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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB25-1328

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

HB25-1328 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations
04:36:24 PM  
The primary bill sponsors, representatives Duran and Sirota, introduced House Bill 25-1328 to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill implements several recommendations made by the Direct Care Workforce Stabilization Board in the Department of Labor and Employment related to health care benefits, trainings, communications, compliance enforcement, and an advisory group for direct care workers. The bill also establishes new minimum wage requirements for the direct care workforce.
04:41:47 PM  
The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
04:49:07 PM  
Hillary Jorgensen, representing Colorado Cross Disability Coalition, testified in support of the bill.  Stephanie Felix, representing SEIU Local 105, testified in support of the bill.  Colin Laughlin, representing Colorado Health Care Policy and Financing Department, testified in a neutral position on the bill.  Eliza Schultz, representing Home Care and Hospice Association of Colorado, testified to amend the bill.
04:57:40 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
05:00:50 PM  
Scott Moss, representing CO Department of Labor and Employment, testified in a neutral position on the bill.
05:01:58 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
05:13:11 PM  
Joseph Horen, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.  Duffi Frazier, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.  Leanne Webster, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.  Dr. Matthew Fritz-Mauer, representing Denver Auditor's Office, testified in a neutral position on the bill.
05:23:46 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
05:25:00 PM  
Ms. Earlene Anderson, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
05:27:57 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
05:28:35 PM  
Ms. Perrine Monnet, representing Bell Policy Center, testified in support of the bill.  Mr. Michael Neil, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Additional written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment B).
05:34:10 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
05:35:47 PM  
The primary bill sponsors introduced amendment L.001 (Attachment C).

05:37:06 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C).
Moved Lieder
Seconded Hamrick
Bradfield
Bradley
English
Feret
Garcia Sander
Gilchrist
Hamrick
Johnson
McCormick
Rydin
Stewart K.
Lieder
Brown
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
05:37:07 PM  
The primary bill sponsors introduced amendment L.002 (Attachment D).

05:37:55 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment D).
Moved Lieder
Seconded Hamrick
Bradfield
Bradley
English
Feret
Garcia Sander
Gilchrist
Hamrick
Johnson
McCormick
Rydin
Stewart K.
Lieder
Brown
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
05:37:56 PM  
The primary bill sponsors introduced amendment L.003 (Attachment E).

05:38:29 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment E).
Moved Lieder
Seconded Hamrick
Bradfield
Bradley
English
Feret
Garcia Sander
Gilchrist
Hamrick
Johnson
McCormick
Rydin
Stewart K.
Lieder
Brown
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
05:38:30 PM  
The primary bill sponsors introduced amendment L.004 (Attachment F).
05:39:04 PM  
The primary bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

05:39:57 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment F).
Moved Lieder
Seconded Hamrick
Bradfield
Bradley
English
Feret
Garcia Sander
Gilchrist
Hamrick
Johnson
McCormick
Rydin
Stewart K.
Lieder
Brown
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
05:39:58 PM  
The primary bill sponsors provided closing comments on the bill.
05:45:34 PM  
Members of the committee provided closing comments on the bill.

05:53:33 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 25-1328, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Lieder
Seconded Hamrick
Bradfield Yes
Bradley No
English Yes
Feret Yes
Garcia Sander No
Gilchrist Yes
Hamrick Yes
Johnson No
McCormick Yes
Rydin Yes
Stewart K. Yes
Lieder Yes
Brown Yes
Final YES: 10   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS