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HB 25-1202

Increasing Public Awareness of Mold Health Effects

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Javier Mabrey and 1 co-sponsor

HB 25-1202 would raise public awareness of mold health effects by requiring education, outreach, and multilingual materials for renters, homeowners, schools and clinicians.

House Committee on Appropriations Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed
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Bill Summary · HB 25-1202

HB 25‑1202 — Increasing Public Awareness of Mold Health Effects

Status: House Committee on Appropriations — Lay Over Unamended (Amendment(s) Failed)
Introduced: February 10, 2025
Sponsors: Rep. Amy Paschal (primary), Rep. Javier Mabrey (primary)

Overview / Purpose

HB 25‑1202 is intended to increase public awareness about the health effects associated with mold exposure. The bill’s title indicates an emphasis on education and outreach so that residents, property owners, institutions, and health professionals better understand risks, prevention, and mitigation options related to indoor mold.

No full text of the bill was provided with the request. The summary below is based on the bill’s title and legislative history; readers should consult the official bill text and fiscal note for precise legal requirements and any funding or administrative mandates.

Legislative history (key dates)

  • 2025‑02‑10: Introduced in House; assigned to the House Committee on Energy & Environment.
  • 2025‑03‑13: House Committee on Energy & Environment referred an amended version to the House Appropriations Committee.
  • 2025‑05‑13: House Committee on Appropriations — Lay Over Unamended (Amendment(s) Failed). The bill is awaiting further action in Appropriations.

Likely / Typical Key Provisions (based on title and common legislative practice)

Because the bill text is not available here, the following lists the types of provisions HB 25‑1202 is likely to contain or could reasonably be expected to direct if enacted:
- Direct a state agency (e.g., Department of Public Health or Department of Public Health and Environment) to develop and distribute public education materials about mold health effects, prevention, and remediation.
- Specify target audiences for outreach (e.g., renters, homeowners, landlords, schools, child care providers, healthcare providers, senior housing, and low‑income communities).
- Require creation of web resources, guidance documents, fact sheets, and multilingual materials to reach non‑English speakers.
- Provide guidance on recognizing mold problems, basic prevention steps (moisture control), when to seek professional remediation, and health symptoms linked to mold exposure.
- Encourage or require training or informational outreach to clinicians and public health professionals on diagnosing and reporting mold‑related health issues.
- Potentially authorize or request a study/report on mold prevalence, health outcomes, or the effectiveness of outreach, to be submitted to the legislature.
- Possible appropriation or directive to identify funding for outreach, though presence and amount of funding cannot be confirmed without the bill text.

Who would be affected

  • General public (improved access to information about mold risks and prevention).
  • Homeowners, renters, and landlords (awareness of responsibilities and prevention/mitigation practices).
  • Schools, childcare centers, and other institutions caring for vulnerable populations.
  • Health care and public health professionals (guidance on recognition and referral).
  • State agencies responsible for public health communication and outreach (new duties, materials, or reporting requirements).

Potential impacts

  • Increased public knowledge about mold risks could lead to earlier identification and remediation of mold problems and potentially improved health outcomes for sensitive populations (e.g., children, elderly, immunocompromised).
  • If the bill includes funding or staffing requirements, it could affect agency budgets and appropriations; absent appropriations, implementation may be limited.
  • Improved multilingual and targeted materials could reduce health disparities related to housing quality and indoor environmental hazards.

Next steps & where to find more information

  • To assess the bill’s specific obligations, funding, timelines, and enforcement mechanisms, review the official bill text and fiscal note at the Colorado General Assembly website (search HB 25‑1202).
  • If you’d like, I can retrieve and summarize the bill’s full text and fiscal note or track subsequent committee or floor actions.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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