S_BLT_2024A 03/19/2024 02:02:34 PM Committee Summary

Senators Roberts and Pelton B. introduced House Bill 24-1081, concerning the availability of sodium nitrite.  The bill limits the sale or transfer of a product containing sodium nitrite in a concentration greater than 10% of the mass or volume of the product to commercial businesses that are verified to require a covered product. The sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

Bruce Brown, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Peter Frankovsky, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Bridget Anshus, representing Mental Health Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Erin Ivie, representing SpeakUp ReachOut, testified in support of the bill.

Autumn Brooks, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Maranda Miller, representing the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Colorado and the Centennial Mental Health Center, testified in support of the bill.

Dr. Joseph Poling, representing RxPlus Pharmacies, testified in support of the bill.

The panelists responded to questions from the committee.

The sponsors made closing comments on the merits of the bill.

Matt Rivierre, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Dawn Reinfeld, representing Blue Rising, testified in support of the bill.

Chelsea Brundige, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Susan Globe, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Denise Abdoo, representing Children's Hospital Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Michael Dougherty, representing District Attorney's Office, 20th Judicial District, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Gordon McLaughlin, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Brian Mason, representing the 17th Judicial District Attorney, testified in support of the bill.

Dr. Matt Pesko, representing the Colorado Psychiatric Society, testified in support of the bill.

Marta Loachamin, representing Boulder County, testified in support of the bill.

The panelists responded to questions from the committee.

Warren Binford, representing the Kempe Foundation, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Mary Smith, representing the Kempe Foundation, testified in support of the bill.

Amie Baca-Oehlert, representing the Colorado Education Association, testified in support of the bill.

Ernie Allen, representing the Kempe Foundation, testified in support of the bill.

Zach Zaslow, representing Children's Hospital Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Ashley Troxell, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Mr. Robert Singleton, representing Chamber of Progress, testified in opposition to the bill.

Mr. Jimmy Smrz, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Ms. Aliya Bhatia, representing the Center for Democracy & Technology, testified in opposition to the bill.

Henny Lasley, representing One Chance to Grow Up, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Mary-Liz Callaway, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Adam Shore, representing Colorado Ceasefire, testified in support of the bill.

Andrew Barton, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Stacey Harrison, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Amy Wiley, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Anna Segur, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Beka Venturella, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Etosha Roberts, representing McBride Impact, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Jane Dougherty, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Jonathan Finer, representing Ready Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Jason McBride, representing McBride Impact, testified in support of the bill.

Luna Saldana Lopez, representing Colorado Ceasefire, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Ivy Ngo, representing Colorado Women’s Bar Association, testified in support of the bill.

Chris Fitzgerald, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Aditya Dhar, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Aryan Choudhary, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Kelly Murphy, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Lisa Hall, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Ruthie Barko, representing TechNet, testified to amend the bill.

Kenneth Herrmann, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Sierra Townsend, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Mila Long, representing Blue Rising, testified in support of the bill.

Trina Faatz, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

The sponsors made closing comments on the testimony and the bill will be laid over for action at a later date.

The committee members made closing comments on the testimony.