DB57D905389469D087258C4600162FE3 Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB25-1250

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Date Mar 6, 2025
Location HCR 0107

HB25-1250 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment J

Attachment J - Combined.pdf

Attachment K

Attachment K.pdf

09:02:21 PM

Representative Hamrick,
prime bill sponsor, presented House Bill 25-1250 concerning providing materials
about gun violence prevention to parents with students in K-12.

09:02:22 PM

Mr. Carter Ferris,
representing Students Demand Action, testified in support of the bill.
Adeline Dawkins, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
Ainsley Ryan, representing Students Demand Action, testified in support
of the bill. Jackson Krier, representing themself, testified in support
of the bill. Rhiannon Danborn, representing Team Enough, testified in support
of the bill. Mrs. Jennifer Kirkpatrick, representing themself, testified
in support of the bill. Members of the panel answered questions from members
of the committee.

09:28:37 PM

Catching Valentinis, representing Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, testified in opposition to the bill.

09:28:50 PM

Meghan Raynes, representing
Colorado Education Association, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Kelly
Jones-Wagy, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Dr.
Julie Meyers, representing the American Academy of Pediatrics, testified
in support of the bill. Dr. Mark Longshore, representing the Colorado Nurses
Association, testified in support of the bill. Susan Tourjee, representing
Colorado Faith Communities United to End Gun Violence, testified in support
of the bill. Molly Siegel, representing Colorado Department of Public Health
and Environment, was available to answer committee questions.

09:39:57 PM

Ms. Amanda Wilcox,
representing Colorado Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, testified
in support of the bill. Mr. Carl Hamm, representing Colorado Ceasefire,
testified in support of the bill. Ms. Ashton Sands, representing Colorado
Ceasefire, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Liddy Ballard, representing
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, testified in support of the
bill.

09:49:20 PM

Ms. Charlotte Derichsweiler,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Kathleen Kelly,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Peggy Darrah,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Brenna Kennedy,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Savannah Parker,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

10:02:40 PM

Dr. Susan Long, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Leslie Obrien, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Marcella Schieffelin, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill.

Written testimony
was submitted to the committee (Attachment J).

10:11:06 PM

Representative Hamrick
explained amendment L.001 (Attachment K).

10:12:49 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.001
	Moved	Hamrick
	Seconded	Lukens

	Bacon	Excused
	Bradfield	No
	Caldwell	Yes
	Garcia Sander	Yes
	Gilchrist	Yes
	Hamrick	Yes
	Hartsook	No
	Johnson	No
	Phillips	Yes
	Smith	Yes
	Story	Yes
	Martinez	Yes
	Lukens	Yes
		YES: 9 NO: 3 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

10:12:50 PM

The bill sponsor provided closing remarks on the bill. Members of the committee provided closing remarks on the bill.

10:24:07 PM	Motion	Refer House Bill 25-1250, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
	Moved	Hamrick
	Seconded	Smith

	Bacon	Excused
	Bradfield	No
	Caldwell	No
	Garcia Sander	No
	Gilchrist	Yes
	Hamrick	Yes
	Hartsook	No
	Johnson	No
	Phillips	Yes
	Smith	Yes
	Story	Yes
	Martinez	Yes
	Lukens	Yes
	Final	YES: 7 NO: 5 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

HB25-1250 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

Colorado General Assembly