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HOUSE BILL 288

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H0288   by APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE – INDEPENDENT COUNCILS/ INDIRECT SUPPORT SERVICES/HEALTHCARE POLICY INITIATIVES/LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION – Appropriates $62,134,600 to the Department of Health and Welfare for the divisions of Independent Councils, Indirect Support Services, Healthcare Policy Initiatives and Licensing and Certification for fiscal year 2016; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 373.5; provides for General Fund transfers to the Cooperative Welfare Fund; restricts the transfer of trustee and benefit payments; limits services to available resources; requires a monthly Medicaid tracking report; requires a biannual Medicaid Integrity Unit report; requires quarterly transfer reports; requires a report on VOCA funds; and requires a report on facility licensing and certification.
  03/19 Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing  
  03/20 Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading  
  03/23 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading  
  Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 2 Abs/Excd 0, read three times – PASSED - 57-13-0
AYES – Anderson, Anderst, Andrus, Bateman, Batt, Bell, Beyeler, Burtenshaw, Chaney, Cheatham, Chew, Clow, Collins, DeMordaunt, Erpelding, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Hartgen, Hixon, Holtzclaw, Horman, Jordan, Kauffman, Kerby, King, Kloc, Loertscher, Malek, McCrostie, McDonald, Mendive, Miller, Monks, Moyle, Nye, Packer, Pence, Perry, Raybould, Redman, Romrell, Rubel, Rudolph, Rusche, Shepherd, Smith, Thompson, Troy, Trujillo, VanOrden, Vander Woude, Wills, Wintrow, Wood, Youngblood, Mr. Speaker
NAYS – Barbieri, Boyle, Crane, Dayley, Dixon, Harris, Luker, McMillan, Nate, Nielsen, Palmer, Scott, Sims
Absent and excused – None
Floor Sponsor - Malek
Title apvd - to Senate
 
  03/24 Received from the House passed; filed for first reading  
  Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance  
  Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading  
  03/25 Read second time; filed for Third Reading  
  Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 27-6-2
AYES – Bair, Brackett, Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Cameron, Davis, Guthrie, Hagedorn, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Jordan, Keough, Lacey, Lee, Lodge, Martin, McKenzie, Patrick, Rice, Schmidt, Siddoway, Stennett, Thayn, Tippets, Ward-Engelking, Winder
NAYS – Bayer, Den Hartog, Nonini, Nuxoll, Souza, Vick
Absent and excused – Lakey, Mortimer
Floor Sponsor - Johnson
Title apvd - to House
 
  03/26 Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling  
  Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate  
  03/27 Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker  
  Signed by President; returned to House  
  03/30 Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor  
  03/31 Delivered to Governor at 11:20 a.m. on March 30, 2015  
  04/03 Reported Signed by Governor on April 3, 2015
    Session Law Chapter 238
    Effective: 07/01/2015