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BILL SUMMARY For HB25-1085

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Jan 29, 2025       Location HCR 0112

HB25-1085 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole


01:49:07 PM  
The primary bill sponsors, Representatives Lukens and Johnson, introduced House Bill 25-1085 to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill makes changes to public hospital boards of trustees by allowing appointed public officials to serve on public hospital boards; requiring public hospital boards to meet annually (instead of each January); removing the requirement that a hospital board of trustees must examine hospitals twice per month; and moving the deadline for hospital boards to certify to a board of county commissioners the amount that is necessary to maintain the hospital for the next year from October 1 to December 1.
01:52:35 PM  
The sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
01:53:27 PM  
Joshua Ewing, representing Colorado Hospital Association, testified in support of the bill.

Dr. Allan Reishus, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
01:59:30 PM  
The sponsors introduced amendment L.001 to the bill (Attachment A).

02:00:52 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A).
Moved Johnson
Seconded Stewart K.
Bradfield
Bradley
English
Feret
Gilchrist
Hamrick
Johnson
McCormick
Sander
Stewart K.
Willford
Lieder
Brown
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
02:00:52 PM  
The bill sponsors provided closing comments on the bill.
02:02:01 PM  
Members of the committee provided closing comments on the bill.

02:03:24 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 25-1085, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Johnson
Seconded Stewart K.
Bradfield Yes
Bradley Yes
English Yes
Feret Yes
Gilchrist Yes
Hamrick Yes
Johnson Yes
McCormick Yes
Sander Yes
Stewart K. Yes
Willford Yes
Lieder Yes
Brown Yes
Final YES: 13   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS