Date: 05/02/2014

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB14-211

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, INSURANCE, & ENVIRONMENT

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer Senate Bill 14-211 to the Committee on ApproPASS



02:39 PM -- SB14-211

Representative Waller and Representative Hullinghorst presented Senate Bill 14-211. The bill establishes the Alzheimer's Disease Treatment and Research Center within the University of Colorado School of Medicine to create programs for the care and treatment of persons suffering from Alzheimer's disease. The university must use existing staff and facilities to establish the center.

02:42 PM -- Dr. Huntington Potter, representing the University of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. He discussed establishing an Alzheimer's disease center in Colorado. Dr. Potter responded to questions about whether the center would address prevention efforts and the incidents of Alzheimer's disease in Colorado as compared to other states. He discussed Down syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis as they relate to Alzheimer's disease.

02:50 PM
BILL:SB14-211
TIME: 02:50:54 PM
MOVED:Landgraf
MOTION:Refer Senate Bill 14-211 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0, with one member excused.
SECONDED:Ginal
VOTE
Fields
Yes
Ginal
Yes
Humphrey
Yes
Joshi
Yes
Landgraf
Yes
McNulty
Excused
Primavera
Yes
Singer
Yes
Swalm
Yes
Schafer
Yes
McCann
Yes
Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS