Bill Sponsor
Colorado House Bill 1132
Session 2024A
Support for Living Organ Donors
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Jun 3, 2024
Sponsors
Democrat
Manny Rutinel
Republican
Mary Bradfield
Democrat
Janet Buckner
First Action
Jan 29, 2024
Latest Action
Jun 3, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1132
State
Colorado
Session
2024A
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Republican
Primary
Summary
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.)
Actions (16)
06/03/2024
Office of the Governor
Governor Signed
05/16/2024
Office of the Governor
Sent to the Governor
05/16/2024
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
05/16/2024
House
Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/07/2024
Senate
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/06/2024
Senate
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
05/06/2024
Senate
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
05/04/2024
Senate
Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations
05/03/2024
Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
05/03/2024
House
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/02/2024
House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
05/01/2024
House
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
04/08/2024
House
House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations
03/25/2024
House
House Committee on Finance Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
03/13/2024
House
House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Finance
01/29/2024
House
Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services
Sources
Record Created
Jan 30, 2024 12:52:54 AM
Record Updated
Jun 26, 2024 3:31:01 AM