Final
BILL SUMMARY for
HB05-1193
HOUSE
COMMITTEE ON
BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND LABOR
Votes:
Action Taken:
Moved amendment L.002 (Attachment E). Amendment L
Moved amendment L.004 (Attachment D) Amendment L.
Moved that HB05-1193 be Postponed Indefinitely. T
Moved that HB05-1193, as amended, be referred to t
PASS
Pass Without Objection
PASS
FAIL
12:15 PM -- House Bill 05-1193
Representative Green presented HB05-1193 which requires small group health insurance carriers to offer the same basic and standard health plans and premiums to Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWA) as offered to small employers. The committee first heard the bill on February 21. The bill was scheduled for action only on March 14. The bill was laid over at that time in order for Representative Green to prepare an amendment. The bill was scheduled for action only on March 23 but was laid over again. Representative Green asked the committee to consider amendment L.004 (Attachment D).
BILL:
HB05-1193
TIME:
12:15:33 PM
MOVED:
Marshall
MOTION:
Moved amendment L.004 (Attachment D) Amendment L.004 clarifies that the bill pertains to fully insured multiple employer welfare arrangements (MEWAs) rather than just self-funded MEWAs. The amendment passed without objection.
SECONDED:
Coleman
VOTE
Balmer
Borodkin
Butcher
Carroll M.
Coleman
Knoedler
Liston
Massey
McCluskey
Paccione
White
Cerbo
Marshall
Not Final
YES:
0
NO:
0
EXC:
0
ABS:
0
FINAL ACTION:
Pass Without Objection
BILL:
HB05-1193
TIME:
12:18:10 PM
MOVED:
Carroll M.
MOTION:
Moved amendment L.002 (Attachment E). Amendment L.002 exempts from the provisions of the bill those health maintenance organizations (HMOs) that provide services only in limited areas within the state. Kristen Forrestal, Legislative Legal Services staff and drafter of amendment L.002, responded to questions from the committee. Some members of the committee requested clarification regarding which companies this amendment would exempt and which that it would not. Ms. Forrestal stated that the statute does define limited service areas as there are currently nine service areas in the state. The amendment would exempt HMOs that do not offer services in a particular service area. The amendment passed 9-4.
SECONDED:
Cerbo
VOTE
Balmer
No
Borodkin
Yes
Butcher
Yes
Carroll M.
Yes
Coleman
Yes
Knoedler
No
Liston
No
Massey
No
McCluskey
Yes
Paccione
Yes
White
Yes
Cerbo
Yes
Marshall
Yes
Not Final
YES:
9
NO:
4
EXC:
0
ABS:
0
FINAL ACTION:
PASS
12:31 PM
Representative Green made closing remarks and responded to questions from the committee. She distributed informational materials that provide data on the small group insurance market in Colorado (Attachment F) and data on the insured and uninsured in Colorado (Attachment G).
BILL:
HB05-1193
TIME:
12:40:17 PM
MOVED:
White
MOTION:
Moved that HB05-1193, as amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation. The motion failed 6-7.
SECONDED:
Butcher
VOTE
Balmer
No
Borodkin
Yes
Butcher
Yes
Carroll M.
Yes
Coleman
Yes
Knoedler
No
Liston
No
Massey
No
McCluskey
No
Paccione
Yes
White
No
Cerbo
Yes
Marshall
No
Not Final
YES:
6
NO:
7
EXC:
0
ABS:
0
FINAL ACTION:
FAIL
BILL:
HB05-1193
TIME:
12:41:32 PM
MOVED:
Coleman
MOTION:
Moved that HB05-1193 be Postponed Indefinitely. The motion passed 9-4.
SECONDED:
Balmer
VOTE
Balmer
Yes
Borodkin
Yes
Butcher
No
Carroll M.
No
Coleman
Yes
Knoedler
Yes
Liston
Yes
Massey
Yes
McCluskey
Yes
Paccione
No
White
Yes
Cerbo
No
Marshall
Yes
Final
YES:
9
NO:
4
EXC:
0
ABS:
0
FINAL ACTION:
PASS