Senator Bridges and Senator Daugherty, co-sponsors, presented Senate Bill 25B-002, which concerns state-only funding for entities that are prohibited from receiving reimbursement from the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services due to the entity providing certain reproductive health-care services. They provided opening comments and distributed amendment L.001 (Attachment A).

Isabel Cruz, representing Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, testified in support of the bill. Stephanie Brooks, representing Colorado Community Health Network, testified in support of the bill. Lily Boyd, representing Planned Parenthood and herself, testified in support of the bill. Liz Owens, representing Colorado Access, testified in support of the bill. Jack Teter, representing Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, testified in support of the bill. The panel answered questions from the committee.

Scott Shamblin, representing Colorado Right To Life Committee, testified in opposition to the bill. Dr. Thomas Perille, representing Democrats for Life of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Mrs. Brittany Vessely, representing Colorado Catholic Conference, testified in opposition to the bill. Dr. Catherine Wheeler, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Tamra Axworthy, representing Colorado Pregnancy Care Alliance (COPCA), testified in opposition to the bill.

The co-sponsors provided closing comments on the bill.