AECC92DDDBADDF8C87258C7D005D4329 Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB25-1328

SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, & TECHNOLOGY
Date May 1, 2025
Location Old Supreme Court

HB25-1328 - Referred to Senate Appropriations

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Attachment A

Attachment A - Combined.pdf

10:58:43 AM

Senator Danielson
and Senator Bridges, co-prime sponsors, introduced and explained House
Bill 25-1328 Implement Recommendations Direct Care Worker Stabilization
Board. The bill implements recommendations made by the Direct Care Workforce
Stabilization Board related to health care benefits, trainings, and wages,
among others.

11:08:08 AM

The sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

11:08:21 AM

Sophie Mariam, representing
Colorado Fiscal Institute, testified in support of the bill. Duffi Frazier,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Melissa Benjamin,
representing SEIU Local 105, testified in support of the bill. Joseph Horen,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Hillary Jorgensen,
representing the Colorado Cross Disability Coalition, testified in support
of the bill. Scott Moss, representing the Colorado Department of Labor
and Employment, testified in a neutral position on the bill.

11:31:02 AM

The prior panel responded to questions from the committee.

11:31:18 AM

Eliza Schultz, representing
Home Care and Hospice Association of Colorado, testified in a neutral position
on the bill. Jo Donlin, representing Department of Healthcare Policy and
Financing, testified in a neutral position on the bill. Dr. Michael Neil,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Perrine Monnet,
representing Bell Policy Center, testified in support of the bill. Additional
written comments that were provided to the committee may be found in Attachment
A.

11:46:41 AM

The sponsors gave closing comments on the bill.

11:49:38 AM

The committee took
a brief recess and came back to order.

11:51:15 AM	Motion	Refer House Bill 25-1328 to the Committee on Appropriations.
	Moved	Danielson
	Seconded

	Baisley	No
	Catlin	No
	Jodeh	Yes
	Liston	No
	Winter F.	Yes
	Hinrichsen	Yes
	Danielson	Yes
	Final	YES: 4 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

HB25-1328 - Referred to Senate Appropriations

Colorado General Assembly