04/15/2022 01:30 PM House FINANCE

HOUSE BILL NO. 308                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to dementia awareness."                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
1:41:59 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Merrick indicated there were no amendments.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Merrick OPENED public testimony.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
1:42:30 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Merrick CLOSED public testimony.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Merrick asked  Ms. Karol  Fink to  review the  new                                                                    
fiscal note.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
1:42:56 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
KAROL  FINK,  HEALTH  PROGRAM MANAGER,  DIVISION  OF  PUBLIC                                                                    
HEALTH,  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH  AND  SOCIAL  SERVICES  (via                                                                    
teleconference), was  available for questions  regarding the                                                                    
fiscal  note  from  the  Department  of  Health  and  Social                                                                    
Services (DHSS) with the control code Psdpb.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
1:43:36 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Ortiz  MOVED  to report  CSHB  308(FIN)  out  of                                                                    
committee   with   individual    recommendations   and   the                                                                    
accompanying fiscal note.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Merrick clarified  there  would  be a  forthcoming                                                                    
fiscal note.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 308(FIN)  was REPORTED out  of committee with  four "do                                                                    
pass recommendations, one "do  not pass" recommendation, and                                                                    
two  "no recommendation"  recommendations and  with one  new                                                                    
fiscal impact  note by the  Department of Health  and Social                                                                    
Services.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
1:44:10 PM                                                                                                                    
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
1:45:28 PM                                                                                                                    
RECONVENED                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Merrick   indicated  Representative   Johnson  had                                                                    
joined the meeting.