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Thursday, April 23, 2026·▶ Watch / Listen

Colorado's Senate Health & Human Services Committee sent a sign-language interpreter study and a single-use serviceware measure onward — the latter over a cross-party dissent — while two sponsors pulled the plug on their own bills, killing measures on medical spas and insurer contract notices.

Key Actions

·Sign Language Consumer Protection StudyPassed

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Notable Quotes

But unfortunately what happened to me was United dropped my pay 30% and they said they sent me notification on new on Christmas Eve at 4 o'. Clock. The problem was my office was closed at 12 o'. Clock. That notification never came.

Dr. David (vascular surgeon, witness) · witnessThe surgeon's account of an undelivered contract notice — costing him over $500,000 and five years of arbitration — was the human stakes behind a bill the sponsor nonetheless had to kill for lack of votes.

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Votes

Referred to Committee on AppropriationsAction
Yes (5)Lisa Cutter, Lindsey Daugherty, Mike Weissman, Iman Jodeh, Kyle Mullica
No (2)Scott Bright, Lisa Frizell
Postponed indefinitely — bill killedAction
Yes (6)Scott Bright, Lindsey Daugherty, Lisa Frizell, Iman Jodeh, Kyle Mullica, Mike Weissman
Excused (1)Lisa Cutter
Postponed indefinitely — bill killedAction
Yes (7)Lisa Cutter, Lindsey Daugherty, Lisa Frizell, Mike Weissman, Iman Jodeh, Kyle Mullica, Scott Bright
Referred to Committee on AppropriationsAction
Yes (7)Scott Bright, Lisa Cutter, Lindsey Daugherty, Mike Weissman, Iman Jodeh, Kyle Mullica, Lisa Frizell
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (4)Lisa Cutter, Lindsey Daugherty, Mike Weissman, Iman Jodeh
No (3)Scott Bright, Lisa Frizell, Kyle Mullica
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TranscriptPreview
And Health and Human Services, come to order. Mr. Brown, please call the roll. Senators Bright. Here. Cutter. Present. Dy. Here. Brazell. Present. Weisman. Excused. Judah. Excused. Mr. Chairmelka. Here. Members, our first order of business today is a confirmation hearing for Brain Injury Trust Board members. The appointees for the day are Rebecca Wayzel, who is not with us. Caitlyn Hayes. If I call your name, come on up if you're here or online. Caitlyn Hayes. Kathy Harden. Jennifer Medina. Tobin Wright is not with us. And Shane Maloof is also not with us. Rusha Naur is here to introduce our nominees. Miss ner. There you go. Yep. It has to be green. Usually it isn't turning out. There you go. You can hear me? Yep. Well, the light is broken, but it's okay. Just to note, Tobin Wright is online and will be is present for this hearing this afternoon. Oh, yes, I apologize. I said remote. I apologize. Oh, no worries. Mr. Chair, members of the committee, my name is Russia Montag Naur, and I'm the director of the MindSource Brain Injury Network, which resides in the Colorado Department of Human Services. My staff and I provide
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