Bill Summary for Bill Number HB12-1175

Date: 02/28/2012

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB12-1175

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Moved to refer House Bill 12-1175 to the Committee	PASS

01:34 PM -- House Bill 12-1175

Representative Stephens, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 12-1175. The bill encourages state agencies that are affected by, or charged with, implementing federal regulations to seek a waiver from the federal government and instead promulgate its own rules. Agencies are encouraged to seek a waiver only if it is permitted by federal law and would not be administratively impractical or economically unsound to do so. Agencies are required to report annually to the General Assembly on the following information:

federal rules directly affecting the agency promulgated in the prior 12 months and from which the state agency could seek a waiver; and
whether the agency applied for or sought a waiver from these federal regulations, the reasoning for seeking or not seeking a waiver, and the results of any waiver application.

01:37 PM

Representative Soper asked what the cost would be of the increase in workload for state employees that is mentioned in the fiscal note. Representative Stephens responded. Representative Liston asked for an example of how the bill will apply to a state agency. Representative Stephens gave the example of the lead paint renovation program. Representative Wilson asked how many of these rules and regulations would require review under the bill and what penalties are provided in the bill if a state agency were to violate this law. Representative Stephens responded. Representative Tyler talked about a bill he sponsored a couple years ago that changed the rules for hospice care and asked how the bill would have affected the decisions that were made regarding those rules.

02:02 PM

Representative Stephens continued to respond to questions from the committee.


BILL:	HB12-1175
TIME:	02:03:09 PM
MOVED:	Balmer
MOTION:	Moved to refer House Bill 12-1175 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 8-4.
SECONDED:	Szabo
		VOTE
	Balmer	Yes
	Holbert	Yes
	Miklosi	Yes
	Priola	Yes
	Singer	No
	Soper	No
	Swerdfeger	Yes
	Szabo	Yes
	Tyler	No
	Williams A.	Excused
	Wilson	No
	Swalm	Yes
	Liston	Yes

YES: 8 NO: 4 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS