HB 24-1132 CO

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The act, the "CARE for Living Organ Donors Act", includes the following benefits and recognition for living organ donors: A list of provisions in current law, as well as in the act, that may benefit a living organ donor; and A requirement that, at least twice before performing an organ donation recovery operation on a living organ donor donating an organ without an intended recipient, a transplant center shall advise the potential donor that the transplant center or another transplant center in Colorado has or may have an organ voucher program or that a national-level organ voucher program exists or may exist for the organ being donated. Further, the act requires a transplant center to provide information to all organ donors and organ recipients about benefits that may be available at each transplant center in Colorado. The list must be updated at least annually. The act prohibits an employer from intimidating, threatening, coercing, discriminating, or retaliating against or taking an adverse action against an employee, as described in the act, for the period extending 30 days before and 90 days after the employee is or becomes a living organ donor. The act designates April 11 each year as "Living Organ Donor Recognition Day". APPROVED by Governor June 3, 2024 EFFECTIVE June 3, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Manny Rutinel Democratic · primary
• Mary Bradfield Republican · primary
• Janet Buckner · primary

1. Jun 3, 2024 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 16, 2024 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 16, 2024 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. May 16, 2024 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. May 7, 2024 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
6. May 6, 2024 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · upper
7. May 6, 2024 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
8. May 4, 2024 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations · upper
9. May 3, 2024 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance · upper
10. May 3, 2024 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
11. May 2, 2024 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
12. May 1, 2024 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
13. Apr 8, 2024 House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
14. Mar 25, 2024 House Committee on Finance Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only · lower
15. Mar 13, 2024 House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Finance · lower
16. Jan 29, 2024 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services · lower