Date: 03/17/2009

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB09-1293

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved amendment L.018. The motion failed on a 5-6
Refer House Bill 09-1293 to the Committee on Appro		FAIL
PASS



12:26 PM -- House Bill 09-1293 -- Concerning Provider Fees and Health Care Providers

Representative Riesberg, prime sponsor, briefly explained the provisions of the bill. Representative Ferrandino, also a prime sponsor, spoke to the TABOR implications in the bill. Representative Gerou distributed amendment L.018 (Attachment C).

The committee discussed the fee and TABOR implications in the bill regarding the revenue increase in FY 2009-10 through FY 2011-2012. The committee discussed the federal matching component in the bill and corresponding provider fees. After a brief committee discussion on fees, Mr. Mike Mauer, Legislative Council Staff was asked to discuss the bill's impact on TABOR revenue and the Referendum C cap.


The following persons testified:

12:50 PM -- Mr. Mike Mauer, Economist and Director for Legislative Council Staff, distributed a set of tables entitled TABOR Revenue and Referendum C Cap (Attachment D). Mr. Mauer began by talking about the issues that pertain to all bills that raise fees under TABOR. Mr. Mauer discussed the question of where the cap adjusts to after all fee bills are passed and noted that currently, FY 2007-08 is the highest revenue year in terms of establishing the Referendum C cap.

Representative Judd asked Mr. Mauer to discuss the possible cap levels given the passage of fee bills before the legislature. Mr. Mauer closed by saying that over time, the state may again refund surplus tax money back to citizens under TABOR.


01:05 PM
BILL:HB09-1293
TIME: 01:05:08 PM
MOVED:Gerou
MOTION:Moved amendment L.018. The motion failed on a 5-6 vote.
SECONDED:Swalm
VOTE
Apuan
No
Benefield
No
Gerou
Yes
Kefalas
No
Kerr A.
No
Lambert
Yes
Roberts
Yes
Summers
Yes
Swalm
Yes
Frangas
No
Judd
No
Not Final YES: 5 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:HB09-1293
TIME: 01:16:07 PM
MOVED:Kefalas
MOTION:Refer House Bill 09-1293 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a 7-4 vote.
SECONDED:Benefield
VOTE
Apuan
Yes
Benefield
Yes
Gerou
No
Kefalas
Yes
Kerr A.
Yes
Lambert
No
Roberts
No
Summers
Yes
Swalm
No
Frangas
Yes
Judd
Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS




01:17 PM

Adjourn.