D62BA28886A7D77F8725822E007A0F88 Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB18-131

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Feb 8, 2018
Location SCR 354

SB18-131 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment B

03:13:14 PM

Senator Smallwood reconvened the meeting.
Senator Tate, bill sponsor,
presented Senate Bill 18-131 and distributed amendment L.001 (Attachment
B). SB 18-131 makes various updates to the State Employees Group
Benefit Act to conform with current state and federal law, remove obsolete
provisions, and reflect current practices. Among its many provisions,
the bill:

changes the definition of "dependent"
to reflect that coverage can continue under an employee's policy until
a child is age 26 and removes the requirement that a dependent child over
age 19 be unmarried and enrolled as a full-time student to maintain coverage;
removes domestic partner from the definition
of "dependent" to reflect the repeal of rules allowing domestic
partners as dependents;
removes provisions referencing maximum
lifetime benefits, which are prohibited under federal law;
removes a public hearing requirement
that conflicted with the state procurement code; and
removes various obsolete provisions.

03:15:05 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B).
	Moved	Kefalas
	Seconded

	Aguilar
	Crowder
	Kefalas
	Martinez Humenik
	Smallwood
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

03:15:37 PM	Motion	Refer Senate Bill 18-131, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
	Moved	Kefalas
	Seconded

	Aguilar	Yes
	Crowder	Yes
	Kefalas	Yes
	Martinez Humenik	Yes
	Smallwood	Yes
	Final	YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

SB18-131 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar

Colorado General Assembly