Bill Summary for Bill Number SB12-055

Date: 03/15/2012

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB12-055

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Moved Amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The motion p Refer Senate Bill 12-055, as amended, to the Commi	Pass Without Objection PASS

10:45 AM -- Senate Bill 12-055 - Concerning the 9Health Fair Income Tax Checkoff Program

Representative McCann, prime sponsor, presented Senate Bill 11-055. She noted that the bill extends the voluntary contribution designation (or income tax checkoff) benefitting the 9Health Fair Fund when space becomes available on the tax form. Representative McCann explained that the money benefits the annual 9Health Fair, which provides health screenings to citizens in Colorado.

Representative McCann distributed amendment L.002 (Attachment B) and asked staff to speak to the amendment.

The following persons testified:

10:55 AM -- Ms. Kate Meyer, Office of Legislative Legal Services, responded to questions about amendment L.002.

11:09 AM -- Mr. Jim Goddard, representing 9Health Fair, a nonprofit organization, testified in support of the bill. He stated the mission of 9Health Fair is to promote health awareness and provide free health screenings and educational programs to the public. Mr. Goddard explained that the program has been in existence since 1980 and became a nonprofit organization in 1987. He also noted the organization does not receive any money from 9 News and receives funding from private donations. Mr. Goddard stated the program has 19,000 volunteers and screens about 90,000 individuals at the annual health fair. Mr. Goddard provided the committee with an overview of the different health screenings conducted by the organization. He responded to committee questions about the organization's annual budget, which he noted was about $5 million, and stated that about $50,000 per year comes from checkoff donations.

11:22 AM -- Mr. John Barrett, representing 9Health Fair, testified in support of the legislation. Mr. Barrett talked about his personal experiences with 9Health Fair.

11:24 AM -- Mr. Roberta Dougherty, representing 9Health Fair, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Dougherty discussed the mission of the 9Health Fair.

11:28 PM -- Mr. Rory Donaldson, representing 9Health Fair, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Donaldson distributed a copy of a packet of letters from different supporters of the legislation (Attachment C).


BILL:	SB12-055
TIME:	11:30:11 AM
MOVED:	McCann
MOTION:	Moved Amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Pabon
		VOTE
	Acree
	Beezley
	Conti
	Holbert
	Hullinghorst
	Kagan
	Kefalas
	Labuda
	McCann
	Pabon
	Swalm
	Swerdfeger
	DelGrosso

YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	SB12-055
TIME:	11:30:48 AM
MOVED:	McCann
MOTION:	Refer Senate Bill 12-055, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0, with 2 members excused.
SECONDED:	Pabon
		VOTE
	Acree	Yes
	Beezley	Yes
	Conti	Yes
	Holbert	Excused
	Hullinghorst	Yes
	Kagan	Yes
	Kefalas	Yes
	Labuda	Yes
	McCann	Yes
	Pabon	Yes
	Swalm	Yes
	Swerdfeger	Yes
	DelGrosso	Excused

Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS