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The Senate Health & Human Services Committee cleared a slate of health bills, advancing four unanimously — including behavioral health and dialysis housekeeping measures — while the reauthorization of Colorado's combative sports office drew the day's only split, sending it to Appropriations over two Republican no votes.
Key Actions
·Process for People with Behavioral Health DisorderPassed
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Notable Quotes
“Dialysis looks like a land where the blue side of the aisle and the red side of the aisle just might find peace, love and harmony. I can dream.”
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Votes
Referred to Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendarAction
Yes (6)Scott Bright, Lindsey Daugherty, Lisa Frizell, Mike Weissman, Iman Jodeh, Kyle Mullica
Excused (1)Lisa Cutter
Referred to Committee on AppropriationsAction
Yes (5)Lisa Cutter, Lindsey Daugherty, Mike Weissman, Iman Jodeh, Kyle Mullica
No (2)Scott Bright, Lisa Frizell
Referred to Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendarAction
Yes (6)Scott Bright, Lindsey Daugherty, Lisa Frizell, Mike Weissman, Iman Jodeh, Kyle Mullica
Excused (1)Lisa Cutter
Referred to Committee on AppropriationsAction
Yes (7)Scott Bright, Lisa Cutter, Lindsey Daugherty, Lisa Frizell, Mike Weissman, Iman Jodeh, Kyle Mullica
Referred to Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendarAction
Yes (6)Scott Bright, Lindsey Daugherty, Lisa Frizell, Mike Weissman, Iman Jodeh, Kyle Mullica
Excused (1)Lisa Cutter
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Senate Health and Human Services will come to order. Mr. Brown, please call the roll. Senators Bright. Here. Cutter. Present. Doherty? She's changing a diaper. We can. Senator Daugherty? Here. Frizzell. Present. Weissman. Excused. Judah. Present. Mr. Jamalaga. Here. Members, we have a couple bills on the agenda today. First one is House Bill 1194, Sunset for combative Sports Office and Commission, with Senator Hendrickson, who is here with us. You want to start us off, Senator Hendrickson? Sure. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I think it doesn't need too much of an explanation that when we have combative sports in which physical violence is between two people is the point that a robust framework for fair play and safety is in order to. When there are such athletic competitions, we want there to be robust and spirituous competition that is healthy, but certainly we're dealing with an activity that is on the higher end of the threshold of safety concerns. And ensuring that there's a strict and workable framework there to ensure the protection of participants is critical. That framework is currently housed in the Colorado Professional Boxing Safety act, which is set to sunset. That's what brings House Bill…
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