9089F00064DFA53787258AEB0082A4FF Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB24-1136

SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Date Mar 25, 2024
Location SCR 357

HB24-1136 - Referred to Senate Appropriations

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05:47:02 PM

Senator Smallwood
and Senator Cutter, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 24-1136,
concerning measures to encourage healthier social media use by youth. The
bill requires the creation of a resource bank related to the mental health
impacts of social media use, and that social media platforms display a
pop-up warning to users under 18 who are on the platform for certain lengths
of time. Senator Smallwood and Senator Cutter responded to questions from
the committee.

06:02:06 PM

Dr. Lora Melnicoe,
representing the American Academy of Pediatrics, Colorado Chapter, testified
in support of the bill. Alexis Alltop, representing Healthier Colorado,
testified in support of the bill. Sarah Younggren, representing themself,
testified in support of the bill. John Mootz, representing Children
and Screens, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded
to questions from the committee.

06:16:12 PM

Erin Meschke, representing
themself, testified in a neutral position on the bill. Kainoa Fernandez,
representing the Colorado Youth Congress, testified in support of the bill.
Ruthie Barko, representing TechNet, testified in opposition to the bill.
Ian Rutherford, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
Rob Friedl, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
The panelists responded to questions from the committee.

06:31:55 PM

Marilyn Welsh, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Bill Hamaker, representing
the American Federation of Teachers, testified in support of the bill.
Matthew Server, representing the Colorado Catholic Conference, testified
in support of the bill. Dr. Sandra Fritsch, representing Children's Hospital
Colorado, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to
questions from the committee.

06:44:28 PM

Dr. Anne Keke, representing
the Aurora Public Schools Board of Education, testified in support of the
bill. Mary Parker, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
Beth McCann, representing the Denver District Attorney's Office, testified
in support of the bill. Kaitlyn Tollefson, representing themself, testified
in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
Addtional written testimony was provided to the committee (Attachment A).

07:01:26 PM

Senator Cutter provided concluding remarks on the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.

07:09:33 PM	Motion	Refer House Bill 24-1136 to the Committee on Appropriations.
	Moved	Marchman
	Seconded

	Baisley	No
	Fields	Yes
	Kolker	Yes
	Lundeen	Yes
	Rich	Yes
	Marchman	Yes
	Buckner	Yes
	Final	YES: 6 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

HB24-1136 - Referred to Senate Appropriations

Colorado General Assembly