Bill Summary for Bill Number SB06-135

Date: 03/13/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB06-135

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Refer the bill to the Committee on Appropriations.	PASS

01:42 PM -- Senate Bill 06-135

Representative Plant, sponsor, presented the bill expanding income eligibility for the Children's Basic Health Plan (AKA Child Health Plan Plus or CHP+) from 185 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) to 200 percent FPL. He stated the bill creates state-only funding CHP+ for children whose family income falls between 185 and 200 percent FPL from July 1, 2005 to February 1, 2006.

The following persons testified.

01:46 PM -- Pat Ratliff, Colorado Counties, Inc., spoke in support of the bill.


BILL:	SB06-135
TIME:	01:47:39 PM
MOVED:	Cloer
MOTION:	Refer the bill to the Committee on Appropriations. The bill passed 12-0-1.
SECONDED:	Stafford
		VOTE
	Berens	Yes
	Cloer	Yes
	Green	Yes
	Kerr	Yes
	Lundberg	Yes
	McGihon	Yes
	Riesberg	Yes
	Soper	Yes
	Stafford	Yes
	Sullivan	Excused
	Weissmann	Yes
	Frangas	Yes
	Boyd	Yes
Final YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS