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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB25-124

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Apr 30, 2025       Location HCR 0112

SB25-124 - Lay Over
08:13:44 PM  
The committee was placed in a brief recess.
08:21:28 PM  
The committee came back to order.
08:21:39 PM  
The primary bill sponsors, Representatives Brown and Garcia Sander, introduced Senate Bill 25-124 to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill places requirements on entities participating in the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program and adds new reporting requirements and enforcement measures.
08:31:52 PM  
The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
08:48:48 PM  
Ms. Elbra Wedgeworth, representing Save340B, testified in support of the bill.  Jason Wardrip, representing Colorado Building & Construction Trades Council, testified in support of the bill.  Julian Aguilar, representing International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, testified in support of the bill.  Kristy Kibler, representing Lupus Colorado, testified in support of the bill.  Kalvin Pugh, representing Community Access National Network, testified in support of the bill.
09:02:48 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
09:07:43 PM  
Ms. Tanya Acker, representing A Philip Randolph Institute Denver Area Chapter, testified in support of the bill.  Mrs. Melanie Kesner, representing Young Invincibles, testified in support of the bill.  Amanda Green, representing The National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, testified in support of the bill.
09:16:12 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
09:17:17 PM  
Tara Trujillo, representing Save 340 B, testified in support of the bill.
09:20:29 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
09:22:59 PM  
Saskia Young, representing Colorado Hospital Association, testified in opposition to the bill.  Chris Forkner, representing National Jewish Health, testified in opposition to the bill.  Mark Ogunsusi, representing Colorado Hospital Association, testified in opposition to the bill.  Jennifer Riley, representing Memorial Regional Health, testified in opposition to the bill.
09:33:26 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
09:39:00 PM  
Mx. Matt Pagnotti, representing Colorado Organizations & Individuals Responding to HIV/AIDS, testified in opposition to the bill.  Dr. Joseph Poling, representing Good Day Pharmacy and RxPlus Pharmacy, testified in opposition to the bill.  Jonathan Cohee, representing Delta Health, testified in opposition to the bill.
09:45:32 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
09:48:37 PM  
Amanda Boone, representing Self, & CF United, testified in support of the bill.  Ms. Portia Prescott, representing Rocky Mountain NAACP CO-MT-WY State Conference, testified in support of the bill.  Citlaly Quiroz, representing Young Invincibles, testified in support of the bill.  Erin Hackett on behalf of Nieves Aragon, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
10:00:29 PM  
Joshua Ewing, representing Colorado Hospital Association, testified in opposition to the bill.  Kevin Forbush, representing Intermountain Health, testified in opposition to the bill.
10:05:28 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
10:09:17 PM  
Bridget Dandaraw-Seritt, representing Advocates for Compassionate Therapy Now, testified in support of the bill.  Gerlinde Hackney, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.  Mrs. Sandra Murray, representing Communications workers of America and A Phillip Randolph, testified in support of the bill.  Ms. Bianka Emerson, representing Colorado Black Women for Political Action, testified in support of the bill.
10:18:59 PM  
Laura Brod-Hameed, representing Our Health Equity, testified in support of the bill.

Additional written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment K).
10:22:06 PM  
Representative Brown asked that the bill be laid over.