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Bill: HB17-1011
Title: Statute Of Limitation Discipline Mental Health Professional
VotesVotes all Legislators
Intro Date01/11/2017
Hearing Room
Hearing Time
Hearing Date
Fiscal NotesFiscal Notes (06/28/2017)
Full TextFull Text of Bill
LobbyistsLobbyists
StatusGovernor Signed (03/16/2017)
Senate CommitteeHealth and Human Services
House CommitteeHealth, Insurance, & Environment
Senate SponsorsJ. Tate (R)
House SponsorsJ. Melton (D)
Official Summary
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The bill requires that any complaint filed with the division of
professions and occupations in the department of regulatory agencies
against a mental health professional alleging a maintenance-of-records
violation must be commenced within 7 years after the alleged act or
failure to act giving rise to the complaint. Mental health professionals
must give notice to former clients that a client's records may not be
retained after the 7-year period. Complaints subject to the 7-year filing
period must be resolved by the agency within 2 years after the date the
complaint was filed.

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Bill: HB17-1020
Title: Staffing Task Force Mental Illness Justice Systems
VotesVotes all Legislators
Intro Date01/11/2017
Hearing Room
Hearing Time
Hearing Date
Fiscal NotesFiscal Notes (07/24/2017)
Full TextFull Text of Bill
LobbyistsLobbyists
StatusGovernor Signed (03/08/2017)
Senate CommitteeHealth and Human Services
House CommitteePublic Health Care and Human Services
Senate SponsorsB. Martinez Humenik (R)
House SponsorsJ. Singer (D)
Official Summary
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Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment
of Persons with Mental Illness in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice
Systems.
The bill amends provisions in current statute to provide for
ongoing staff support for the task force concerning treatment of persons
with mental illness in the criminal and juvenile justice systems.

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Bill: HB17-1035
Title: Sex Assault And Stalking Victims May Break Leases
VotesVotes all Legislators
Intro Date01/11/2017
Hearing Room
Hearing Time
Hearing Date
Fiscal NotesFiscal Notes (08/04/2017)
Full TextFull Text of Bill
LobbyistsLobbyists
StatusGovernor Signed (06/01/2017)
Senate CommitteeJudiciary
House CommitteeJudiciary
Senate SponsorsJ. Cooke (R)
House SponsorsD. Jackson (D)
Official Summary
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Under current law, if a tenant notifies his or her landlord in writing
that he or she is the victim of domestic violence or domestic abuse and
provides to the landlord evidence in the form of a police report written
within the prior 60 days or a valid protection order, and the tenant seeks
to vacate the premises due to fear of imminent danger for self or children,
then the tenant may terminate the rental agreement or lease and vacate the
premises with minimal remaining obligations. The bill extends this
privilege to victims of unlawful sexual behavior and stalking. The bill
also provides that a statement from a medical professional or from an
application assistant designated by the address confidentiality program
confirming the tenant's victim status is a third means of presenting
evidence to the landlord.

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Bill: HB17-1038
Title: Prohibit Corporal Punishment Of Children
VotesVotes all Legislators
Intro Date01/11/2017
Hearing Room
Hearing Time
Hearing Date
Fiscal NotesFiscal Notes (05/25/2017)
Full TextFull Text of Bill
LobbyistsLobbyists
StatusSenate Committee on Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely (03/13/2017)
Senate CommitteeJudiciary
House CommitteeEducation
Senate SponsorsR. Zenzinger (D)
House SponsorsS. Lontine (D)
Official Summary
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The bill prohibits a person employed by or volunteering in a public
school, a state-licensed child care center, a family child care home, or a
specialized group facility from imposing corporal punishment on a child.
Corporal punishment means the willful infliction of, or willfully
causing the infliction of, physical pain on a child.

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Bill: HB17-1039
Title: Restorative Justice Communication Issues
VotesVotes all Legislators
Intro Date01/11/2017
Hearing Room
Hearing Time
Hearing Date
Fiscal NotesFiscal Notes (05/24/2017)
Full TextFull Text of Bill
LobbyistsLobbyists
StatusGovernor Signed (03/20/2017)
Senate CommitteeJudiciary
House CommitteeJudiciary
Senate SponsorsD. Kagan (D)
House SponsorsP. Lee (D)
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Transportation Legislation Review Committee. Currently, a
person is required to use certain traction control equipment, such as
chains or snow-rated tires, when the Colorado department of
transportation restricts road use due to a winter storm. The bill broadens
this law to require the traction equipment to be carried on I-70 between
milepost 133 (Dotsero) and milepost 259 (Morrison) when icy or
snow-packed conditions are present. The bill also requires that this
traction control equipment be used when icy or snowy conditions are
present.

