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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB25-151

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Mar 25, 2025       Location HCR 0112

SB25-151 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
02:30:48 PM  
The committee was placed in a brief recess.
02:34:05 PM  
The committee came back to order.
02:34:21 PM  
The primary bill sponsors, Representatives Froelich and Gilchrist, introduced Senate Bill 25-151 to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill creates measures to prevent children or youth from running away from residential child care facilities, as described below. By July 1, 2026, each residential child care facility must develop a policy that outlines how they respond to a child or youth who threatens or attempts to run away. They must provide a copy of the policy to guardians and legal counsel during intake at the facility and notify them within four hours after discovering that a youth is missing.
02:39:15 PM  
The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
02:44:19 PM  
Ms. Elizabeth Montoya, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Stephanie Villafuerte, representing Office of the Colorado Child Protection Ombudsman, testified in support of the bill. Mahamoud Ahmed, representing Kevin Lash, testified in support of the bill.
02:53:14 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
03:03:50 PM  
Jenelle Goodrich, representing From Silenced To Saved (FSTS), testified in support of the bill. Former Senator Evie Hudak, representing Colorado PTA, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Lynette Overmeyer, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Benjamin Teevan, representing Fostering Colorado and Colorado Association of Family & Children's Agencies, testified in support of the bill.
03:12:50 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
03:13:52 PM  
Marilyn Gore, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Stephen Fisher, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. Dennis Desparrois, representing Colorado Department of Human Services, was available to answer committee questions.
03:17:56 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
03:18:28 PM  
The bill sponsors provided closing comments on the bill.
03:22:37 PM  
Members of the committee provided closing comments on the bill.

03:25:12 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 25-151 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Gilchrist
Seconded Hamrick
Bottoms Yes
Bradfield Yes
Bradley Yes
English Yes
Feret Yes
Garcia Sander Yes
Gilchrist Yes
Hamrick Yes
McCormick Yes
Rydin Yes
Stewart K. Yes
Lieder Yes
Brown Yes
Final YES: 13   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS