Date: 01/29/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1059

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, INSURANCE, & ENVIRONMENT

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion p
Refer House Bill 15-1059, as amended, to the Commi		Pass Without Objection
PASS



01:34 PM -- HB 15-1059

The committee came back to order. Representative Garnett presented House Bill 15-1059. Effective July 1, 2015, the bill increases the membership of the Denver Health and Hospital Authority Board (board) from nine to eleven members. The two new members must be appointed by the Mayor of Denver for five-year terms. The bill removes an outdated reference to the now non-existent Denver Board of Health and Hospitals. The bill also creates a new process for removing a board member from the board. Under current law, if a member is found unfit for the position, the member may be removed by the Mayor of Denver or the Denver City Council, pursuant to city ordinance. Under the bill, a member may be removed from the board by a unanimous vote of the board, excluding the member to be removed, and with approval from the Mayor of Denver. The board must also provide written notice to the board member of their removal. Any member removed from the board by a unanimous vote does not have the ability to appeal the board's decision. Representative Garnett responded to questions about the board and House Bill 15-1059.

01:44 PM -- Caz Matthews, Denver Health and Hospital Authority Board, testified in support of the bill. She discussed the role of the board. Ms. Matthews responded to questions about the demographic structure of the board and why the hospital authority was established in state law.

01:49 PM -- Susan Powers, Denver Health and Hospital Authority Board, testified in support of the bill. She discussed the ability of the Mayor of Denver to remove a board member.

01:50 PM -- Cristal Deherrera, Denver Health and Hospital Authority Board, testified in support of the bill.

01:53 PM

Representative Primavera explained amendment L.001 (Attachment A).

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BILL:HB15-1059
TIME: 01:53:22 PM
MOVED:Primavera
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Esgar
VOTE
Brown
Esgar
Humphrey
Joshi
Klingenschmitt
Landgraf
Lontine
Mitsch Bush
Primavera
Ransom
Ryden
Ginal
McCann
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


01:54 PM

Representative Garnett made closing remarks about the bill. Nicole Myers, Office of Legislative Legal Services, responded to questions about why the bill needs a safety clause.
BILL:HB15-1059
TIME: 01:57:29 PM
MOVED:Brown
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1059, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0.
SECONDED:Landgraf
VOTE
Brown
Yes
Esgar
Yes
Humphrey
Yes
Joshi
Yes
Klingenschmitt
Yes
Landgraf
Yes
Lontine
Yes
Mitsch Bush
Yes
Primavera
Yes
Ransom
Yes
Ryden
Yes
Ginal
Yes
McCann
Yes
Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

01:59 PM

The committee took a recess.