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Bill: HB17-1046
Title: Update Outdated Statutes Persons With Disabilities
VotesVotes all Legislators
Intro Date01/11/2017
Hearing Room
Hearing Time
Hearing Date
Fiscal NotesFiscal Notes (06/15/2017)
Full TextFull Text of Bill
LobbyistsLobbyists
StatusGovernor Signed (03/16/2017)
Senate CommitteeHealth and Human Services
House CommitteePublic Health Care and Human Services
Senate SponsorsK. Donovan (D)
House SponsorsS. Lebsock (D)
Official Summary
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The bill updates certain limited terms in statute that refer to
persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities or physical
disabilities using insensitive or outdated terminology.
The bill changes references as follows:
  • Mentally retarded, mentally deficient person, and
mental deficiency or mentally deficient to a person
with an intellectual and developmental disability;
  • Mental defect to mental illness; and
  • Physical defect to physical disability.

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Bill: HB17-1055
Title: Create New Tax Check-off For Urban Peak
VotesVotes all Legislators
Intro Date01/11/2017
Hearing Room
Hearing Time
Hearing Date
Fiscal NotesFiscal Notes (05/15/2017)
Full TextFull Text of Bill
LobbyistsLobbyists
StatusGovernor Signed (03/16/2017)
Senate CommitteeFinance
House CommitteeFinance
Senate SponsorsR. Gardner (R)
House SponsorsL. Herod (D)
Official Summary
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The bill creates the Urban Peak Housing and Support Services for
Youth Experiencing Homelessness fund (fund) in the state treasury. A
voluntary contribution designation line for the fund will appear on the
state individual income tax return form (form) for the 5 income tax years
following the year that the executive director of the department of
revenue (department) certifies to the revisor of statutes that:
  • There is a space available on the form; and
  • The fund is next in the queue.
Once the fund is placed on the form, the department is directed to
determine annually the total amount contributed to the fund and report
that amount to the state treasurer and the general assembly. The state
treasurer is required to credit that amount to the fund, and the general
assembly appropriates from the fund to the department the costs of
administering moneys designated for the fund. After that amount is
deducted, the moneys remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year are
transferred to Urban Peak, a nonprofit organization.
Following the statutory 2-year grace period for new tax check-offs,
the fund is required to achieve the minimum contribution amount of
$50,000 per year to remain on the form.

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Bill: HB17-1056
Title: Criminal Sentencing Community Service Veterans Organizations
VotesVotes all Legislators
Intro Date01/11/2017
Hearing Room
Hearing Time
Hearing Date
Fiscal NotesFiscal Notes (05/31/2017)
Full TextFull Text of Bill
LobbyistsLobbyists
StatusGovernor Signed (03/20/2017)
Senate CommitteeJudiciary
House CommitteeJudiciary
Senate SponsorsJ. Kefalas (D)
R. Gardner (R)
House SponsorsM. Weissman (D)
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Bill: HB17-1094
Title: Telehealth Coverage Under Health Benefit Plans
VotesVotes all Legislators
Intro Date01/19/2017
Hearing Room
Hearing Time
Hearing Date
Fiscal NotesFiscal Notes (06/05/2017)
Full TextFull Text of Bill
LobbyistsLobbyists
StatusGovernor Signed (03/16/2017)
Senate CommitteeHealth and Human Services
House CommitteeHealth, Insurance, & Environment
Senate SponsorsL. Crowder (R)
K. Donovan (D)
House SponsorsP. Buck (R)
D. Valdez (D)
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Bill: HB17-1115
Title: Direct Primary Health Care Services
VotesVotes all Legislators
Intro Date01/20/2017
Hearing Room
Hearing Time
Hearing Date
Fiscal NotesFiscal Notes (06/06/2017)
Full TextFull Text of Bill
LobbyistsLobbyists
StatusGovernor Signed (04/24/2017)
Senate CommitteeBusiness, Labor and Technology
House CommitteeHealth, Insurance, & Environment
Senate SponsorsJ. Tate (R)
J. Kefalas (D)
House SponsorsP. Buck (R)
J. Ginal (D)
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Bill: HB17-1129
Title: Technical Issues Filing Medicaid Appeals
VotesVotes all Legislators
Intro Date01/30/2017
Hearing Room
Hearing Time
Hearing Date
Fiscal NotesFiscal Notes (05/15/2017)
Full TextFull Text of Bill
LobbyistsLobbyists
StatusHouse Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services Postpone Indefinitely (02/14/2017)
Senate Committee
House CommitteePublic Health Care and Human Services
Senate SponsorsL. Crowder (R)
House SponsorsJ. Danielson (D)
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Bill: SB17-003
Title: Repeal Colorado Health Benefit Exchange
VotesVotes all Legislators
Intro Date01/11/2017
Hearing Room
Hearing Time
Hearing Date
Fiscal NotesFiscal Notes (06/22/2017)
Full TextFull Text of Bill
LobbyistsLobbyists
StatusSenate Second Reading Laid Over to 05/11/2017 - No Amendments (05/08/2017)
Senate CommitteeFinance
House Committee
Senate SponsorsJ. Smallwood (R)
House SponsorsP. Neville (R)
Official Summary
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In 2010, pursuant to the enactment of federal law that allowed
each state to establish a health benefit exchange option through state law
or opt to participate in a national exchange, the general assembly enacted
the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange Act (act). The act created the
state exchange, a board of directors (board) to implement the exchange,
and a legislative health benefits exchange implementation review
committee to make recommendations to the board. The bill repeals the
act, effective January 1, 2018, and allows the exchange to continue for
one year for the purpose of winding up its affairs. The bill also requires
the board, on the last day of the wind-up period, to transfer any
unencumbered money that remains in the exchange to the state treasurer,
who shall transfer the money to the general fund.

