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H_HHS_2025A 04/02/2025 02:19:24 PM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date 04/02/2025
Attendance
Bradfield X
Bradley X
English X
Feret X
Garcia Sander X
Gilchrist X
Hamrick X
Hartsook X
McCormick X
Rydin X
Stewart K. X
Lieder X
Brown X
Time 02:19:24 PM to 07:15:49 PM
Place HCR 0112
This Meeting was called to order by Brown
This Report was prepared by Eliyah Chadioun
Hearing Items Action Taken
HB25-1287 Amended, referred to House Appropriations
HB25-1309 Referred to the Committee of the Whole

HB25-1287 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations

02:19:33 PM  
The primary bill
sponsors, Representatives Caldwell and Lukens, introduced House Bill 25-1287
to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill requires social
media companies to determine if users are minors, and offer those users
tools to protect their health and safety, such as disabling personalized
recommendations, setting time limits for daily usage or scheduling breaks,
and reporting problems or unwanted contact. Social media companies must
also offer supervisory tools to parents, such as managing certain account
settings, viewing usage metrics, restricting purchases, or deleting the
minor’s personal data collected by the social media platform. Social media
companies must take measures to increase minor users’ privacy and ensure
that privacy protections are enabled by default for minors’ accounts.
The use of a design or algorithm to increase or sustain a minor’s engagement
with the social media platform constitutes a heightened risk of harm under
the Colorado Privacy Act. Any violation of these provisions is a deceptive
trade practice.



A handout was
provided to the committee (Attachment A).
02:31:29 PM  
The primary bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
02:39:57 PM  
Mrs. Kiyana Newell,
representing New Era Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Michael
McReynolds, representing Governor's Office of Information Technology, testified
in opposition to the bill. Vanessa Martinez, representing Colorado Organization
for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR), testified in opposition
to the bill. Mr. Ari Cohn, representing Foundation for Individual Rights
and Expression (FIRE), testified in opposition to the bill.
02:50:22 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
02:58:27 PM  
Anaya Robinson, representing
ACLU of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Ruthie Barko,
representing TechNet, testified in opposition to the bill.
03:03:14 PM  
The panel responded
to questions from the committee.
03:09:18 PM  
Ms. Lori Schott,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Matt Riviere,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Wendy Buxton-Andrade,
representing Mental Health Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
Dr. Lauren Henry, representing Children's Hospital Colorado, testified
in support of the bill. Holly Grosshans, representing Common Sense Media,
testified in support of the bill.
03:22:10 PM  
The panel responded
to questions from the committee.
03:27:22 PM  
Mr. Stuart Jenkins,
representing Colorado Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs, testified in
support of the bill. Warren Binford, representing Kempe Foundation, testified
in support of the bill. Mr. Ernie Allen, representing Kempe Foundation,
testified in support of the bill. Ms. Heather Somervill, representing themself,
testified in support of the bill.
03:38:03 PM  
Suzanne Ridenhour,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Elizabeth Silva,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Gabriela Ridenhour,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Kam Snyder, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill.
03:51:07 PM  
The panel responded
to questions from the committee.
03:57:48 PM  
Maxi Gmur, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Isa Angulo, representing themself,
testified in support of the bill. Ms. Melissa Burkhart, representing themself,
testified in support of the bill. Jason McBride, representing McBride Impact,
testified in support of the bill.
04:07:00 PM  
The panel responded
to questions from the committee.
04:08:54 PM  
Jefferey Riester,
representing Department of law, testified in support of the bill. Antonia
Merzon, representing Blue Rising, testified in support of the bill. Mx.
Matisse Ravenhart, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
Dawn Reinfeld, representing Blue Rising, testified in support of the bill.
04:18:49 PM  
The panel responded
to questions from the committee.
04:34:26 PM  
Jax Gonzalez, representing
One Colorado, testified in opposition of the bill.



Additional written
testimony was provided to the committee (Attachment B).
04:36:05 PM  
The bill sponsors
introduced amendment L.002 (Attachment C).
04:36:06 PM  
The bill sponsors
introduced amendment L.004 (Attachment D).


04:36:29 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment D).
Moved Feret
Seconded Bradley
Bradfield
Bradley
English
Feret
Garcia Sander
Gilchrist
Hamrick
Hartsook
McCormick
Rydin
Stewart K.
Lieder
Brown
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


04:38:22 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C).
Moved Feret
Seconded Lieder
Bradfield
Bradley
English
Feret
Garcia Sander
Gilchrist
Hamrick
Hartsook
McCormick
Rydin
Stewart K.
Lieder
Brown
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:38:22 PM  
The bill sponsors
introduced amendment L.005 (Attachment E).


