Date: 02/20/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB06-1316

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND LABOR

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Move amendment L.008 (Attachment D). There was di
Moved amendment L.005 (Attachment B). The motion
Moved amendment L.007 (Attachment C). The amendme
Moved amendment L.009 (Attachment E). The amendme
Moved to refer House Bill 06-1316, as amended, to 		TIE
PASS
PASS
PASS
TIE



01:51 PM -- House Bill 06-1316

Representative Solano, prime sponsor, returned to the committee for action on House Bill 1316. The bill was previously heard on Monday, February 13, 2006. The chair stated the testimony phase for HB 1316 was closed but that the amendment phase was still open. Representative Solano distributed amendments L.005 (Attachment B), L.007 (Attachment C), L.008 with a fiscal note memo attached (Attachment D), and L.009 (Attachment E). She explained that amendment L.005 clarifies that the amount spent by the employer refers to the amount spent on health care, and changes the amount that the employer can be fined for failing to report the required information from $1,000 to not more than $500. Additionally, the amendment changes the 11 percent requirement to the national average percentage of total wages that nonprofit and for-profit employers spend on health care according to the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

01:56 PM

Representative Balmer distributed a memo showing the amount the state pays for health care as a percentage of its payroll (Attachment F). He pointed out that the state only spends 5.2 percent of total wages on health care whereas House Bill 1316 is asking employers to spend the national average that is currently 11.2 percent. There was discussion of what the national average is based on.
BILL:HB06-1316
TIME: 02:01:46 PM
MOVED:Coleman
MOTION:Moved amendment L.005 (Attachment B). The motion passed on a 7-5 vote.
SECONDED:Paccione
VOTE
Balmer
No
Borodkin
Yes
Butcher
Yes
Carroll M.
Yes
Coleman
Yes
Knoedler
No
Liston
No
McCluskey
Excused
Paccione
Yes
Penry
No
Welker
No
Cerbo
Yes
Marshall
Yes
Not Final YES: 7 NO: 5 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:HB06-1316
TIME: 02:02:42 PM
MOVED:Coleman
MOTION:Moved amendment L.007 (Attachment C). The amendment would exclude seasonal workers from the bill. The motion passed on a 10-2 vote.
SECONDED:Paccione
VOTE
Balmer
Yes
Borodkin
Yes
Butcher
Yes
Carroll M.
Yes
Coleman
Yes
Knoedler
No
Liston
Yes
McCluskey
Excused
Paccione
Yes
Penry
No
Welker
Yes
Cerbo
Yes
Marshall
Yes
Not Final YES: 10 NO: 2 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:HB06-1316
TIME: 02:05:16 PM
MOVED:Paccione
MOTION:Moved amendment L.009 (Attachment E). The amendment would allow more time for businesses to adjust to the legislation. The motion passed on a 9-3 vote.
SECONDED:Coleman
VOTE
Balmer
Yes
Borodkin
Yes
Butcher
Yes
Carroll M.
Yes
Coleman
Yes
Knoedler
No
Liston
Yes
McCluskey
Excused
Paccione
Yes
Penry
No
Welker
No
Cerbo
Yes
Marshall
Yes
Not Final YES: 9 NO: 3 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


02:06 PM

Representative Coleman moved, seconded by Representative Paccione, amendment L.008 (Attachment D). There was discussion on the amendment and whether it is the same or different from the previous amendment L.005 that passed. The chair ruled that amendment L.008 is a settled question.

02:10:56 PM

Representative Paccione moved, seconded by Representative Coleman, to refer House Bill 06-1316, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. The chair took the bill off the table.