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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB25-194

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Apr 22, 2025       Location HCR 0112

SB25-194 - Referred to House Appropriations
03:17:00 PM  
The primary bill sponsors, Representatives Duran and Hartsook, introduced Senate Bill 25-194 to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill continues dental profession regulation by the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) for nine years, extending the program’s repeal date from September 1, 2025, to September 1, 2034. Among other changes, the bill requires DORA to adopt rules regarding jurisprudence education prior to initial licensure and clarifies that witnesses or consultants appearing or testifying during DORA proceedings have immunity from civil liability.
03:25:54 PM  
The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
03:29:22 PM  
Dr. Krithika Baskaran, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.  Dr. Kevin Patterson, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.  Lisa Westhoff, representing CODHA, testified in support of the bill.  Meghan Crow, representing Colorado Dental Hygienists’ Association, testified in support of the bill.
03:40:34 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
03:47:12 PM  
Dr. Sam Delp, representing Department of Regulatory Agencies - Division of Professions and Occupations, testified to amend the bill.  Dr. Ken Peters, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.  Dr. Jeff Kahl, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.  Mrs. Irina Nekhenzon, representing Delta Dental of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.  Dani Ford, representing CODHA, testified in support of the bill.

Additional written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment A).
03:59:45 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
04:04:37 PM  
The primary bill sponsors provided closing comments on the bill.
04:08:10 PM  
Members of the committee provided closing comments on the bill.

04:09:31 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 25-194 to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved McCormick
Seconded Hamrick
Bradfield Yes
Bradley Yes
English Excused
Feret Yes
Garcia Sander Yes
Gilchrist Yes
Hamrick Yes
Johnson Yes
McCormick Yes
Rydin Yes
Stewart K. Yes
Lieder Yes
Brown Yes
Final YES: 12   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
04:09:44 PM  
The committee was placed in a brief recess.
04:09:59 PM  
The committee came back to order.