Sisters, testified in support of the bill and responded to questions. 05:45:48 PM Sam Espinoza, representing Colorado Children's Campaign, testified in support of the bill. Additional testimony may be found at Attachment I. 05:53:06 PM Senator Story presented amendment L.003 (Attachment J). 05:55:05 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment J). Moved Fields Seconded Buckner Jaquez Lewis Kirkmeyer Simpson Smallwood Ginal Fields YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 05:55:25 PM Senator Fields presented amendment L.004 (Attachment K). 05:55:58 PM Chris Gassen, Department of Regulatory Agencies, explained the purpose of amendment L.004. 05:57:10 PM Senator Fields distibuted amendment L.005 (Attachment K) but then stated she is withdrawing the amendment. 06:00:57 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment K). Moved Fields Seconded Buckner Jaquez Lewis Kirkmeyer Simpson Smallwood Ginal Fields YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 06:01:04 PM Senator Story presented closing remarks about the bill. 06:03:27 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 21-101, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Fields Seconded Buckner Yes Jaquez Lewis Yes Kirkmeyer Yes Simpson Yes Smallwood Excused Ginal Yes Fields Yes Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
