E018323A81B8232687258C66007C38D8 Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB25-164

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Apr 8, 2025
Location HCR 0112

SB25-164 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment H

04:36:51 PM

The primary bill
sponsors, Representatives Jackson and Willford, introduced Senate Bill
25-164 to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill requires
the State Board of Health in the Department of Public Health and Environment
to: create and maintain a list of entities that will be eligible to distribute
opioid antagonists that will be used in place of the static list currently
in state law; consult with and hear presentations from the Colorado Youth
Advisory Council concerning the youth opioid epidemic; and present information
on youth overdose prevention as part of the SMART Act hearings. The bill
also clarifies when opioid antagonists can be administered on school grounds
and allows schools to keep opioid antagonists in defibrillator storage.

04:42:24 PM

The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

04:53:44 PM

Ms. Makena James,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Andres Guerrero,
representing Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, was
available to answer committee questions.

04:57:45 PM

The panel responded to questions from the committee.

05:06:40 PM

Suyash Shrestha,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

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

05:09:34 PM

The panel responded to questions from the committee.

05:15:36 PM

The primary bill sponsors provided closing comments on the bill.

05:24:05 PM	Motion	Refer Senate Bill 25-164 to the Committee of the Whole.
	Moved	Lieder
	Seconded	Bradley

	Bradfield	Yes
	Bradley	Yes
	English	Yes
	Feret	Yes
	Garcia Sander	Yes
	Gilchrist	Yes
	Hamrick	Yes
	Johnson	No
	McCormick	Yes
	Rydin	Yes
	Stewart K.	Yes
	Lieder	Yes
	Brown	Yes
	Final	YES: 12 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

SB25-164 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Colorado General Assembly