Legislature(2015 - 2016)SENATE FINANCE 532
04/17/2015 01:30 PM Senate FINANCE
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| Audio | Topic |
|---|---|
| Start | |
| HB123 | |
| HB135 | |
| HB176 | |
| HB123 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| = | HB 123 | ||
| = | HB 135 | ||
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| += | SB 50 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 105 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 176 | TELECONFERENCED | |
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 176(FIN)
"An Act repealing state employee salary schedule
increases; and providing for an effective date."
3:16:32 PM
Vice-Chair Micciche spoke to the three fiscal notes.
Co-Chair MacKinnon solicited comments from the committee.
3:18:47 PM
Co-Chair Kelly said that all state employees would forego
the 2.5 percent cost of living adjustment (COLA) for an
anticipated savings of $9.2 million. He asserted that the
legislature was not breaking any promises through the
passage of HB 176, or the budget action the committee had
taken, but in certain financial situations the legislature
had to take action to protect the state's reserves and
spend less money. He stressed that no employee would be
experience a reduction in pay, they would be foregoing a
raise due to a shortfall of revenue.
3:21:29 PM
Co-Chair MacKinnon added that the committee appreciated all
of the state employees, but that the fiscal crisis made the
committee action a necessity.
3:21:59 PM
Vice-Chair Micciche MOVED to report CS HB 176(FIN) out of
Committee with individual recommendations and the
accompanying fiscal notes. There being NO OBJECTION, it was
so ordered.
CSHB 176 was REPORTED out of committee with a "do pass"
recommendation and with three previously published fiscal
notes: FN1 (AJS), FN2 (GOV), and FN3 (LEG).
3:22:29 PM
AT EASE
3:23:30 PM
RECONVENED