Legislature(2011 - 2012)SENATE FINANCE 532

04/06/2012 03:00 PM House CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB 284 & HB 285


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03:12:38 PM Start
03:16:40 PM Adjourn
* first hearing in first committee of referral
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HB 284 APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS
Heard & Held
HB 285 APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET
Heard & Held
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 284(FIN)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act making  appropriations  for  the operating  and                                                                   
     loan  program  expenses  of  state  government  and  for                                                                   
     certain    programs,   capitalizing   funds,    amending                                                                   
     appropriations,   and   making   reappropriations;   and                                                                   
     providing for an effective date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 284(FIN) am S                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act making  appropriations  for  the operating  and                                                                   
     loan  program  expenses  of  state  government  and  for                                                                   
     certain    programs,   capitalizing   funds,    amending                                                                   
     appropriations,   and   making   reappropriations;   and                                                                   
     providing for an effective date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
and                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 285(FIN)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act making  appropriations  for  the operating  and                                                                   
     capital    expenses    of   the    state's    integrated                                                                   
     comprehensive mental  health program; and  providing for                                                                   
     an effective date."                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 285(FIN)                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act making  appropriations  for  the operating  and                                                                   
     capital    expenses    of   the    state's    integrated                                                                   
     comprehensive mental  health program; and  providing for                                                                   
     an effective date."                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
3:13:10 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Thomas MOVED  that Senator  Hoffman serve  as                                                                   
the presiding chair  of the FY 13 Conference  Committee on HB
284  and  HB  285.  There  being  NO  OBJECTION,  it  was  so                                                                   
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Chair Hoffman MOVED that Representative Thomas serve as                                                                         
Vice-chair of the FY 13 Conference Committee on HB 284 and                                                                      
HB 285. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Chair   Hoffman  reviewed   procedures   pertaining  to   the                                                                   
conference  committee.  He  noted  that both  the  House  and                                                                   
Senate  budget process  allowed  for public  testimony.  That                                                                   
portion  of   the  process  was  concluded;   the  conference                                                                   
committee would  not accept further public  testimony. Unless                                                                   
invited  by  the  Chair,  only   members  of  the  conference                                                                   
committee  would  take part  in  discussions  or sit  at  the                                                                   
table.  He  noted  that  the   director  of  the  Legislative                                                                   
Finance  Division  would  be  invited  to sit  at  the  table                                                                   
beginning with the next meeting.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Chair   Hoffman  observed   that   the  Legislative   Finance                                                                   
Division  had been directed  to prepare  the "motion  sheets"                                                                   
for  use  by the  conference  committee.  The  motion  sheets                                                                   
summarized the  differences between  the two versions  of the                                                                   
bills before  the conference  committee  and were located  on                                                                   
the Legislative Finance Division's website.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:14:26 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Chair Hoffman  explained that the conference  committee would                                                                   
operate  under  Uniform  Rule   42.  All  action  required  a                                                                   
majority  vote  from  each  body  for  adoption.  A  copy  of                                                                   
Uniform Rule 42  and related legal opinions  were provided in                                                                   
each member's  packet.  Motions required  a majority of  each                                                                   
body.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
3:14:53 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-chair   Thomas  MOVED   that   all  appropriations   and                                                                   
language in  the FY 13 operating  budget that  were identical                                                                   
in  House  and Senate  versions  of  HB  284  and HB  285  be                                                                   
adopted. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Chair  Hoffman   observed  that  the  committee   would  need                                                                   
limited powers to  reach agreements. He explained  that under                                                                   
limited  powers  the  Conference Committee  could  adopt  any                                                                   
amount between  zero and  the higher of  the House  or Senate                                                                   
version of each item subject to conference.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:15:38 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-chair  Thomas   MOVED  to  ADOPT  a   letter  requesting                                                                   
limited powers  of free  conference for  the items  that were                                                                   
not identical. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Chair Hoffman observed  that the committee meetings  would be                                                                   
posted  on  BASIS under  the  24-hour  rule. He  relayed  the                                                                   
expectation  that  the  committee would  meet  the  following                                                                   
Monday.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
HB 284 and HB 285 were heard and HELD in committee for                                                                          
further consideration.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                

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