Minutes

Present: Senator Ron Latz - Chair, Senator Clare Oumou Verbeten Vice Chair, Senator Jim Carlson, Senator Justin D. Eichorn, Senator Jeff R. Howe, Senator Michael E. Kreun, Senator Warren Limmer, Senator Sandra L. Pappas, Senator Judy Seeberger, Senator Bonnie S. Westlin

Absent: No Members Absent

Senator Ron Latz called the meeting to order at 8:37a Recess: 10:00a-4:29p Recess: 6:07p-7:11p Recess: 7:11p-7:12p Recess: 8:31p-9:28p

H.F. 402: Senator Wiklund: Specifying requirements for health care entity transactions and extending the moratorium on conversion transactions for certain organizations.

Testifiers: Erin Conti (Attorney General’s office)

 

Limmer moves to allow counsel to make necessary changes to incorporate the US Code 15; Section 18a reference to line 7.13 as discussed in committee – adopted by voice

 

The bill is tabled for counsel to do some research based on committee discussion and resume later in the day if possible

 

The bill is picked back up at 4:29p when committee resumes. 

 

A2 – Oumou Verbeten moves, adopted by voice

               

A1 as amended by A2 and oral amendment – Carlson moves, adopted by voice

 

Oral amendment:

10.14 – delete everything after the period

Delete 10.15 and 10.16

10.17 – delete everything before the first “The”

Line 10.30 before the second “data” insert “Section 13.39 applies to” and after “entity” insert “and the commissioner”

Line 10.31 – after “and” insert “data provided by a health care entity to” and delete everything after section

Delete lines 10.32, and 10.33

Line 10.34, delete everything before the period

 

Senator Carlson moved that H.F. 402, be recommended to pass as amended and referred to Finance Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 2319: Senator Fateh: Protections establishment for transportation network company drivers.

Testifiers: Stephen Cooper, Joel Carlson, Andrew Carlson

 

Bill is tabled after some discussion until after HF402 is finished in the afternoon/evening portion of the hearing

 

There were many long breaks taken for negotiations to take place. All of the breaks taken after we resume at 4:30p are taken during this bill. 

 

A17 – Westlin moves to amend to the underlying bill with instruction to counsel to fix line and page as necessary – Westlin moves as amended – adopted by voice

                Oral amendments to A17

• Seeberger moves to delete ….. – adopted by voice
• Seeberger moves to delete statute of limitations – adopted by voice
• Seeberger moves line 1.5 before “applicants” insert “qualified” – adopted by voice

A14 – (DE except the A17 as amended and A18) – Westlin moves as amended with instruction to Counsel to make changes to make the bill make sense given all the changes – adopted by voice

• 1.24 delete “already fully” – Seeberger moves, adopted by voice
• Substitute lines 2.8 through 2.9 for

A18 to the underlying bill with edits incorporated with instructions to Counsel to fix page, line, number, letter, and any other technical changes that need to be made

• Delete 1.13 – 1.16
• Delete 1.30 after the period beginning with “Weekly…”
• Delete 1.31 trhough the word “and”
• Delete sec 2 of the A14 amendment

Oral amendment:

4.1 to 4.13 delete

Keep 4.4 to 4.5 “A driver who has previously been deactivated may reapply for driver status” and add a period after “status”

Insert after “status.” “The mere fact of a previous deactivation does not disqualify an applicant. The TNC shall notify the applicant for the reason of the denial of the application and give the applicant an opportunity to respond to the reason for denial.” - Kreun moves, adopted by voice

Oral amendment: alter lines 2.24-2.25 – a 1.25/mile and 10c/minute fee IF the TNC charges a fee for long pickup. delete “while driving empty to pick up a rider if it is more than five miles” Kreun offers, adopted by voice

 

Senator Westlin moved that S.F. 2319, as amended and reported to the Senate without recommendation. - MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:47p

Senator Ron Latz, Chair	Diana Rico, Legislative Assistant