Date: 05/04/2016
Location: LSB A

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Postpone Senate Bill 16-002 indefinitely. The moti Refer Senate Bill 16-002 to the Committee on Appro	PASS FAIL

11:47 AM -- SB16-002

Representative Sias, sponsor, presented Senate Bill 16-002 to the committee. Currently, the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange (Connect for Health Colorado) charges insurance companies a 3.5 percent administrative fee based on the premium amount of health plans sold through the exchange. Senate Bill 16-002 requires that voter approval be given for this fee to continue and refers a question on fee approval to the voters at the November 2016 election. If voters do not approve the fee, the bill prohibits Connect for Health Colorado from continuing to charge the administrative fee.

11:50 AM -- Rich Jones, representing the Bell Policy Center, testified against the bill and provided a handout (Attachment D). He also noted opposition to the bill from the Colorado Fiscal Institute.

16HouseState0504AttachD.pdf

11:53 AM -- Caitlin Westerson, representing the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, testified against the bill.

11:58 AM -- A.W. Schnellbacher, representing AARP Colorado, testified against the bill.


12:03 PM

Representative Sias wrapped up his presentation of the bill.

BILL:	SB16-002
TIME:	12:04:45 PM
MOVED:	Neville P.
MOTION:	Refer Senate Bill 16-002 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion failed on a vote of 4-5.
SECONDED:	Leonard
		VOTE
	Foote	No
	Humphrey	Yes
	Leonard	Yes
	Neville P.	Yes
	Primavera	No
	Tyler	No
	Wist	Yes
	Lontine	No
	Ryden	No
YES: 4 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL

BILL:	SB16-002
TIME:	12:05:05 PM
MOVED:	Lontine
MOTION:	Postpone Senate Bill 16-002 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 5-4.
SECONDED:	Foote
		VOTE
	Foote	Yes
	Humphrey	No
	Leonard	No
	Neville P.	No
	Primavera	Yes
	Tyler	Yes
	Wist	No
	Lontine	Yes
	Ryden	Yes
Final YES: 5 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS