1996-02-29                     House Journal                      Page 2959
HB 428                                                                       
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 428(FIN)                                                
An Act relating to the authority of the Department of Corrections             
to contract for facilities for the confinement and care of prisoners,          
and annulling a regulation of the Department of Corrections that               
limits the purposes for which an agreement with a private agency               
may be entered into; and giving notice of and approving a lease-               
purchase agreement for the design, construction, and operation of              
a correctional facility in the Third Judicial District, and setting            
conditions and limitations on the facilitys design, construction, and          
operation.                                                                     
                                                                               
The report was signed by Representative Foster, Co-chair, with the             
following individual recommendations:                                          
                                                                               
Do pass (4): Mulder, Kohring, Kelly, Foster                                    
                                                                               
Do not pass (3): Grussendorf, Brown, Navarre                                   
                                                                               
No recommendation (2): Parnell, Therriault                                     
                                                                               
The following fiscal notes apply to CSHB 428(FIN):                             
                                                                               
Fiscal note, Dept. of Corrections, 2/29/96                                     
Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Revenue, 2/5/96                                     
                                                                               
HB 428 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                
calendar.                                                                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
SB 178                                                                       
The Labor & Commerce Committee has considered:                                 
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 178(title am)                                                 
An Act increasing the number of eligible employees that                       
constitute an employer group for purposes of providing small                   
employer health insurance; amending the definition of `small                   
employer'; and requiring an annual report from the Small                       
Employer Health Reinsurance Association until 1999.                            
                                                                               
The report was signed by Representative Kott, Chair, with the                  
following individual recommendations: