House Committee on Economic and Business Development (02/02/2012)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Date:	02/02/2012	ATTENDANCE

Time:	01:07 PM to 02:52 PM	Balmer	*
		Holbert	X
Place:	HCR 0112	Miklosi	X
		Priola	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Singer	X
	Representative Liston	Soper	X
		Swerdfeger	*
This Report was prepared by		Szabo	X
	Christie Lee	Tyler	X
		Williams A.	X
		Wilson	X
		Swalm	*
		Liston	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
HB12-1071 HB12-1052		Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole Amended, Referred to Finance

01:08 PM -- House Bill 12-1071

Representative Liston, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 12-1071 concerning portable electronics insurance. Portable electronics insurance provides coverage for the repair or replacement of portable electronic devices due to loss, theft, mechanical failure or malfunction, or other similar causes of loss. This bill allows an employee or authorized representative of a vendor of portable electronic devices to sell insurance on those devices as long as certain conditions are met. Vendors are required to obtain a limited lines producer license, train their employees on portable electronics insurance, and provide informational materials to consumers. A vendor may compensate its employees or authorized representatives for sales of portable electronics insurance but must not compensate them based primarily on the number of customers enrolled for coverage. A supervising entity, which can be an insurance company or insurance producer authorized by an insurance company, must supervise the administration of any portable electronics insurance program. The supervising entity must maintain a registry of authorized vendor locations which must be open for inspection and examination by the Commissioner of Insurance. Representative Liston mentioned that AT&T also supports the bill and T-Mobile, Verizon, and others do not have issues with the bill.

Representative Liston moved and distributed a strike below, Amendment L.001 (Attachment A).

01:15 PM

Representative Wilson asked whether there are any insurers that would be excluded from selling this type of insurance under the bill. Representative Liston talked about the companies that offer this type of insurance. Representative Williams asked how the insurance policy works when switching phone service providers. Representative Soper asked the sponsor to explain why workmanship is excluded from portable electronics insurance.

01:26 PM -- Stephen McDaniel, representing Asurion, testified in support of the bill. He addressed Representative Williams' question stating that the insurance policy is with the carrier, so when a consumer moves carriers the policy is cancelled with the carrier and is offered by the new carrier. Mr. McDaniel explained that it is a limited line producer license. Representative Balmer asked about the number of insurers that hold this type of license. Representative Tyler questioned the accuracy of the provision in the bill that requires a vendor to hold a limited line producer license in order to provide coverage.

01:37 PM -- Andrew Newell, representing Viaero Wireless, came to the table to respond to questions regarding the amendment.


BILL:	HB12-1071
TIME:	01:40:16 PM
MOVED:	Liston
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.001 (Attachment A), as amended. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Holbert
		VOTE
	Balmer
	Holbert
	Miklosi
	Priola
	Singer
	Soper
	Swerdfeger
	Szabo
	Tyler
	Williams A.
	Wilson
	Swalm
	Liston

YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB12-1071
TIME:	01:42:56 PM
MOVED:	Liston
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.003 to amendment L.001 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Wilson
		VOTE
	Balmer
	Holbert
	Miklosi
	Priola
	Singer
	Soper
	Swerdfeger
	Szabo
	Tyler
	Williams A.
	Wilson
	Swalm
	Liston

YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB12-1071
TIME:	01:42:32 PM
MOVED:	Tyler
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.004 (Attachment B) to amendment L.001. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Williams A.
		VOTE
	Balmer
	Holbert
	Miklosi
	Priola
	Singer
	Soper
	Swerdfeger
	Szabo
	Tyler
	Williams A.
	Wilson
	Swalm
	Liston

YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB12-1071
TIME:	01:45:43 PM
MOVED:	Liston
MOTION:	Moved to refer House Bill 12-1071, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0.
SECONDED:	Balmer
		VOTE
	Balmer	Yes
	Holbert	Yes
	Miklosi	Yes
	Priola	Yes
	Singer	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

01:54 PM -- House Bill 12-1052

Representative Summers, prime sponsor, presented House BIll 12-1052 concerning the collection of health care work force data from health care professionals and distributed a handout from the Bell Policy Center (Attachment D). This bill requires the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) to collect health care workforce data from certain health care professionals when receiving their initial or renewal license applications beginning on or before July 1, 2013. Professionals affected include: dentists, dental hygienists, physicians, physician assistants, nurses, psychologists, social workers, marriage and family counselors, licensed professional counselors, and addiction counselors. Required data elements include practice location, practice setting, and specific information about the health care professional. The data collected are not required to be validated and there is no penalty for noncompliance. DORA is authorized to accept and expend gifts, grants, or donations to implement the data collection system.

The Director of the Primary Care Office in the Department of Public Health and Environment is required to designate a voluntary advisory group to recommend the structure of the data elements to be collected. The group is to be convened by a nonprofit, statewide membership organization that provides programs and services to enhance rural health care in Colorado. The data are to be made available to the Primary Care Office and in limited form, to the public.

The bill is repealed effective September 1, 2022, after a sunset review.

01:58 PM

Representative Soper asked why the bill requires the date of birth of the professionals and asked why there is a safety clause on the bill. Representative Singer suggested providing the year of birth rather than the birth date for security purposes. Committee members and the sponsor agreed with making that change to the bill. Representative Summers responded to questions from the committee about the necessity of the bill.

02:14 PM -- Edie Sonn, representing the Center for Improving Value in Health Care, testified in support of the bill. She talked about the organization.

02:18 PM -- Dr. Budensiek, representing the Colorado Academy of Family Physicians, testified in support of the bill.

02:22 PM -- Alicia Haywood, Colorado Rural Health Center, explained the role of the Colorado Rural Health Center. She expressed the organization's support of House Bill 12-1052. The committee was provided a fact sheet and a letter of support from the Colorado Health Foundation (Attachment E) and from the Colorado Rural Health Center (Attachment F).

02:24 PM -- Jeff Thormodsgaard, representing the Colorado Academy of Family Physicians, testified in support of the bill and responded to questions from the committee.


BILL:	HB12-1052
TIME:	02:47:36 PM
MOVED:	Holbert
MOTION:	Moved to amend the bill on page 2, line 20, strike "require" and substitute "request" and on page 3, line 10, strike "date" and substitute "year". The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Soper
		VOTE
	Balmer
	Holbert
	Miklosi
	Priola
	Singer
	Soper
	Swerdfeger
	Szabo
	Tyler
	Williams A.
	Wilson
	Swalm
	Liston

YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB12-1052
TIME:	02:50:24 PM
MOVED:	Tyler
MOTION:	Moved to refer House Bill 12-1052 to the Committee on Finance, as amended. The motion passed on a vote of 10-3.
SECONDED:	Williams A.
		VOTE
	Balmer	No
	Holbert	No
	Miklosi	Yes
	Priola	Yes
	Singer	Yes
	Soper	Yes
	Swerdfeger	Yes
	Szabo	Yes
	Tyler	Yes
	Williams A.	Yes
	Wilson	Yes
	Swalm	No
	Liston	Yes

YES: 10 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:52 PM

The committee adjourned.