04:39:14 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment E).
Moved Feret
Seconded Rydin
Bradfield
Bradley
English
Feret
Garcia Sander
Gilchrist
Hamrick
Hartsook
McCormick
Rydin
Stewart K.
Lieder
Brown
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:39:15 PM  
The primary bill sponsors provided closing comments on the bill.
04:48:54 PM  
Members of the committee provided closing comments on the bill.


04:59:56 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 25-1287, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved McCormick
Seconded Feret
Bradfield Yes
Bradley No
English No
Feret Yes
Garcia Sander No
Gilchrist Yes
Hamrick Yes
Hartsook Yes
McCormick Yes
Rydin Yes
Stewart K. Yes
Lieder No
Brown Yes
Final YES: 9   NO: 4   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



HB25-1309 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
05:00:02 PM  
The committee was placed in a brief recess.
05:09:40 PM  
The committee came back to order.
05:09:49 PM  
The primary bill
sponsors, Representatives Brown and Titone, introduced House Bill 25-1309
to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill codifies coverage
for gender affirming care in state law for state-regulated health plans.
Additionally, under current law, testosterone prescriptions are tracked
through the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. The bill requires the
program to block all such entries from view once the prescription is archived.
05:17:30 PM  
The primary bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
05:26:07 PM  
Jack Teter, representing
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, testified in support of the
bill. Nadine Bridges, representing One Colorado, testified in support of
the bill. Ms. Stefi Adams, representing themself, testified in support
of the bill.
05:33:34 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
05:36:24 PM  
Debra Judy, representing
Division of Insurance, testified in support of the bill. Cara Cheevers,
representing Division of Insurance, was available to answer committee questions.
Mardi Moore, representing Rocky Mountain Equality, testified in support
of the bill. Mx. Alex Floyd, representing One Colorado, testified in support
of the bill. Bryn Long, representing Rocky Mountain Equality, testified
in support of the bill.
05:47:41 PM  
Katharine Ebersberger,
representing League of Women's Voters of Colorado, testified in support
of the bill. Mrs. Stefanie Severance, representing themself, testified
in support of the bill. Mr. John Leishman, representing themself, testified
in support of the bill.
05:56:30 PM  
Mx. Matisse Ravenhart,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Emily Bustrack,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Autumn Brooks,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
06:04:16 PM  
Alix Farley, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Lexie Allen, representing Young
Invincibles, testified in support of the bill. Mrs. Tonya Allen, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Kristina Cartaya, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Penelope Mercury, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill.
06:16:09 PM  
Alix Farley, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Lexie Allen, representing Young
Invincibles, testified in support of the bill. Mrs. Tonya Allen, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Kristina Cartaya, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Penelope Mercury, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill.
06:16:19 PM  
Sven Scharpen, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
06:19:54 PM  
Ms. Jody Nickerson,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Erin Lee, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Marilyn Gore, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mrs. Erin Meschke, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
06:31:08 PM  
Ms. Jody Nickerson,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Erin Lee, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Marilyn Gore, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mrs. Erin Meschke, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
06:36:24 PM  
The panel responded
to questions from the committee.
06:39:56 PM  
Dr. Jax Gonzalez,
representing One Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Andre
Mansion, representing Colorado Center on Law and Policy, testified in support
of the bill. Dr. Olivia Compton, representing themself, testified in support
of the bill.
06:50:56 PM  
The panel responded
to questions from the committee.
06:58:34 PM  
Julie Schrank, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Missy Espinoza, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Zorion Wilbanks, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill.



Additional written
testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment F).
06:59:47 PM  
The panel responded
to questions from the committee.
07:05:58 PM  
Members of the committee provided closing comments on the bill.


07:15:31 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 25-1309 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Brown
Seconded Rydin
Bradfield No
Bradley No
English Yes
Feret Yes
Garcia Sander No
Gilchrist Yes
Hamrick Yes
Hartsook No
McCormick Yes
Rydin Yes
Stewart K. Yes
Lieder Yes
Brown Yes
Final YES: 9   NO: 4   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS


07:15:49 PM   The committee adjourned.






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