House Committee on Health, Insurance & Environment (02/19/2013)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, INSURANCE & ENVIRONMENT

Date:	02/19/2013	ATTENDANCE

Time:	01:25 PM to 01:35 PM	Conti	X
		Fields	X
Place:	HCR 0107	Ginal	X
		Humphrey	*
This Meeting was called to order by		Joshi	X
	Representative McCann	Primavera	X
		Stephens	*
This Report was prepared by		Swalm	X
	Amanda King	Young	X
		Schafer	X
		McCann	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
HB13-1181 HB13-1180		Referred to the Committee of the Whole Referred to Appropriations

01:26 PM -- House Bill 13-1181

Representative McCann announced that the presentation by the Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council would be rescheduled for another date.

Representative Levy presented House Bill 13-1181 concerning the retention in a cash fund that funds tobacco programs of the lesser of all unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year or an amount of such moneys equal to five percent of the amount appropriated from the fund fro the fiscal year. The bill allows programs that receive tobacco litigation settlement moneys to increase their spending authority under certain conditions. The bill does not change the statutory allocation of tobacco litigation settlement money distributions. It establishes separate cash funds for programs that do not already have a dedicated cash fund and allows, at the end of a fiscal year, a cash fund to retain up to five percent of the amount appropriated. Representative Levy responded to questions from the committee about tobacco litigation settlement moneys, tobacco revenues, and the creation of cash funds by the bill. A handout concerning the bill was distributed to the committee (Attachment A).

130219 AttachA.pdf


BILL:	HB13-1181
TIME:	01:29:49 PM
MOVED:	Schafer
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 13-1181 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0, with one member excused.
SECONDED:	Ginal
		VOTE
	Conti	Yes
	Fields	Yes
	Ginal	Yes
	Humphrey	Yes
	Joshi	Yes
	Primavera	Yes
	Stephens	Excused
	Swalm	Yes
	Young	Yes
	Schafer	Yes
	McCann	Yes

Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

01:30 PM -- House Bill 13-1180

Representative Gerou presented House Bill 13-1180 concerning the allocation of tobacco litigation settlement moneys that were originally to be allocated to the Nurse Home Visitor Program but are currently scheduled to be transferred to the general fund. The bill restores the distribution of tobacco master settlement agreement moneys to the Nurse Home Visitor Program, less amounts that are redirected to the Defense Account of the Tobacco Litigation Settlement Cash Fund. The bill makes technical amendments to clarify the Nurse Home Visitor Program's share of tobacco master settlement agreement moneys. A handout concerning the bill was distributed to the committee (Attachment B).

130219 AttachB.pdf

01:32 PM -- Amanda Bickel, Joint Budget Committee staff, came to the table to respond to a question from Representative Schafer about the Nurse Home Visitor Program.

01:33 PM

Representative Gerou recommended referring the bill to the Committee on Appropriations.


BILL:	HB13-1180
TIME:	01:34:08 PM
MOVED:	Schafer
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 13-1180 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0.
SECONDED:	Conti
		VOTE
	Conti	Yes
	Fields	Yes
	Ginal	Yes
	Humphrey	Yes
	Joshi	Yes
	Primavera	Yes
	Stephens	Yes
	Swalm	Yes
	Young	Yes
	Schafer	Yes
	McCann	Yes

Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

01:35 PM

Representative McCann adjourned the committee.