Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB05-1021

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Votes:
Action Taken:
Adopt L.001.
Refer the bill, as amended, to the Committee on Ap		Pass Without Objection
PASS


01:35 PM -- House Bill 05-1021

Representative Plant, sponsor, presented the bill requiring analyses of the public health impacts of proposed rules. He distributed and discussed a fiscal note memo and amendment L.001 (Attachment A). He answered questions about the groups he has worked with in developing the bill.

The following persons testified.

01:42 PM -- Diana Orf, Colorado Mining Association, spoke in opposition to the bill. She stated the bill's provisions may be unworkable.

01:46 PM -- Heidi Heltzel, Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry, discussed federal oversight of pollutant discharges. She stated the bill would duplicate federal processes for evaluating the impact of such discharges.

01:52 PM -- Stan Dempsey, Colorado Petroleum Industry, spoke in opposition to the bill. He stated the bill's provisions may lead to the Department of Public Health and Environment duplicating work currently done by other state departments.


01:58 PM

Representative Plant addressed comments made by Ms. Orf, Ms. Heltzel, and Mr. Dempsey. He answered questions regarding federal standards, delays in rule-making, the bill's safety clause, and possible requests for a public health review by members of the General Assembly
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02:11 PM -- Susan LeFever, Colorado Sierra Club, spoke in support of the bill. She discussed prior legislation addressing the economic impacts of new rules.

02:14 PM -- Vicki Patton, Environmental Defense, spoke in support of the bill. She stated the bill creates a more balanced view of the impacts of policy decisions. She described federal and state partnerships regarding policy implementation. She answered questions about the bill's potential impact on litigation, the cost of public health reviews, delays in the approval of new rules, and federal environmental standards.


02:34 PM

Representative Plant made concluding remarks.
BILL:HB05-1021
TIME: 02:35:24 PM
MOVED:Weissmann
MOTION:Adopt L.001.
SECONDED:Clapp
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


02:36 PM

Committee members discussed the bill.
BILL:HB05-1021
TIME: 02:38:46 PM
MOVED:McGihon
MOTION:Refer the bill, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
SECONDED:Green
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