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Bill: SB17-004
Title: Access To Providers For Medicaid Recipients
VotesVotes all Legislators
Intro Date01/11/2017
Hearing Room
Hearing Time
Hearing Date
Fiscal NotesFiscal Notes (06/26/2017)
Full TextFull Text of Bill
LobbyistsLobbyists
StatusHouse Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely (04/19/2017)
Senate CommitteeHealth and Human Services
House CommitteeState, Veterans, & Military Affairs
Senate SponsorsJ. Tate (R)
House SponsorsC. Wist (R)
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Bill: SB17-012
Title: Competency Restoration Services And Education
VotesVotes all Legislators
Intro Date01/11/2017
Hearing Room
Hearing Time
Hearing Date
Fiscal NotesFiscal Notes (08/01/2017)
Full TextFull Text of Bill
LobbyistsLobbyists
StatusGovernor Became Law (06/06/2017)
Senate CommitteeJudiciary
House CommitteeJudiciary
Senate SponsorsB. Martinez Humenik (R)
House SponsorsP. Lee (D)
Official Summary
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Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment
of Persons with Mental Illness in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice
Systems.
The bill addresses various issues relating to the restoration of
competency for juveniles and adults in the juvenile and criminal justice
systems, including:
  • Requiring the court to consider whether restoration to
competency services should occur on an outpatient basis if
the defendant is on bond or summons;
  • Requiring that, in addition to providing competency
restoration services in the least restrictive environment, the
provision of such services and a juvenile's participation in
those services occur and are reviewed by the court in a
timely manner;
  • Establishing the unit within the department of human
services that administers behavioral health programs and
services, including those relating to mental health and
substance abuse, also known as the office of behavioral
health (office), as the entity responsible for the oversight of
restoration education and the coordination services
necessary to competency restoration; and
  • Setting forth the duties of the office related to competency
restoration services and education.

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Bill: SB17-017
Title: Allow Medical Marijuana Use For Stress Disorders
VotesVotes all Legislators
Intro Date01/11/2017
Hearing Room
Hearing Time
Hearing Date
Fiscal NotesFiscal Notes (08/15/2017)
Full TextFull Text of Bill
LobbyistsLobbyists
StatusGovernor Signed (06/05/2017)
Senate CommitteeState, Veterans, and Military Affairs
House CommitteeState, Veterans, & Military Affairs
Senate SponsorsI. Aguilar (D)
House SponsorsJ. Singer (D)
Official Summary
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Committee on Cost-benefit Analysis of Legalized Marijuana
in Colorado. The bill adds acute stress disorder and post-traumatic stress
disorder to the list of debilitating medical conditions for the purposes of
the use of medical marijuana.

