Committee advances IVF protections bill with record-keeping, notification and restored penalties

House Health and Human Services Committee members voted to send House Bill 12‑59, a measure addressing assisted reproduction and in vitro fertilization (IVF) practices, to the Appropriations Committee with a favorable recommendation after adopting four amendments. The committee recorded a 9‑4 vote to advance the bill as amended.

The bill and amendments aim to protect access to assisted reproductive technologies while adding requirements for donor‑gamete banks, restoring civil penalties for noncompliance and setting notification and record‑keeping rules for donors and recipients. Sponsors and supporters said the changes balance donor availability with protections for donor‑conceived people.

House Bill 12‑59 retains a statutory cap in existing law, adds requirements so donor gamete banks must preserve records if a clinic closes, restores civil penalties enforceable by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, and requires banks to collect and maintain…