H_JUD_2024A 05/05/2024 12:44:58 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY Date 05/05/2024 Attendance Amabile X Armagost X Brown X Evans * Garcia X Herod X Mabrey X Snyder X Soper X Bacon X Weissman X Time 12:44:58 PM to 01:06:55 PM Place Old State Library This Meeting was called to order by Weissman This Report was prepared by Bo Pogue Hearing Items Action Taken hHB24-1472 Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole HB24-1472 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/A05C23695EDF...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf 12:45:10 PM The committee was called to order. A quorum was present. Representatives Pugliese and Brown, prime sponsors, presented House Bill 24-1472, concerning matters related to certain tort actions, and, in connection therewith, increasing the cap on noneconomic damages, allowing siblings to bring a wrongful death action in certain circumstances, increasing a wrongful death damages cap, increasing the medical malpractice wrongful death damages cap, and increasing the medical malpractice noneconomic damages cap. Representative Pugliese provided introductory remarks on the bill. Representative Brown provided further information on the effect of the bill and the need for it. 12:48:55 PM Tamra Ward, representing CPPA, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Kelly Campbell, representing APCIA, testified in support of the bill. Loren Furman, representing Colorado Chamber of Commerce, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Kari Jones Dulin, representing Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Jones Dulin responded to questions regarding the inflation factor for the damage caps contained in the bill, and when the caps take effect. 01:00:48 PM Representative Brown explained the effect of amendment L.001 (Attachment A). 01:02:36 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 Moved Brown Seconded Soper Amabile Armagost Brown Evans Garcia Herod Mabrey Snyder Soper Bacon Weissman YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 01:02:37 PM Representatives Pugliese and Brown provided closing remarks in support of the bill. Discussion ensued regarding the merits of the bill. 01:06:38 PM Motion Refer House Bill 24-1472, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Brown Seconded Soper Amabile Yes Armagost Yes Brown Yes Evans Yes Garcia Yes Herod Yes Mabrey Yes Snyder Yes Soper Yes Bacon Yes Weissman Yes Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 01:06:55 PM The committee adjourned.
