Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH CARE & HUMAN SERVICES

Date:02/10/2015
ATTENDANCE
Time:01:32 PM to 03:37 PM
Conti
*
Danielson
X
Place:HCR 0107
Everett
*
Ginal
X
This Meeting was called to order by
Joshi
X
Representative Primavera
Landgraf
X
Melton
X
This Report was prepared by
Moreno
X
Elizabeth Burger
Sias
X
Tyler
X
Windholz
X
Singer
X
Primavera
X
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
Bills Addressed: Action Taken:
HB15-1106
HB15-1144		Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole

01:33 PM -- HB 15-1106

Representative Saine introduced House Bill 15-1106. She explained that the bill is a clean-up bill from Senate Bill 14-051. That bill made various changes to the laws governing access to adoption records. House Bill 15-1106 clarifies that the records that may be accessed pursuant to the authority granted in Senate Bill 14-051 are to be unredacted.

01:36 PM -- Debbie Haskins, Office of Legislative Legal Services, explained the provisions of Senate Bill 14-051, stating that the purpose of the bill is to make the process of accessing adoption records and birth certificates uniform. Ms. Haskins explained that the issues addressed by House Bill 15-1106 relate to the definition of "adoption records" in Senate Bill 14-051. She explained that the courts have been interpreting the terminology "nonidentifying" from the current definition of adoption records to mean that the adoption records must be provided in a redacted form. Ms. Haskins explained that the goal of House Bill 15-1106 is to allow access to unredacted adoption records for eligible persons.

01:42 PM -- John Mann, representing himself, distributed a copy of his testimony to the committee (Attachment A). He spoke regarding his concerns with the bill's definition of "adoption records." He asked that the committee kill the bill or amend it to eliminate the bill's definition of adoption records. He responded to questions from the committee regarding the records that he has accessed, noting that the records were unredacted.

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01:56 PM -- Debbie Haskins, Office of Legislative Legal Services, returned to the table to respond to Mr. Mann's concerns regarding the bill's definition of adoption records and whether the definition fits under the bill's title. Mr. Mann and Ms. Haskins discussed the relationship of Senate Bill 14-051 and House Bill 15-1106.

02:02 PM -- Rich Uhrlaub, Adoptees in Search, testified in support of the bill. He responded to questions from the committee regarding whether there is a purpose behind the provision of redacted adoption records.

02:06 PM

Representative Saine gave concluding remarks regarding the bill.

02:10 PM -- Mr. Uhrlaub returned to the table to respond to questions from the committee regarding incidents in which individuals seeking access to adoption records were provided redacted copies.
BILL:HB15-1106
TIME: 02:08:10 PM
MOVED:Landgraf
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1106 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0.
SECONDED:Ginal
VOTE
Conti
Yes
Danielson
Yes
Everett
Yes
Ginal
Yes
Joshi
Yes
Landgraf
Yes
Melton
Yes
Moreno
Yes
Sias
Yes
Tyler
Yes
Windholz
Yes
Singer
Yes
Primavera
Yes
Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS




02:11 PM -- HB 15-1144

Representative Primavera introduced House Bill 15-1144. The bill prohibits the production, manufacture, or acceptance for sale of personal care products, including over-the counter drugs, that contain synthetic plastic microbeads. She distributed two handouts (Attachments B and C) and Amendment L.001 (Attachment D). She discussed the environmental effects of microbeads that leach into the water system through the products, and responded to questions from the committee regarding the types of products that contain the microbeads and how widespread personal care products that contain microbeads are. She further responded to questions from the committee regarding the bill's provisions related to over-the-counter drugs. She continued to respond to questions from the committee regarding whether the microbeads can harm human health and the effect on wildlife, such as fish, the cost for industry to comply with the bill, and the bill's fine structure.

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02:24 PM -- Cathy Wanstrath, Personal Care Products Council, testified in support of the bill, and noted that the bill's timelines for compliance ensure that manufacturers will have time to reformulate products to comply with the bill. She explained that the bill's fine structure and compliance timeline are consistent with legislation passed in other states. She responded to questions from the committee regarding whether federal legislation on the issue is pending and whether the bill covers prescription medications.

02:41 PM -- Chris Howes, Colorado Retail Council, testified in support of the bill. He noted that the bill creates a long lead-time for manufacturers to finish selling the products that will ultimately be banned.

02:43 PM -- Mary Dichant, Metro Wastewater, described the wastewater services her organization provides. She testified that it is not possible to remove plastic microbeads from water when it is treated at her facility. She responded to questions from the committee about whether technology exists to remove the microbeads from the water supply.

02:51 PM -- Chris Piper, Colorado Water Congress and Denver Water, testified in support of the bill. He discussed how microbeads in the water supply could endanger water restoration projects. He discussed the difficulty in removing the microbeads from wastewater and responded to questions from the committee regarding the danger microbeads pose to fish.

02:58 PM -- Melanie Layton, Consumer Health Products Association, testified in support of the bill and responded to questions from the committee.

03:03 PM -- Betty Iverson, Johnson and Johnson, testified in support of the bill. Representative Ginal noted that a number of other countries have banned microbeads in personal care products. Ms. Iverson responded to questions from the committee regarding the microbeads manufacturing, and whether the bill may cause problems in the distribution chain if other states do not enact similar legislation.

03:11 PM -- Ms. Wanstrath returned to the table to respond to questions from Representative Conti regarding states that are considering similar legislation.

03:18 PM -- Brian Lama, representing himself, testified regarding his concerns with water supplies and quality in the state. He spoke regarding the potential health effects of plastics. He suggested higher penalties for noncompliance, and noted that there shouldn't be any increase costs for the personal care products when microbeads are removed.


03:28 PM -- James Krefft, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

03:33 PM -- Zoey Dewolf, Colorado Oil and Gas Association, clarified that there are no microbeads in fracking liquids.
BILL:HB15-1144
TIME: 03:34:37 PM
MOVED:Primavera
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment D). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Ginal
VOTE
Conti
Danielson
Everett
Ginal
Joshi
Landgraf
Melton
Moreno
Sias
Tyler
Windholz
Singer
Primavera
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:HB15-1144
TIME: 03:35:34 PM
MOVED:Primavera
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1144, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-2.
SECONDED:Ginal
VOTE
Conti
Yes
Danielson
Yes
Everett
No
Ginal
Yes
Joshi
No
Landgraf
Yes
Melton
Yes
Moreno
Yes
Sias
Yes
Tyler
Yes
Windholz
Yes
Singer
Yes
Primavera
Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

03:37 PM

The committee adjourned.