Second Regular Session
               Seventieth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 16-0951.01 Ed DeCecco x4216     HOUSE BILL 16-1221
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Joshi,  Humphrey, Saine, Neville P., Everett, Leonard, Klingenschmitt, Nordberg
 
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 (None),
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 House Committees
 Senate Committees
 
 
 State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning using savings from reductions in funding for an
            executive state agency's subordinate activities to
            increase medicaid provider rates.
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note:  This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
       passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
       applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
       http://www.leg.state.co.us/billsummaries.)
       
            The bill requires the general assembly to separately appropriate
       money to a state agency in the executive branch for lobbying expenses
       and for costs associated with memberships to professional, subject matter,
       trade, or other organizations. For fiscal year 2016-17, and each fiscal year
       thereafter, the amount the general assembly appropriates to a state agency
       for:
                 Lobbying expenses shall not exceed an amount equal to
                 50% of the amount that the state agency spent on lobbying
                 expenses for the 2015-16 fiscal year; and
                 Membership costs shall not exceed an amount equal to 50%
                 of the amount that the state agency spent on membership
                 costs for the 2015-16 fiscal year.
            The general assembly is required to appropriate an amount equal
       to the savings from the cuts to the executive agencies for lobbying
       expenses and membership costs to the department of health care policy
       and financing to increase the provider rates paid under the "Colorado
       Medical Assistance Act".
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-75-114 as
       follows:
            24-75-114.  Appropriation limit - state agencies - lobbying
       expenses - membership costs - appropriations for medicaid provider
       rates - definitions. (1)  As used in this section:
            (a)  "Lobbying expenses" means amounts paid for a
       legislative liaison or contract lobbyist or any other amounts
       paid that relate to lobbying. 
            (b)  "Membership costs" means the costs associated with
       memberships to professional, subject matter, trade, or other
       organizations.
            (c)  "State agency" means each principal department within
       the executive branch, each office or agency within the
       governor's office, and each state-supported institution of higher
       education.
            (2)  Beginning with the fiscal year 2016-17, the general
       assembly shall use a separate line item to appropriate money to
       a state agency for lobbying expenses and another line item for
       membership costs. A state agency shall not use any other
       appropriation it receives to pay for lobbying expenses or for
       membership costs.
            (3) (a)  For fiscal year 2016-17 and each fiscal year
       thereafter, the amount the general assembly appropriates to a
       state agency for lobbying expenses shall not exceed an amount
       equal to fifty percent of the amount that the state agency spent
       on lobbying expenses for the 2015-16 fiscal year.
            (b)  If a legislative liaison performs functions in addition
       to lobbying, then paragraph (a) of this subsection (3)
       proportionally applies to the time the liaison spends lobbying.
            (4)  For fiscal year 2016-17 and each fiscal year
       thereafter, the amount the general assembly appropriates to a
       state agency for membership costs shall not exceed an amount
       equal to fifty percent of the amount that the state agency spent
       on membership costs for the 2015-16 fiscal year.
            (5)  For the fiscal year 2016-17 and each fiscal year
       thereafter, the general assembly shall make a general fund
       appropriation to the department of health care policy and
       financing to increase the provider rates paid under the
       "Colorado Medical Assistance Act", articles 4 to 6 of title 25.5,
       C.R.S., that is equal to the amounts a state agency spent on
       lobbying expenses and membership costs for the 2015-16 fiscal
       year minus the amount the general assembly appropriates for
       the fiscal year to a state agency for lobbying expenses and
       membership costs.
            SECTION 2.  Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
       determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
       preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.