Date: 03/16/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB06-116

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer Senate Bill 06-116 to the Committee of the WPASS



10:59 AM -- Senate Bill 06-116 - Concerning the Tobacco Settlement Program

Representative Schultheis, prime sponsor, explained the provisions of the bill and distributed a fact sheet on the bill (Attachment A). He explained that Senate Bill 06-116 is recommended by the Legislative Audit Committee. Current law requires the committee to design a schedule to review tobacco settlement programs to ensure that each program is reviewed and evaluated at least once every three years. This bill requires the committee to design a schedule for review and evaluation of programs that ensures that each program is reviewed and evaluated as deemed necessary by the committee after consultation with the State Auditor.

The following person testified:

11:03 AM -- Ms. Heather Sanchez, Office of the State Auditor, responded to committee questions. Ms. Sanchez said that currently, there are 10 programs that receive money from the Master Tobacco Settlement Agreement. Under the bill, the State Auditor would work together with the Legislative Audit Committee to determine when to audit programs that receive money from the settlement agreement.

The committee discussed the programs that receive money under the Tobacco Settlement Agreement and the state law as it pertains to auditing programs. After a brief committee discussion, Representative Vigil, Chairman, placed the bill on the table for action.


BILL:SB06-116
TIME: 11:09:36 AM
MOVED:Cloer
MOTION:Refer Senate Bill 06-116 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a 13-0-0 vote.
SECONDED:McCluskey
VOTE
Benefield
Yes
Cloer
Yes
Crane
Yes
Frangas
Yes
Garcia
Yes
Harvey
Yes
Jahn
Yes
Kerr
Yes
Marshall
Yes
Massey
Yes
McCluskey
Yes
Judd
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS