B818A00C6F2D0EF787258B1000668D13 Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB24-221

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date May 1, 2024
Location SCR 357

SB24-221 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment D

12:40:11 PM

Senators Kirkmeyer
and Roberts, primary bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 24-221, which
appropriates funds to CDHE to expand its rural health-care workface initiative
and to HCPF to make payments to rural hospitals.

Committee members asked the bill sponsors questions.

12:45:36 PM

Tyler Garrett, representing Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, testified in support of the bill.

Dr. Mark Deutchman, representing University of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Richard Orf, representing Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Joshua Ewing, representing Colorado Hospital Association, testified in support of the bill.

12:54:35 PM

Dr. Stacie Schreiner, representing Colorado Mesa University, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Madison Gregurek, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

01:00:27 PM

Senator Roberts introduced amendment L.001 (Attachment D).

01:00:51 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment D).
	Moved	Cutter
	Seconded

	Cutter
	Jaquez Lewis
	Mullica	Excused
	Rich
	Rodriguez
	Smallwood
	Will
	Ginal
	Fields
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

01:00:53 PM

The primary bill sponsors provided closing remarks.

01:01:51 PM

Committee members provided closing remarks.

01:03:49 PM	Motion	Refer Senate Bill 24-221, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
	Moved	Cutter
	Seconded

	Cutter	Yes
	Jaquez Lewis	Excused
	Mullica	Yes
	Rich	Yes
	Rodriguez	Yes
	Smallwood	Excused
	Will	Yes
	Ginal	Excused
	Fields	Yes
	Final	YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 3 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

SB24-221 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations

Colorado General Assembly