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Bill: SB17-019
Title: Medication Mental Illness In Justice Systems
VotesVotes all Legislators
Intro Date01/11/2017
Hearing Room
Hearing Time
Hearing Date
Fiscal NotesFiscal Notes (08/01/2017)
Full TextFull Text of Bill
LobbyistsLobbyists
StatusGovernor Became Law (06/06/2017)
Senate CommitteeJudiciary
House CommitteeHealth, Insurance, & Environment
Senate SponsorsB. Martinez Humenik (R)
House SponsorsJ. Singer (D)
Official Summary
Custom Summary

Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment
of Persons with Mental Illness in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice
Systems.
The bill implements recommendations from the task force
concerning the treatment of persons with mental illness in the criminal
and juvenile justice systems and the medication consistency work group
of the behavioral health transformation council to promote increased
medication consistency for persons with mental illness in the criminal and
juvenile justice systems.

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Bill: SB17-021
Title: Assistance To Released Mentally Ill Offenders
VotesVotes all Legislators
Intro Date01/11/2017
Hearing Room
Hearing Time
Hearing Date
Fiscal NotesFiscal Notes (07/21/2017)
Full TextFull Text of Bill
LobbyistsLobbyists
StatusGovernor Signed (06/02/2017)
Senate CommitteeJudiciary
House CommitteeHealth, Insurance, & Environment
Senate SponsorsB. Martinez Humenik (R)
House SponsorsJ. Singer (D)
Official Summary
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Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment
of Persons with Mental Illness in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice
Systems.
The bill directs the division of housing in the department of
local affairs to establish a program to provide vouchers and supportive
services to persons with a mental illness who are being released from the
department of corrections (DOC) or jails. The program is funded by
general fund appropriations and from money unspent by the division of
criminal justice (CDPS) for community corrections programs in the
previous fiscal year.
The bill directs the behavioral health unit in the department of
human services, in conjunction with the DOC, to implement reentry
programs to assist persons with a mental illness who are transitioning
from incarceration. If necessary, the programs may receive money from
the community corrections appropriation to CDPS.
The bill appropriates $2.7 million to the department of local
affairs.

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Bill: SB17-031
Title: Reporting Requirements By Department Of Corrections To General Assembly
VotesVotes all Legislators
Intro Date01/11/2017
Hearing Room
Hearing Time
Hearing Date
Fiscal NotesFiscal Notes (07/10/2017)
Full TextFull Text of Bill
LobbyistsLobbyists
StatusGovernor Signed (03/30/2017)
Senate CommitteeJudiciary
House CommitteeJudiciary
Senate SponsorsJ. Tate (R)
House SponsorsJ. Arndt (D)
Official Summary
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Statutory Revision Committee. Pursuant to section 24-1-136
(11)(a)(I), Colorado Revised Statutes, any report that is required to be
made to the general assembly by an executive agency or the judicial
branch on a periodic basis expires on the day after the third anniversary
of the date on which the first report was due unless the general assembly,
acting by bill, continues the requirement.
Sections 1, 4, 5, 7, and 9 continue indefinitely the reporting
requirements contained in those statutory sections.
Sections 2 and 3 repeal reports related to corrections that were
scheduled to repeal according to section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I). Currently
there is no repeal date listed in the organic statute.
Sections 6 and 8 of the bill add a repeal date in the organic statute
that coincides with the scheduled repeal date specified in section
24-1-136 (11)(a)(I).

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Bill: SB17-032
Title: Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Access
VotesVotes all Legislators
Intro Date01/11/2017
Hearing Room
Hearing Time
Hearing Date
Fiscal NotesFiscal Notes (06/12/2017)
Full TextFull Text of Bill
LobbyistsLobbyists
StatusSenate Committee on Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely (02/01/2017)
Senate CommitteeJudiciary
House Committee
Senate SponsorsM. Merrifield (D)
House Sponsors
Official Summary
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Current law gives law enforcement officials and state regulatory
boards access to the prescription drug monitoring program with a request
that is accompanied by an official court order or subpoena. The bill
changes this requirement to an official court order or warrant issued upon
a showing of probable cause.

