Bill Summary for Bill Number HB14-1372

Date: 04/22/2014

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB14-1372

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH CARE & HUMAN SERVICES

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Refer House Bill 14-1372 to the Committee of the W	PASS

03:22 PM -- HB14-1372

Representatives Conti and McCann introduced House Bill 14-1372. The bill prohibits advertising through a public medium for one of the following purposes:

to find a child to adopt or to otherwise take permanent physical custody of a child;
to find an adoptive home or any other permanent physical placement for a child or to arrange for or assist in the adoption, adoptive placement, or any other permanent physical placement of a child; or
to offer to place a child for adoption or in any other permanent physical placement with another person.

Representatives Conti and McCann explained the relationship of the bill to other bills considered during the legislative session. Representative McCann responded to questions from Representative Stephens regarding whether the bill encompasses the infertility community.

03:30 PM -- Carla Bennett, League of Women Voters of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. She discussed the potential harms that could result from advertising a child for adoption without the vetting or oversight of an adoption agency.


BILL:	HB14-1372
TIME:	03:33:26 PM
MOVED:	Conti
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 14-1372 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 12-0, with one member excused.
SECONDED:	McCann
		VOTE
	Conti	Yes
	Everett	Yes
	Ginal	Yes
	Joshi	Excused
	Landgraf	Yes
	McCann	Yes
	Schafer	Yes
	Singer	Yes
	Stephens	Yes
	Tyler	Yes
	Wilson	Yes
	Young	Yes
	Primavera	Yes

Final YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS