THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2016

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES
Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair
Senator Gil Riviere, Vice-Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2016

DATE:	Thursday, February 11, 2016
TIME:	1:15 PM
PLACE:	Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

SB2898 Status and Testimony	MAKING EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE STATE TO COMPLY WITH THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. Makes an emergency appropriation for fiscal year 2015-2016 for the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and the Department of Human Services to cover short-term costs required to comply with the Affordable Care Act.	HMS, JDL/WAM
SB2057 Status and Testimony	RELATING TO HOUSING. Establishes the housing for the homeless special fund and executive office on homeless identity protection to assist homeless individuals with the process, including associated costs, of obtaining a government-issued identification document.  Makes an appropriation.	HMS, WAM
SB3008 Status and Testimony	RELATING TO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. Requires providers and health plans to gather data regarding homeless individuals' use of medical assistance programs.	HMS, CPH/WAM
SB2478 Status and Testimony	RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE. Establishes a long-term care surcharge on state tax beginning on 1/1/2018 to pay for claims for defined benefits under the long-term care financing program.  Makes an appropriation to the department of taxation for costs of implementation and collection.	CPH/HMS, WAM [Measure added on 2/10/2016]

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-6130.