D5979B10531B4C6A87258C7A007229D4 Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB25-278

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Apr 28, 2025
Location HCR 0112

SB25-278 - Referred to House Appropriations

02:46:59 PM

The primary bill
sponsors, Representatives Katie R. and Bradley, introduced Senate Bill
25-278 to the House Heath and Human Services Committee. The bill broadens
the use of epinephrine on school property by changing the phrase âepinephrine
auto-injectorâ to âemergency-use epinephrine". Emergency-use epinephrine
is defined as a portable, disposable drug delivery device or product approved
by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that contains a premeasured,
single dose of epinephrine that is used to treat anaphylaxis in an emergency
situation. The new definition of epinephrine is inclusive of the recently
FDA-approved nasal epinephrine spray.

02:49:29 PM

The primary bills sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

02:50:59 PM

Laura Phillips, representing Colorado Association of School Nurses, testified in support of the bill.

02:54:15 PM

The panel responded to questions from the committee.

02:56:17 PM

The bill sponsors provided closing comments on the bill.

02:57:20 PM

Members of the committee provided closing comments on the bill.

02:58:58 PM	Motion	Refer Senate Bill 25-278 to the Committee on Appropriations.
	Moved	Bradley
	Seconded	Johnson

	Bradfield	Yes
	Bradley	Yes
	English	Yes
	Feret	Yes
	Garcia Sander	Yes
	Gilchrist	Yes
	Hamrick	Yes
	Johnson	Yes
	McCormick	Yes
	Rydin	Yes
	Stewart K.	Yes
	Lieder	Yes
	Brown	Yes
	Final	YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

SB25-278 - Referred to House Appropriations

Colorado General Assembly