Joint Committee on Ways and Means – 2007 Session

Human Services Subcommittee

Meeting Index

June 20, 2007	Hearing Room F
1:00 p.m.	Tapes: 121B, 122B

Members Present:

Sen. Carter, Chair Sen. Westlund Sen. Gordly Sen. Winters Sen. Bates Sen. Morrisette, ex officio

Rep. Boone, Vice-Chair Rep. Garrard Rep. Kotek Rep. Morgan Rep. Nathanson

Members Excused:

Staff Present:

Dallas Weyand, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office Dawn Farr, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office Eric Sorenson, Committee Assistant, Legislative Fiscal Office

Measures or Issues Heard:

HB 2918 Relating to health benefit plan coverage of pervasive developmental disorders– Work Session HB 2524 Relating to health care facility acquired infections – Work Session

This meeting index is in compliance with Senate and House Rules. For complete content, please refer to the CDs.

Tape #/Counter	Speaker	Issues, Votes, Exhibits
TAPE 122A
003	Chair Carter	Calls the meeting to order at 1:07 p.m.
006	Chair Carter	Opens Public Hearing on HB 2918 relating to health benefit plan coverage of pervasive developmental disorder.
008	Dawn Farr, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office	Presents Legislative Fiscal Office analysis of HB 2918 (Exhibit #1); Presents House Bill 2918 (Exhibit #2).
023	Chair Carter
025	Rep. Morgan
046	Chair Carter
052	Ms. Farr
070	Rep. Morgan
080	Sen. Bates
097	Sen. Winters
106	Sen. Bates
110	Rep. Kotek
120	Chair Carter	Recesses the committee.
120	Chair Carter	Reconvenes the committee.
121	Sen. Gordly
136	Ms. Farr
148	Sen. Gordly
153	Ms. Farr
159	Sen. Gordly
174	Dallas Weyand, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office
192	Chair Carter
194	Sen. Bates
205	Mr. Weyand
215	Sen. Westlund
230	Mr. Weyand
232	Rep. Boone
266	Sen. Bates
276	Ms. Farr
288	Sen. Bates
294	Sen. Westlund	Moves to adopt HB 2918-15 amendments.
295	Chair Carter
		Vote: 10 – 0 – 0
297	Chair Carter	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
298	Sen. Westlund	Moves HB 2918, as Amended, to the Full Committee with a Do Pass recommendation.
299	Chair Carter
302	Rep. Morgan
306	Rep. Garrard
307	Sen. Winters
		Vote: 8 – 2 – 0 Aye: Sens. Westlund, Gordly, Winters, Bates, and Carter; Reps. Nathanson, Kotek, and Boone No: Reps. Morgan and Garrard
321	Chair Carter	Declares the motion CARRIED.
334	Chair Carter	Closes Work Session on HB 2918.
335	Chair Carter	Opens Work Session on HB 2524 Relating to health care facility acquired infections.
340	Mr. Weyand	Presents House Bill 2524 (Exhibit #3); Presents Legislative Fiscal Office analysis of HB 2524 (Exhibit #4); Presents Staff Measure Summary on HB 2524 (Exhibit #5); Presents HB 2524-A7 (Exhibit #6).
358	Sen. Winters
371	Chair Carter
386	Rep. Garrard
396	Chair Carter
400	Sen. Winters
407	Sen. Bates
422	Rep. Kotek
TAPE 122B
001	Rep. Kotek	Continues her comment.
005	Rep. Boone
015	Sen. Gordly
018	Rep. Kotek
025	Sen. Bates
034	Sen. Gordly
037	Chair Carter
038	Rep. Kotek
042	Mr. Weyand
046	Jeneane Smith, Administration, Health Policy and Research
052	Sen. Gordly
054	Ms. Smith
064	Sen. Winter
080	Sen. Westlund	Moves to adopt HB 2524-7 amendments.
081	Chair Carter
		Vote: 10 – 0 – 0
081	Chair Carter	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
082	Sen. Westlund	Moves HB 2524, as Amended, to the Full Committee with a Do Pass recommendation.
083	Chair Carter
		Vote: 10 – 0 – 0
085	Chair Carter	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
086	Chair Carter
088	Sen. Bates
091	Chair Carter
094	Sen. Bates
099	Rep. Boone
117	Rep. Morgan
125	Rep. Garrard
130	Rep. Nathanson
141	Rep. Kotek
149	Sen. Gordly
152	Sen. Winters
166	Sen. Morrisette
175	Sen. Winters
181	Sen. Westlund
191	Chair Carter	Adjourns the meeting at 1:58 p.m.