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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB25-164

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Apr 8, 2025       Location HCR 0112

SB25-164 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
04:36:51 PM  
The primary bill sponsors, Representatives Jackson and Willford, introduced Senate Bill 25-164 to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill requires the State Board of Health in the Department of Public Health and Environment to: create and maintain a list of entities that will be eligible to distribute opioid antagonists that will be used in place of the static list currently in state law; consult with and hear presentations from the Colorado Youth Advisory Council concerning the youth opioid epidemic; and present information on youth overdose prevention as part of the SMART Act hearings. The bill also clarifies when opioid antagonists can be administered on school grounds and allows schools to keep opioid antagonists in defibrillator storage.
04:42:24 PM  
The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
04:53:44 PM  
Ms. Makena James, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Andres Guerrero, representing Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, was available to answer committee questions.
04:57:45 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
05:06:40 PM  
Suyash Shrestha, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Additional written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment H).
05:09:34 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
05:15:36 PM  
The primary bill sponsors provided closing comments on the bill.

05:24:05 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 25-164 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Lieder
Seconded Bradley
Bradfield Yes
Bradley Yes
English Yes
Feret Yes
Garcia Sander Yes
Gilchrist Yes
Hamrick Yes
Johnson No
McCormick Yes
Rydin Yes
Stewart K. Yes
Lieder Yes
Brown Yes
Final YES: 12   NO: 1   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS