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CO HB1459

CO HB1459
Birth Equity

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Introduced
04/15/2024
In Committee
05/03/2024
Crossed Over
05/23/2024
Passed
05/23/2024
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/05/2024

Introduced Session

2024 Regular Session

Bill Summary

CONCERNING PROTECTIONS FOR BIRTHING PERSONS.

AI Summary

This bill, titled "Birth Equity", concerns protections for birthing persons. The key provisions are: 1. It updates existing laws to require correctional facilities and county jails to follow the "Protection of Individuals from Restraint and Seclusion Act" when using restraints on pregnant individuals during labor, delivery, and postpartum recovery, rather than using the least restrictive restraints necessary. 2. It requires correctional facilities, county jails, and state department facilities that have custody of persons capable of pregnancy to develop administrative policies, including for human milk storage, to ensure newborns can receive the human milk pumped by their postpartum parents. 3. It requires health facilities providing labor and childbirth services to establish processes to receive individuals who are pregnant, undergoing physiologic birth, or in the physiologic postpartum process from locations other than licensed facilities, including from family members, doulas, or healthcare providers. The bill aims to provide stronger protections and support for birthing persons, particularly those who are incarcerated or in custody.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (41)

Janet Buckner (D)*,  Lorena García (D)*,  Julie Gonzales (D)*,  Leslie Herod (D)*,  Judy Amabile (D),  Andrew Boesenecker (D),  Jeff Bridges (D),  Kyle Brown (D),  Lisa Cutter (D),  Jessie Danielson (D),  Monica Duran (D),  Elisabeth Epps (D),  Tony Exum (D),  Rhonda Fields (D),  Meg Froelich (D),  Joann Ginal (D),  Eliza Hamrick (D),  Nick Hinrichsen (D),  Sonya Jaquez Lewis (D),  Iman Jodeh (D),  Cathy Kipp (D),  Chris Kolker (D),  William Lindstedt (D),  Javier Mabrey (D),  Janice Marchman (D),  Julia Marvin (D),  Karen McCormick (D),  Dafna Michaelson Jenet (D),  David Ortiz (D),  Jennifer Parenti (D),  Kevin Priola (D),  Robert Rodriguez (D),  Manny Rutinel (D),  Emily Sirota (D),  Tammy Story (D),  Tom Sullivan (D),  Alex Valdez (D),  Elizabeth Velasco (D),  Stephanie Vigil (D),  Michael Weissman (D),  Mary Young (D), 

Last Action

Governor Signed (on 06/05/2024)

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