316F4A0CF01954A287258AE500592151 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB24-073HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESDate Mar 19, 2024 Location HCR 0112 SB24-073 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/BFE2123D952C...$File/Attachment D.pdf?OpenElement Attachment D.pdf Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/9BCCBE0D8A5A...$File/Attachment E.pdf?OpenElement Attachment E.pdf 10:13:33 AM The primary bill sponsors, Represetatives Velasco and Titone, introduced Senate Bill 24-073 to the House Health and Human Services Committee. Current law defines a small employer eligible for a small group health benefit plan as an individual, firm, corporation, partnership, or association that employs between one and 100 employees. The bill reduces the upper threshold to 50 employees on January 1, 2026. 10:19:05 AM The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee. 10:29:07 AM Adam Fox, representing Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, testified in opposition to the bill. Lindsey Vigoda, representing Small Business Majority, testified in opposition to the bill. Angelique Espinoza, representing Good Business Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. 10:39:31 AM The panel responded to questions from the committee. 10:50:31 AM The panel continued responding to questions from the committee. 10:54:41 AM Mr. Tony Gagliardi, representing National Federation of Independent Business, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Monica VanBuskirk, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. 11:01:38 AM Michael Conway, representing Division of Insurance, was available to answer committee questions. 11:01:49 AM The panel responded to questions from the committee. 11:17:46 AM The panel continued responding to questions from the committee. 11:22:02 AM The bill sponsors introduced amendment L.002 to the committee (Attachment D). 11:24:07 AM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment D). Moved Young Seconded Ortiz Bradfield Bradley Excused Brown English Hamrick Hernandez Holtorf Lieder McCormick Ortiz Weinberg Young Daugherty YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 11:24:08 AM Representative Brown introduced amendment L.003 to the committee (Attachment E). 11:26:12 AM The bill sponsors spoke to amendment L.003 (Attachment E). 11:28:05 AM Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment E). Moved Brown Seconded Ortiz Bradfield Bradley Excused Brown English Hamrick Hernandez Holtorf Lieder McCormick Ortiz Weinberg Young Daugherty YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 11:28:06 AM The primary bill sponsors, Represetatives Velasco and Titone, provided closing comments regarding Senate Bill 24-073. 11:31:24 AM Members of the committee provided closing comments regarding the bill. 11:37:29 AM Motion Refer Senate Bill 24-073, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Brown Seconded Lieder Bradfield Yes Bradley Excused Brown Yes English Yes Hamrick Yes Hernandez Yes Holtorf Yes Lieder Yes McCormick Yes Ortiz Yes Weinberg Yes Young Yes Daugherty Yes Final YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
