Date: 01/19/2012

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB12-1015

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved to refer House Bill 12-1015 to the CommitteePASS



01:46 PM -- House Bill 12-1015

Representative Holbert, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 12-1015 concerning the procedure for the review of a proposal to regulate an unregulated profession or occupation. He distributed a handout regarding the sunset process (Attachment A). The bill modifies the sunrise review process. A sunrise review examines whether or not there is a need to regulate a previously unregulated occupation or profession. Typically, a professional association requests that a sunrise review be undertaken.

120119AttachA.pdf

Beginning in FY 2012-13, the bill establishes a new sunrise review cycle under which a proposal to regulate a profession must be submitted to the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) by December 1 in order for the DORA to review and issue a report by October 15 of the following year. The DORA may decline to review a proposal only when it has previously evaluated a proposal to regulate the same professional group, issued a report less than 36 months earlier, and finds that its conclusions would be the same as those in the initial report.

If the DORA receives a proposal to regulate a professional or occupational group and verifies that the unregulated group poses an imminent threat to public health, safety, or welfare, the DORA must notify both the proponents of regulation and the Legislative Council. Within 30 days of the notification, the Legislative Council must conduct a hearing to examine the documentation provided by the DORA. If the committee concurs with the DORA's assessment that the unregulated group does pose an imminent threat, the DORA is not required to complete the sunrise review.

01:55 PM

Representative Holbert responded to questions regarding fees associated with sunrise reviews, stating he is unaware of any fees that are charged to conduct a sunrise report. Representative Holbert responded to additional committee questions regarding the bill's impact on the time frames surrounding sunset reviews and the fiscal impacts associated with changing time frames.
BILL:HB12-1015
TIME: 02:06:40 PM
MOVED:Szabo
MOTION:Moved to refer House Bill 12-1015 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0.
SECONDED:Priola
VOTE
Balmer
Yes
Court
Yes
Holbert
Yes
Miklosi
Yes
Priola
Yes
Soper
Yes
Swerdfeger
Yes
Szabo
Yes
Tyler
Yes
Williams A.
Yes
Wilson
Yes
Swalm
Yes
Liston
Yes
YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS