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Bill Summary for Bill Number HB16-1165 Date: 02/23/2016
Location: HCR 0112
Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB16-1165

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH CARE & HUMAN SERVICES

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment D). The motion p
Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment E). The motion p
Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment C). The motion p
Refer House Bill 16-1165, as amended, to the Commi
Pass Without Objection
Pass Without Objection
Pass Without Objection
PASS



02:47 PM -- HB 16-1165

Representative Primavera called the meeting back to order. Representative Landgraf and Representative Becker, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 16-1165 to the committee. The bill, recommended by the Colorado Child Support Commission, makes seven statutory changes, including:
      • allowing for the discovery and seizing of insurance claims to meet past due child support obligations;
      • requiring the annual exchange of information between parents to include certain financial information;
      • changing the formula to determine gross income to include child support that is obligated to be paid for another child;
      • changing the reasonable cost threshold;
      • changing the definition of shared physical care;
      • limiting the period to seek retroactive child support to five years; and
      • adding language providing notice to presumptive fathers.
02:49 PM

Representative Landgraf and Representative Becker responded to questions from the committee.

02:51 PM -- Pauline Burton, Colorado Child Support Commission, testified regarding the bill.

02:54 PM --
Maureen Leif, Colorado Child Support Commission, testified regarding the bill.

02:55 PM --
LeAnn Anderson, Department of Human Services, testified regarding the bill.

02:56 PM

Ms. Leif responded to questions from the committee.

02:59 PM --
Larry Desbien, Department of Human Services, testified in support of the bill.

03:00 PM -- Tracy Rumans, Department of Human Services, testified regarding the bill.

03:00 PM -- Ann Murray, Child Support Lien Network, testified regarding the bill. Ms. Murray responded to questions from the committee.

03:07 PM --
Jim Hall, Life Insurance Association, testified regarding the bill.

03:08 PM

Representative Becker discussed amendments to the bill. Representative Becker distributed amendment L.004 (Attachment C) to the committee. Mr. Hall discussed the amendment.

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03:13 PM

Representative Landgraf discussed amendment L.001 (Attachment D). Ed Bowditch, American Family Life Assurance Company, responded to questions about the amendment.

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BILL: HB16-1165
TIME: 03:18:06 PM
MOVED: Landgraf
MOTION: Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment D). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED: Singer
VOTE
Conti
Danielson
Everett
Ginal
Joshi
Landgraf
Leonard
Moreno
Pettersen
Tyler
Windholz
Singer
Primavera
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


03:19 PM

Representative Becker explained amendment L.003 (Attachment E) to the committee.

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BILL: HB16-1165
TIME: 03:20:52 PM
MOVED: Landgraf
MOTION: Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED: Singer
VOTE
Conti
Danielson
Everett
Ginal
Joshi
Landgraf
Leonard
Moreno
Pettersen
Tyler
Windholz
Singer
Primavera
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


03:21 PM

Representative Becker discussed amendment L.004 with the committee.
BILL: HB16-1165
TIME: 03:22:03 PM
MOVED: Landgraf
MOTION: Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED: Singer
VOTE
Conti
Danielson
Everett
Ginal
Joshi
Landgraf
Leonard
Moreno
Pettersen
Tyler
Windholz
Singer
Primavera
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


03:23 PM

Representatives Becker and Landgraf gave concluding remarks on the bill.
BILL: HB16-1165
TIME: 03:23:50 PM
MOVED: Landgraf
MOTION: Refer House Bill 16-1165, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 9-3, with one excused.
SECONDED: Singer
VOTE
Conti
Yes
Danielson
Yes
Everett
No
Ginal
Yes
Joshi
No
Landgraf
Yes
Leonard
No
Moreno
Excused
Pettersen
Yes
Tyler
Yes
Windholz
Yes
Singer
Yes
Primavera
Yes
Final YES: 9 NO: 3 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS