S_HHS_2021A 04/21/2021 01:29:49 PM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

Date

04/21/2021

Attendance
Buckner	*
Jaquez Lewis	X
Kirkmeyer	X
Simpson	X
Smallwood	X
Ginal	X
Fields	X

Time

01:29:49 PM to 02:19:05 PM

Place

SCR 357

This Meeting was called to order by

Fields

This Report was prepared by

Ken Cole

Hearing Items	Action Taken
hHB21-1220	Referred to the Committee of the Whole

HB21-1220 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment A

21SenateHealth0421AttachA.pdf

01:30:10 PM

Senator Fields, prime
sponsor, presented House Bill 21-1220. The bill enacts several recommendations
of the Colorado Child Support Commission, including the establishment,
calculation, and enforcement of child support.

01:32:31 PM

Mr. Zaven Saroyan,
Colorado Office of Respondent Parents' Counsel, testified in opposition
to the bill.

01:37:44 PM

Jeff Ball, Chair, Child Support Enforcement Commission, testified in support of the bill.

01:40:57 PM

Mr. Larry Desbien,
Colorado Department of Human Services, testified in support of the bill.

Additional written testimony may be found at Attachment A.

01:43:50 PM

Mr. Ball and Mr.
Desbien responded to questions.

01:56:05 PM

Discussion continued.

02:01:50 PM

Senator Fields discussed the need for the bill and responded to questions.

02:06:59 PM

Michael Dohr, Office
of Legislative Legal Services, responded to questions. Senator Fields
also responded to questions.

02:18:53 PM	Motion	Refer House Bill 21-1220 to the Committee of the Whole.
	Moved	Fields
	Seconded

	Buckner	Yes
	Jaquez Lewis	Yes
	Kirkmeyer	Yes
	Simpson	No
	Smallwood	No
	Ginal	Yes
	Fields	Yes
	Final	YES: 5 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:19:05 PM

The committee adjourned.

HB21-1220 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Colorado General Assembly