H_SA_2016A 02/10/2016 10:17:05 AM Committee Summary
Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
| Date: | 02/10/2016 |
ATTENDANCE
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| Time: | 10:17 AM to 11:46 AM |
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| This Meeting was called to order by |
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| This Report was prepared by |
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X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
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| Bills Addressed: | Action Taken: | ||
| HB16-1070 HB16-1147 HB16-1148 |
Amended, Referred to Appropriations Postponed Indefinitely Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole |
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10:17 AM -- HB16-1070
Representative Neville, sponsor, presented House Bill 16-1070 to the committee. This bill requires an election judge to compare the signature on each ballot return envelope with the signature of the eligible elector stored in the statewide voter registration system (SCORE) for every municipal mail ballot election. The use of a signature verification device for this purpose is authorized. If the signatures match, the ballot is counted. If the signatures do not match, two other election judges must compare the signatures. If the election judges determine that the signatures do not match, the clerk must send the eligible voter a letter explaining the discrepancy and a form for the voter to confirm that they returned a ballot. If the form confirming that the elector returned a ballot is received within eight days after election day, the ballot must be counted. If the form is not returned or the voter indicates that they did not return a ballot, the ballot is not counted. This bill also requires that municipal clerks be given access to the digitized signatures in SCORE and that clerks provide training in signature comparison to election judges.
Representative Neville also presented amendment L.001 (Attachment A).
16HouseState0210AttachA.pdf
10:19 AM -- Karen Goldman, Aurora City Clerk representing the Colorado Municipal Clerks' Association, the Colorado Municipal League, and the city of Aurora, testified in support of the bill.
10:26 AM -- Carol Tone, representing the League of Women Voters, testified in support of the bill.
10:27 AM -- Suzanne Staiert, Deputy Secretary of State, testified in support of the bill.
10:31 AM -- Ryan Parsell, representing the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder's office, testified in support of the bill.
10:34 AM -- Teak Simonton, Eagle County Clerk and Recorder representing the Colorado County Clerks' Association, testified in support of the bill.
10:35 AM -- Elena Nunez, representing Colorado Common Cause, testified in support of the bill.
| BILL: | HB16-1070 | |
| TIME: | 10:36:24 AM | |
| MOVED: | Neville P. | |
| MOTION: | Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A) to House Bill 16-1070. The motion passed without objection. | |
| SECONDED: | Humphrey | |
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Ryden
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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10:36 AM
Representative Neville wrapped up his presentation of the bill.
| BILL: | HB16-1070 | |
| TIME: | 10:37:49 AM | |
| MOVED: | Neville P. | |
| MOTION: | Refer House Bill 16-1070, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 9-0. | |
| SECONDED: | Leonard | |
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Yes
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Humphrey
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Leonard
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Neville P.
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Primavera
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Yes
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Tyler
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Yes
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Wist
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Yes
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Lontine
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Yes
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Ryden
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Yes
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Final YES: 9 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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10:39 AM -- HB16-1147
Representative Navarro, sponsor, presented House Bill 16-1147 to the committee. The bill requires the executive director of the Department of Personnel and Administration (DPA) to make a good faith effort to reduce the length of time that a state employee is required to wait before receiving services through a state employee assistance program. It also requires that any appropriation made in FY 2016-17 to the Colorado State Employee Assistance Program (C-SEAP) to be, at a minimum, matched in each fiscal year thereafter.
Committee members discussed the bill with Representative Navarro.
10:50 AM
Kori Donaldson, Legislative Council Staff, and Nicole Myers, Legislative Legal Services, answered questions from the committee about the bill.
11:06 AM -- Moe Keller, representing Mental Health America of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
11:17 AM -- Sophia San Miguel, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
11:22 AM
Representative Leonard proposed an amendment striking lines 4 through 9 on page 4 of the bill.
| BILL: | HB16-1147 | |
| TIME: | 11:22:52 AM | |
| MOVED: | Leonard | |
| MOTION: | Adopt an amendment striking lines 4 through 9 on page 4 of House Bill 16-1147. The motion passed without objection. | |
| SECONDED: | Neville P. | |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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11:24 AM
Representative Navarro wrapped up her presentation of the bill.
| BILL: | HB16-1147 | |
| TIME: | 11:24:46 AM | |
| MOVED: | Humphrey | |
| MOTION: | Refer House Bill 16-1147, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion failed on a vote of 4-5. | |
| SECONDED: | Neville P. | |
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No
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Humphrey
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Yes
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Leonard
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Yes
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Neville P.
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Yes
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Primavera
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No
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Tyler
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No
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Wist
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Yes
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Lontine
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No
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Ryden
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No
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YES: 4 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL
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| BILL: | HB16-1147 | |
| TIME: | 11:27:21 AM | |
| MOVED: | Lontine | |
| MOTION: | Postpone House Bill 16-1147 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 5-4. | |
| SECONDED: | Foote | |
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VOTE
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Yes
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Humphrey
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No
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Leonard
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No
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Neville P.
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No
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Primavera
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Yes
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Tyler
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Yes
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Wist
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No
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Lontine
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Yes
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Ryden
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Yes
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Final YES: 5 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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11:28 AM -- HB16-1148
Representative Sias, sponsor, presented House Bill 16-1148 to the committee. The bill makes several changes concerning rules and policies proposed by Connect for Health Colorado, the state's health insurance marketplace under the federal Affordable Care Act, and gives the Colorado Health Insurance Exchange Oversight Committee additional authority with regards to Connect for Health Colorado.
Representative Sias distributed amendments L.002 and L.003 (Attachments B and C). He explained that amendment L.002 is a strike-below amendment, and he spoke to amendment L.002.
16HouseState0210AttachB.pdf 16HouseState0210AttachC.pdf
11:33 AM -- Elisabeth Arenales, representing the Colorado Center on Law and Policy, testified in support of the bill as amended. Representative Sias responded to committee questions.
11:37 AM -- Cindy Sovine-Miller, representing herself, testified in support of the bill as amended. Representative Sias responded to committee questions.
11:39 AM -- Debra Judy, representing the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, testified in support of the bill as amended.
11:42 AM
Representative Sias commented on amendments L.003 and L.002.
| BILL: | HB16-1148 | |
| TIME: | 11:44:06 AM | |
| MOVED: | Neville P. | |
| MOTION: | Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment C) to amendment L.002 (Attachment B) to House Bill 16-1148. The motion passed without objection. | |
| SECONDED: | Wist | |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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| BILL: | HB16-1148 | |
| TIME: | 11:44:36 AM | |
| MOVED: | Primavera | |
| MOTION: | Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B), as amended, to House Bill 16-1148. The motion passed without objection. | |
| SECONDED: | Humphrey | |
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Ryden
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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11:45 AM
Committee members commented on the bill.
| BILL: | HB16-1148 | |
| TIME: | 11:45:54 AM | |
| MOVED: | Primavera | |
| MOTION: | Refer House Bill 16-1148, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 9-0. | |
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VOTE
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Yes
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Humphrey
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Leonard
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Neville P.
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Primavera
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Tyler
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Yes
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Wist
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Lontine
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Ryden
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Final YES: 9 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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11:46 AM
The committee adjourned.