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h_phc_2017a_2017-03-28t13:40:06z1 Hearing Summary

Date: 03/28/2017

Location: HCR 0107

Final

BILL SUMMARY for HB17-1280



HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH CARE & HUMAN SERVICES


Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment E). The motion p

Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment F). The motion p

Refer House Bill 17-1280, as amended, to the Commi
Pass Without Objection

Pass Without Objection

PASS







03:49 PM -- HB 17-1280



Representative Michaelson Jenet and Representative Young, bill sponsors, presented House Bill 17-1280 to the committee. The bill updates current law concerning disability trusts in order to conform with federal law. It clarifies that the beneficiary of a disability trust can also be the person who established the trust.



Amendments L.001 and L.002 (Attachments E and F) were distributed to the committee.



170328 AttachE.pdf170328 AttachE.pdf170328 AttachF.pdf170328 AttachF.pdf



03:56 PM



The bill sponsors responded to committee questions.



03:59 PM --
Marijo Rymer, The Arc of Colorado, testified in support of the bill



04:02 PM --
Daniel O'Canas, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.



04:06 PM --
Rose Mary Zapor, Colorado Bar Association, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Zapor responded to questions from the committee.

BILL: HB17-1280
TIME: 04:18:08 PM
MOVED: Michaelson Jenet
MOTION: Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED: Ginal
VOTE
Catlin
Everett
Ginal
Hooton
Landgraf
Lewis
Liston
Michaelson Jenet
Pabon
Pettersen
Ransom
Danielson
Singer
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL: HB17-1280
TIME: 04:18:41 PM
MOVED: Michaelson Jenet
MOTION: Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment F). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED: Ginal
VOTE
Catlin
Everett
Ginal
Hooton
Landgraf
Lewis
Liston
Michaelson Jenet
Pabon
Pettersen
Ransom
Danielson
Singer
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection





04:19 PM



Representative Young and Representative Michaelson Jenet gave concluding remarks on the bill.

BILL: HB17-1280
TIME: 04:21:26 PM
MOVED: Michaelson Jenet
MOTION: Refer House Bill 17-1280, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0.
SECONDED: Pabon
VOTE
Catlin
Yes
Everett
Yes
Ginal
Yes
Hooton
Yes
Landgraf
Yes
Lewis
Yes
Liston
Yes
Michaelson Jenet
Yes
Pabon
Yes
Pettersen
Yes
Ransom
Yes
Danielson
Yes
Singer
Yes
Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS





04:21 PM



Representative Singer adjourned the meeting.








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