Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB05-1245

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Votes:
Action Taken:
Adopt L.001. The motion passed 10-3.
Adopt L.002. The motion passed without objection.
Refer the bill, as amended, to the Committee on Ap
Substitute motion to replace the bill's references
PASS
Pass Without Objection
PASS
TIE


01:40 PM -- House Bill 05-1245

Representative Solano, sponsor, presented the bill requiring individuals who receive public health care coverage (e.g., Medicaid and the Child Health Plan Plus) to report the name of their employer. She distributed amendments L.001 and L.002 and four additional documents (Attachments A through F).

The following person testified.

01:50 PM --
Steve Adams, Colorado AFL-CIO, spoke in favor of the bill. He stated the bill will help policy makers improve accessibility to health care coverage. He answered questions about reasons for compiling data addressed by the bill.


02:02 PM

Representative Solano answered questions about data collected on specific businesses, personal privacy issues, voluntary data collection.

02:09 PM --
Mr. Adams stated the data addressed by the bill is already collected. The bill simply requires the state to compile that data.


02:13 PM

Representatives Solano and Boyd discussed L.001. Representative Boyd made a motion, seconded by Representative Weissmann, to adopt L.001. A substitute motion was offered by Representative Lundberg.
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TIME: 02:21:17 PM
MOVED:Lundberg
MOTION:Substitute motion to replace the bill's references to specific business names with "business categories". The motion failed on a tie vote.
SECONDED:Stafford
VOTE
Berens
Yes
Clapp
Yes
Cloer
Yes
Green
Excused
Lundberg
Yes
McGihon
No
Riesberg
No
Soper
No
Stafford
Yes
Sullivan
Yes
Weissmann
No
Frangas
No
Boyd
No
Not Final YES: 6 NO: 6 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE
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TIME: 02:24:45 PM
MOVED:Boyd
MOTION:Adopt L.001. The motion passed 10-3.
SECONDED:Weissmann
VOTE
Berens
Yes
Clapp
No
Cloer
Yes
Green
Yes
Lundberg
Yes
McGihon
Yes
Riesberg
Yes
Soper
Yes
Stafford
No
Sullivan
No
Weissmann
Yes
Frangas
Yes
Boyd
Yes
Not Final YES: 10 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


02:26 PM

Representative Solano discussed L.002.
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TIME: 02:27:39 PM
MOVED:Boyd
MOTION:Adopt L.002. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Frangas
VOTE
Berens
Clapp
Cloer
Green
Lundberg
McGihon
Riesberg
Soper
Stafford
Sullivan
Weissmann
Frangas
Boyd
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


02:28 PM

Representative Solano made concluding remarks. Members commented on the bill.
BILL:HB05-1245
TIME: 02:29:50 PM
MOVED:Riesberg
MOTION:Refer the bill, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed 7-6.
SECONDED:Weissmann
VOTE
Berens
No
Clapp
No
Cloer
No
Green
Yes
Lundberg
No
McGihon
Yes
Riesberg
Yes
Soper
Yes
Stafford
No
Sullivan
No
Weissmann
Yes
Frangas
Yes
Boyd
Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS