Colorado 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

SB 23-151 — Sunset Health Equity Commission

Last action — Governor Signed

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jared Polis (Democratic) on May 16, 2023.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    3 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The health equity commission created in the office of health equity in the department of public health and environment is scheduled to repeal on September 1, 2023. Pursuant to the recommendation in the department of regulatory agencies' sunset review and report, the act extends the repeal date of the health equity commission to September 1, 2029. APPROVED by Governor May 16, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

23 added · 18 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill has been amended to reflect the continuation of the Health Equity Commission, which is set to be implemented within the Department of Public Health and Environment. Additionally, it includes changes in the wording that indicate all amendments adopted in the House of Introduction have been incorporated. These adjustments clarify the status of the commission and ensure it remains operational.

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First Regular Session Seventy-fourth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
First Regular Session Seventy-fourth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
23-0320.01 Kristen Forrestal x4217 SENATE BILL 23-151 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Fields, HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Jodeh and Ortiz, Senate Committees House Committees Health & Human Services Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONTINUATION OF THE HEALTH EQUITY COMMISSION AND ,INCONNECTIONTHEREWITH ,IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATION CONTAINED IN THE 2022 SUNSET REPORT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF REGULATORY AGENCIES .
23-0320.01 Kristen Forrestal x4217 SENATE BILL 23-151 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Fields, Bridges, Buckner, Cutter, Ginal, Gonzales, Hansen, Marchman, Moreno, Priola, Sullivan, Winter F.
Bill Summary (Note:
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Jodeh and Ortiz, Senate Committees House Committees Health & Human Services Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING THE CONTINUATION OF THE HEALTH EQUITY COMMISSION ,AND ,INCONNECTIONTHEREWITH ,IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATION CONTAINED IN THE 2022 SUNSET REPORT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF REGULATORY AGENCIES .
This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.) SunsetProcess-SenateHealth&HumanServicesCommittee.
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Ed c Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
S d r Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.e a Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
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Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. Sent to the Governor

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker of the House

  5. Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass

  6. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  7. House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  8. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor

  9. House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

  10. House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations

  11. Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services

  12. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  13. Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments

  14. Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  15. Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  16. Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations

  17. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services

Sponsors

  • David Ortiz · Primary
  • Iman Jodeh · Primary
  • Rhonda Fields · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 99 not signed on · 18 voted No

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (99)

99 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

CONCUR

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 4001
Democrat 13000
Unaffiliated 17000
Total 34001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Buckner — Yea
Fields — Yea
Gardner — Yea
Ginal — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Lundeen — Yea
Moreno — Yea
Pelton B. — Yea
Pelton R. — Yea
Priola — Yea
Smallwood — Yea
Will — Yea
Zenzinger — Yea
President — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Van Winkle — Yea
Winter F. — Yea
Chris Kolker Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Janice Marchman Democrat Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Nick Hinrichsen Democrat Yea
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican Yea
Cleave Simpson Republican Yea
Janice Rich Republican Yea
Larry Liston Republican Not Voting
Mark Baisley Republican Yea

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REPASS

Passed 23 Yea · 11 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 0401
Democrat 13000
Unaffiliated 10700
Total 231101
% of votes cast 66%31%0%3%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Buckner — Yea
Fields — Yea
Gardner — Nay
Ginal — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Lundeen — Nay
Moreno — Yea
Pelton B. — Nay
Pelton R. — Nay
Priola — Yea
Smallwood — Nay
Will — Nay
Zenzinger — Yea
President — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Van Winkle — Nay
Winter F. — Yea
Chris Kolker Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Janice Marchman Democrat Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Nick Hinrichsen Democrat Yea
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican Nay
Cleave Simpson Republican Nay
Janice Rich Republican Nay
Larry Liston Republican Not Voting
Mark Baisley Republican Nay

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BILL

Passed 43 Yea · 19 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 31002
Unaffiliated 12701
Republican 01200
Total 431903
% of votes cast 66%29%0%5%
How each member voted (65)
Member Party Vote
Armagost — Nay
Bird — Yea
Bockenfeld — Nay
Dickson — Yea
Epps — Yea
Evans — Nay
Gonzales-Gutierrez — Yea
Herod — Yea
Holtorf — Nay
Lynch — Nay
McLachlan — Yea
Ortiz — Not Voting
Parenti — Yea
Pugliese — Nay
Sharbini — Yea
Vigil — Yea
Winter T. — Nay
Young — Yea
Michaelson Jenet — Yea
deGruy Kennedy — Yea
Alex Valdez Democrat Yea
Andrew Boesenecker Democrat Yea
Bob Marshall Democrat Yea
Brianna Titone Democrat Yea
Cathy Kipp Democrat Yea
Eliza Hamrick Democrat Yea
Elizabeth Velasco Democrat Yea
Emily Sirota Democrat Yea
Iman Jodeh Democrat Not Voting
Javier Mabrey Democrat Yea
Jennifer Bacon Democrat Yea
Jenny Willford Democrat Yea
Judy Amabile Democrat Yea
Julie McCluskie Democrat Yea
Junie Joseph Democrat Yea
Karen McCormick Democrat Yea
Kyle Brown Democrat Yea
Lindsey Daugherty Democrat Yea
Lorena Garcia Democrat Yea
Mandy Lindsay Democrat Yea
Marc Snyder Democrat Yea
Matthew Martinez Democrat Yea
Meg Froelich Democrat Yea
Meghan Lukens Democrat Yea
Mike Weissman Democrat Yea
Monica Duran Democrat Yea
Naquetta Ricks Democrat Yea
Regina English Democrat Yea
Sheila Lieder Democrat Yea
Steven Woodrow Democrat Not Voting
Tammy Story Democrat Yea
Tisha Mauro Democrat Yea
William Lindstedt Democrat Yea
Anthony Hartsook Republican Nay
Brandi Bradley Republican Nay
Ken DeGraaf Republican Nay
Lisa Frizell Republican Nay
Lynda Zamora Wilson Republican Nay
Marc Catlin Republican Nay
Mary Bradfield Republican Nay
Matt Soper Republican Nay
Rick Taggart Republican Nay
Ron Weinberg Republican Nay
Scott Bottoms Republican Nay
Stephanie Luck Republican Nay

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BILL

Passed 20 Yea · 12 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 0500
Democrat 11002
Unaffiliated 9701
Total 201203
% of votes cast 57%34%0%9%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Buckner — Yea
Fields — Yea
Gardner — Nay
Ginal — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Lundeen — Nay
Moreno — Yea
Pelton B. — Nay
Pelton R. — Nay
Priola — Yea
Smallwood — Nay
Will — Nay
Zenzinger — Not Voting
Fenberg — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Van Winkle — Nay
Winter F. — Yea
Chris Kolker Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Janice Marchman Democrat Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Nick Hinrichsen Democrat Not Voting
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Not Voting
Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican Nay
Cleave Simpson Republican Nay
Janice Rich Republican Nay
Larry Liston Republican Nay
Mark Baisley Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 23-151 do?
The health equity commission created in the office of health equity in the department of public health and environment is scheduled to repeal on September 1, 2023. Pursuant to the recommendation in the department of regulatory agencies' sunset review and report, the act extends the repeal date of the health equity commission to September 1, 2029. APPROVED by Governor May 16, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Who sponsors SB 23-151?
SB 23-151 is sponsored by David Ortiz, Iman Jodeh (Democrat), and Rhonda Fields.
What is the current status of SB 23-151?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2023. Enacted.
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