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Bill: SB17-051
Title: Revisions To Victims' Rights Laws
VotesVotes all Legislators
Intro Date01/13/2017
Hearing Room
Hearing Time
Hearing Date
Fiscal NotesFiscal Notes (06/22/2017)
Full TextFull Text of Bill
LobbyistsLobbyists
StatusGovernor Signed (04/28/2017)
Senate CommitteeJudiciary
House CommitteeJudiciary
Senate SponsorsR. Gardner (R)
R. Fields (D)
House SponsorsM. Foote (D)
P. Lawrence (R)
Official Summary
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The bill makes various amendments to statutes concerning the
rights of crime victims, including the following:
The definition of crime is amended to include:
  • Failure to stop at the scene of an accident that results in
serious bodily injury of another person;
  • Violation of a protection order issued against a person
charged with stalking; and
  • Posting a private image for harassment or for pecuniary
gain.
The definition of critical stages is amended to include any full
board review hearing.
The definition of modification of sentence is amended to include
a resentencing following a probation revocation hearing or a request for
early termination of probation.

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Bill: SB17-065
Title: Transparency In Direct Pay Health Care Prices
VotesVotes all Legislators
Intro Date01/13/2017
Hearing Room
Hearing Time
Hearing Date
Fiscal NotesFiscal Notes (06/05/2017)
Full TextFull Text of Bill
LobbyistsLobbyists
StatusGovernor Signed (04/06/2017)
Senate CommitteeHealth and Human Services
House CommitteeHealth, Insurance, & Environment
Senate SponsorsK. Lundberg (R)
House SponsorsS. Lontine (D)
Official Summary
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The bill creates the Transparency in Health Care Prices Act,
which requires health care professionals and health care facilities to make
available to the public the health care prices they assess directly for
common health care services they provide. Health care professionals and
facilities are not required to submit their health care prices to any
government agency for review or approval. Additionally, the act prohibits
health insurers, government agencies, or other persons or entities from
penalizing a health care recipient, provider, facility, employer, or other
person or entity who pays directly for health care services or otherwise
exercises rights under or complies with the act. The bill takes effect
January 1, 2018.

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Bill: SB17-068
Title: School Counselors Early Support For Students
VotesVotes all Legislators
Intro Date01/13/2017
Hearing Room
Hearing Time
Hearing Date
Fiscal NotesFiscal Notes (06/22/2017)
Full TextFull Text of Bill
LobbyistsLobbyists
StatusGovernor Signed (04/18/2017)
Senate CommitteeEducation
House CommitteeEducation
Senate SponsorsN. Todd (D)
House SponsorsJ. Singer (D)
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Under current law, a public school that includes any of grades 7
through 12 is eligible to receive a grant through the behavioral health care
professional matching grant program. Sections 2 to 5 of the bill add
elementary schools to the list of public schools eligible to receive a grant
through the program.
Under current law, a public middle, junior, or high school is
eligible to receive a grant through the school counselor corps grant
program. Sections 6 to 10 of the bill add elementary schools to the list of
public schools eligible to receive a grant through the program.

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Bill: SB17-084
Title: Coverage For Drugs In A Health Coverage Plan
VotesVotes all Legislators
Intro Date01/18/2017
Hearing Room
Hearing Time
Hearing Date
Fiscal NotesFiscal Notes (05/25/2017)
Full TextFull Text of Bill
LobbyistsLobbyists
StatusSenate Committee on Health & Human Services Postpone Indefinitely (02/09/2017)
Senate CommitteeHealth and Human Services
House Committee
Senate SponsorsC. Jahn (D)
House SponsorsD. Esgar (D)
J. Singer (D)
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Bill: SB17-088
Title: Participating Provider Network Selection Criteria
VotesVotes all Legislators
Intro Date01/18/2017
Hearing Room
Hearing Time
Hearing Date
Fiscal NotesFiscal Notes (06/12/2017)
Full TextFull Text of Bill
LobbyistsLobbyists
StatusGovernor Signed (04/18/2017)
Senate CommitteeBusiness, Labor and Technology
House CommitteeHealth, Insurance, & Environment
Senate SponsorsC. Holbert (R)
A. Williams (D)
House SponsorsE. Hooton (D)
K. Van Winkle (R)
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Bill: SB17-151
Title: Consumer Access To Health Care
VotesVotes all Legislators
Intro Date01/31/2017
Hearing Room
Hearing Time
Hearing Date
Fiscal NotesFiscal Notes (05/25/2017)
Full TextFull Text of Bill
LobbyistsLobbyists
StatusSenate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Postpone Indefinitely (02/15/2017)
Senate CommitteeBusiness, Labor and Technology
House Committee
Senate SponsorsL. Crowder (R)
House SponsorsJ. Ginal (D)
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