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Bill Summary for Bill Number SB16-094 Date: 02/11/2016
Location: SCR 352
Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB16-094

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer Senate Bill 16-094 to the Committee of the W PASS



01:30 PM -- SB 16-094

Senator Crowder, bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 16-094. He explained that the bill increases flexibility for multi-county public health districts with a combined population of 4,000 or fewer residents by allowing them, with the consent of all counties in the district, to: select the county whose treasurer will serve as the treasurer for the district; and apportion costs among the counties based on an agreement between the counties, rather than strictly by population.

01:32 PM --
Susan Thompson, Commissioner, Hinsdale County; Tara Hardy, Director of Public Health for Hinsdale County and Mineral County; and Ramona Weber, Commissioner, Mineral County, came to the table. Two handouts were provided to the committee (Attachments A and B).

160211 AttachA.pdf160211 AttachA.pdf160211 AttachB.pdf160211 AttachB.pdf

01:33 PM -- Ms. Hardy spoke in support of the bill.

01:36 PM --
Commissioner Thompson spoke in support of the bill.

01:38 PM --
Commissioner Weber spoke in support of the bill.

01:40 PM


Committee members commented on the bill and asked questions.

01:46 PM

Senator Crowder made closing comments.

BILL: SB16-094
TIME: 01:46:36 PM
MOVED: Crowder
MOTION: Refer Senate Bill 16-094 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Aguilar
Yes
Martinez Humenik
Yes
Newell
Yes
Crowder
Yes
Lundberg
Yes
Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

01:48 PM

The meeting adjourned.