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D479C3E3CD6F545B87258AD7006E3D60 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB24-1106

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Mar 5, 2024      
Location HCR 0112



HB24-1106 - Postponed Indefinitely

01:04:08 PM  
The primary bill
sponsor, Representative Bottoms, introduced House Bill 24-1106 to the House
Health and Human Services Committee. The bill requires clinicians to provide
information, prepared by the Department of Public Health and Environment,
concerning abortion pill reversal to any woman seeking an abortion through
the use of an abortion-inducing drug. The information must be provided
24 hours before the clinician prescribes or administers the abortion-inducing
drug or induces the abortion.
01:13:19 PM  
The bill sponsor responded to questions from the committee.
01:35:31 PM  
The bill sponsor continued to respond to questions from the committee.
01:45:07 PM  
Miriam Ordonez Rodriguez,
representing Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, testified in opposition
to the bill.




Philip Shimel,
representing Cobalt, testified in opposition to the bill.




Ms. Melisa Hidalgo-Cuellar,
representing Cobalt, testified in opposition to the bill.




Ms. Tash Berwick,
representing New Era Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.
01:54:36 PM  
The witness panel responded to questions from the committee.
02:00:46 PM  
Anaya Robinson, respresenting
the ACLU of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.




Mar Galvez Seminario,
representing Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive
Rights, testified in opposition to the bill.




Isabela Rosales,
representing Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive
Rights, testified in opposition to the bill.
02:07:38 PM  
The witness panel responded to questions from the committee.
02:12:45 PM  
Ms. Kristy Neeley,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.




Dr. Karen Pennington,
representing Concerned Women for America, testified in support of the bill.




Sandra Janzen,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.




Ms. Brittany Vessely,
representing the Colorado Catholic Conference, testified in support of
the bill.
02:23:05 PM  
Kristine Curl, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill.




Mr. Lloyd Benes,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.




Ms. Erin Meschke,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.




Dr. Thomas Perille,
representing Democrats for Life of Colorado, testified in support of the
bill.




A handout was
provided to members of the committee (Attachment L).
02:34:20 PM  
The witness panel responded to questions from the committee.
02:40:25 PM  
Dr. Catherine Wheeler,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.




Dr. Wheeler provided
a handout to members of the committee (Attachment M).
02:42:55 PM  
Dr. Wheeler responded
to questions from the committee.
02:47:14 PM  
Scott Shamblin, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill.




Additional written
testimony was provided to the committee (Attachment N).
02:50:47 PM  
Representative Bradley
introduced amendment L.001 to the committee (Attachment O).


02:51:57 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment O).
Moved Bradley
Seconded English
Bradfield Yes
Bradley Yes
Brown No
English Yes
Hamrick No
Hernandez No
Holtorf Yes
Lieder No
McCormick No
Ortiz No
Weinberg Yes
Young No
Daugherty No
YES: 5   NO: 8   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL
02:51:58 PM  
The primary bill sponsor, Representative Bottoms, provided the committee with closing remarks on House Bill 24-1106.
02:53:02 PM  
Members of the committee provided closing comments regarding the bill.


02:58:43 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 24-1106 to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Bradley
Seconded Weinberg
Bradfield Yes
Bradley Yes
Brown No
English No
Hamrick No
Hernandez No
Holtorf Yes
Lieder No
McCormick No
Ortiz No
Weinberg Yes
Young No
Daugherty No
YES: 4   NO: 9   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL


02:59:10 PM
Motion Postpone House Bill 24-1106 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely.
Moved Bradley
Seconded Weinberg
Bradfield No
Bradley No
Brown Yes
English Yes
Hamrick Yes
Hernandez Yes
Holtorf No
Lieder Yes
McCormick Yes
Ortiz Yes
Weinberg No
Young Yes
Daugherty Yes
Final YES: 9   NO: 4   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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