A40B2C909B06C56B87258C7F0064AD51 Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB25-017

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date May 3, 2025
Location HCR 0112

SB25-017 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment A

12:19:41 PM

The primary bill
sponsors, Representatives Joseph and Zokaie, introduced Senate Bill 25-017
to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill codifies the
existing HealthySteps program in the Department of Early Childhood (CDEC)
as the Pediatric Primary Care Practice Program. The bill does not require
CDEC to implement the program beyond its current implementation unless
it receives sufficient funding to cover any expansions to the program.

12:23:41 PM

The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

12:31:04 PM

Melissa Buchholz,
representing Assuring Better Child Health and Development, testified in
support of the bill. Christina
Walker, representing Healthier Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Additional written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment
A).

12:36:22 PM

The panel responded to questions from the committee.

12:40:44 PM

The primary bill sponsors provided closing comments on the bill.

12:43:26 PM

Members of the committee provided closing comments on the bill.

12:45:13 PM	Motion	Refer Senate Bill 25-017 to the Committee of the Whole.
	Moved	Lieder
	Seconded	Feret

	Bradfield	No
	English	Yes
	Feret	Yes
	Garcia Sander	Yes
	Gilchrist	Yes
	Hamrick	Yes
	Johnson	No
	McCormick	Yes
	Rydin	Yes
	Stewart K.	Yes
	Taggart	Excused
	Lieder	Yes
	Brown	Yes
	Final	YES: 10 NO: 2 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

SB25-017 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Colorado General Assembly