C8E9082E799C0EB3872583D7006FA810 Hearing Summary

Senator Court explained that the committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 19-188 at a prior meeting (March 19, 2019) and would be considering action only on the bill at this meeting.  The bill creates the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program.  Committee discussion ensued.  Committee members received a memorandum regarding fiscal impacts of amendment L.045 (Attachment A).

Senators Williams and Winter, bill sponsors, introduced the amendment and its changes.  They distributed a handout (Attachment B).

A further handout was distributed by a member of the public (Attachment C).

The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee regarding the amendment.

Discussion continued among bill sponsors and committee members regarding the amendment.

The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee regarding seasonal workers.

The bill sponsors continued describing the amendment, and responded to questions from the committee.

Yelana Love, Office of Legislative Legal Services, responded to a question from the committee regarding the amendment's impact on local governments.  Bill sponsors responded to further questions on the topic.

The bill sponsors continued discussing the amendment.  Discussion continued with committee members regarding the definition of "family" in the bill.

The bill sponsors described the impact of the amendment on program solvency, third-party administration, and program oversight, and responded to questions from the committee.

The bill sponsors described the impact of the amendment on worker's compensation and responded to questions from the committee.

The bill sponsors and committee members distributed amendments L.050, L.051, L.053, L.054, L.055, L.056, L.057, L.058, and L.059 (Attachments D-L, respectively).

Senator Lundeen described amendment L.050 (Attachment D).  The bill sponsors commented on the amendment and discussion ensued.

Senator Winter described amendment L.051 (Attachment E).

Senator Lee described amendment L.053 (Attachment F).

Senator Lundeen described amendment L.054 (Attachment G).  Committee discussion ensued.

Senator Williams described amendment L.055 (Attachment H).  Committee discussion ensued.

The bill sponsors described amendment L.056 (Attachment I).

The bill sponsors described amendment L.057 (Attachment J).

The bill sponsors described amendment L.058 (Attachment K).  They responded to a question from the committee.

Senator Winter described amendment L.059 (Attachment L).

Senator Woodward distributed amendments L.060, L.061, L.062, L.063, and L.064 (Attachments M-Q, respectively).

The committee recessed.

The committee reconvened.

Senator Woodward described amendment L.060 (Attachment M).  The bill sponsors commented on the amendments.  Discussion ensued.

Senator Woodward described amendment L.062 (Attachment O).

The bill sponsors commented on the amendment.  Discussion ensued.

Senator Woodward described amendment L.064 (Attachment Q).  The bill sponsors commented on the amendment.

Senator Woodward distributed and described amendments L.065 and L.067 (Attachments R and S, respectively).  The bill sponsors responded.

Senator Williams made closing comments on the bill.

Clare Pramuk, Legislative Council Staff, responded to questions regarding the bill's fiscal impact from the committee.  Committee discussion ensued.

Ms. Pramuk responded to further questions from the committee.

Senator Winter made closing comments on the bill.

Committee members made closing comments on the bill.  Senator Lundeen sumbitted a handout for the record (Attachment T).