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Concerning a medicaid waiver program for children with complex health needs.
Position: OPPOSE
HB-1003 is designed to deny home and community based services (HCBS) like private duty nursing (PDN) and certified nursing assistant (CAN) so that more children with Intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are forced into intermediate care facilities (ICF) and out of the homes of their loving parents who are often PDNs and CNAs. This is done because the state receives more funding for children who are institutionalized instead of children who are cared for at home.
Sponsors: Rep Rebekah Stewart (D) Rep Max Brooks (R) Sen Lisa Cutter (D)
Committee: Senate Health & Human Services
Status: Committee hearing Mar 12th
Concerning the child support commission’s legislative recommendations.
Position: AMEND
This bill tweaks existing statute language and offers minimal improvement for families. COR will be doing a deeper analysis and advocating for amendments.
Sponsors: Rep Regina English (D) Rep Juni Joseph (D)
Committee: House Health & Human Services
Status: Referred to House Appropriations 2/12
HB
HB25-1168 as written perpetuates the false gender narrative the most men are abusive and most women are victims. Without using those words, 1168 is gender biased against men.
Amendments needed:
#1: Ensure Gender-Neutral Language Throughout
New Language: Throughout the bill, replace all references to “gender-based violence” with “domestic violence, unlawful sexual behavior, stalking, or abuse.”
Rationale: Ensures the bill does not exclude male victims and removes gendered assumptions about abuse.
#2: Add an Explicit Equal Access Statement
Page 3, Line 8, under Legislative Declaration
New Language: “These protections apply to all victims of domestic violence, unlawful sexual behavior, stalking, and abuse, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity.”
Rationale: Clarifies that all survivors have equal protection under the bill, ensuring male and LGBTQ+ victims are explicitly included.
Sponsors: Rep Mandy Lindsy (D) Rep Cecilia Espenoza (D) Sen Mike Weissman (D)
Committee: Senate Judiciary
Status: Hearing in Senate Judiciary – March 31st – please register and testify
Concerning the recommendations of the mandatory reporter task force. Without major revisions, this bill will increase government overreach, exacerbate claims of medical abuse, and lead to more wrongful interventions by CPS and APS. Rather than safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, it expands a system already prone to corruption, bias, and financial incentives for wrongful removals.
Position: Amend
Amendments address in House HHS committee testimony. Bill sponsor Rep. Meg Froelich is seemingly uninterested in these amendments.
✅ Create penalties for false and retaliatory reports (e.g., fines or criminal charges).
✅ Require evidence before medical abuse claims can lead to removal.
✅ Allow parents to challenge CPS findings before removal occurs.
✅ Implement independent review boards for CPS and APS cases.
✅ Provide legal recourse for families wrongly investigated.
Sponsors: Rep Meg Froelich (D) Sen Dafna Michaelson Jenet (D)
Committee: House Health & Human Services
Status: Recommended to House Appropriations by House HHS.
Concerning modifications to the office of the child protection ombudsman (CPO).
CPO was established to protect the state, not children or families. The purpose of this bill is to further protect CPS and the state from liability. 1200 should be amended with these 4 amendments or be voted down.
✅ Grant subpoena power to obtain critical records and testimony.
✅ Require CPO findings be made available to families and used in court.
✅ Mandate CPS compliance with Ombudsman recommendations.
✅ Allow unannounced inspections of facilities. – expected to be adopted in second reading on House floor March 3rd.
Critical analysis on HB25-1200.
Sponsors: Rep Lisa Feret (D) Sen Lisa Cutter (D)
Committee: Senate Health & Human Services
Status: Hearing in Senate HHS – April 9th – please register and testify
HB25-1312 is possibly THE worst bill the Colorado Legislature has ever introduced.
HB25-1312 is framed as a civil rights bill, but in the context of custody disputes, it becomes a legal weapon that destroys parental rights, silences dissent, and turns ideological conformity into a condition of custody.
Position: OPPOSE
Sponsors: Rep. Lorena Garcia – D, Rep. Rebekah Stewart – D, Sen. Faith Winter – D, Sen. Chris Kolker
Heard in House Judiciary April 1st.
