D62BA28886A7D77F8725822E007A0F88 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB18-131SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESDate Feb 8, 2018 Location SCR 354 SB18-131 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar Attachment Tag File Name Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/939E07633C1C...$File/18SenateHealth0208AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 18SenateHealth0208AttachB.pdf 03:13:14 PM Senator Smallwood reconvened the meeting. Senator Tate, bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 18-131 and distributed amendment L.001 (Attachment B). SB 18-131 makes various updates to the State Employees Group Benefit Act to conform with current state and federal law, remove obsolete provisions, and reflect current practices. Among its many provisions, the bill: changes the definition of "dependent" to reflect that coverage can continue under an employee's policy until a child is age 26 and removes the requirement that a dependent child over age 19 be unmarried and enrolled as a full-time student to maintain coverage; removes domestic partner from the definition of "dependent" to reflect the repeal of rules allowing domestic partners as dependents; removes provisions referencing maximum lifetime benefits, which are prohibited under federal law; removes a public hearing requirement that conflicted with the state procurement code; and removes various obsolete provisions. 03:15:05 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). Moved Kefalas Seconded Aguilar Crowder Kefalas Martinez Humenik Smallwood YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 03:15:37 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 18-131, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Moved Kefalas Seconded Aguilar Yes Crowder Yes Kefalas Yes Martinez Humenik Yes Smallwood Yes Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS