Legislature(2017 - 2018)HOUSE FINANCE 519
05/09/2017 01:30 PM House FINANCE
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| Audio | Topic |
|---|---|
| Start | |
| HB74 | |
| HB124 | |
| HB150 | |
| HB142 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | HB 159 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 150 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 124 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HB 142 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| += | HB 74 | TELECONFERENCED | |
HOUSE BILL NO. 150
"An Act relating to pay, allowances, and benefits for
members of the organized militia."
2:36:06 PM
Co-Chair Foster conveyed that the last time the committee
had heard the bill was on April 19, 2017. There were no
amendments offered by members. He invited Kendra Kloster to
the table to refresh the committee about HB 150.
KENDRA KLOSTER, STAFF, REPRESENTATIVE CHRIS TUCK, relayed
that HB 150 was a committee bill from the Military and
Veterans Affairs committee. It was part of the Title 26
reforms, the state's military code, which had been outdated
since 1955. The committee had been working on doing some
clean up. House Bill 150 would streamline the accounting
system for the organized militia and the pay structure.
Currently, the state had an outdated system. For example,
if a militia member was doing multiple duties in one day,
they had to arrange their pay based on the duty they were
performing. The accounting system was long and cumbersome.
The bill would streamline the system on what the state did
for the federal system (based on grade and rank for the pay
structure).
Co-Chair Foster relayed the list of available testifiers
online.
Vice-Chair Gara reviewed the fiscal notes:
[FN1 - Indeterminant Fiscal Note]
Department: Department of Military and Veterans
Affairs
Appropriation: Military and Veterans Affairs
Allocation: Office of the Commissioner
OMB Component Number: 414
Vice-Chair Gara explained that the fiscal note was
indeterminant because it was not known under the formula
used in the new bill what the changes in pay would be for
state militia members.
Representative Wilson relayed that the fiscal note
indicated and indeterminate amount for FY 18. There was
nothing included in the governor's budget.
Co-Chair Seaton MOVED to report HB 150 out of Committee
with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal
note.
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
HB 150 was REPORTED out of committee with a "do pass"
recommendation and with a previous published indeterminate
fiscal note: FN1(MVA).
Co-Chair Foster recognized that Representative Chris Tuck
had joined the meeting.
REPRESENTATIVE CHRIS TUCK, SPONSOR, thanked the members for
their consideration of the legislation. He relayed that the
bill had come from the Department of Military and Veterans
Affairs as a fix to make things more efficient and to run
smoother within their administration. It would make pay
more certain.
Representative Wilson asked if the representative was aware
that his bill had been reported out of committee.
Representative Tuck received a whisper in the ear that the
bill had passed. He thanked members for allowing him to
make some final comments.