Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Bills of interest for Thursday, March 11, 2010

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES/COMMITTEE ON HEALTH
9:30 A.M. – ROOM 329


SB2469, SD2 RELATING TO THE EMERGENCY AND BUDGET RESERVE FUND
Appropriates moneys from the emergency and budget reserve fund to maintain levels of programs for education, human services, and health. Effective 7/1/2050. ($)

SB2650, SD2 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Requires medicaid contracts between the department of human services and medicaid healthcare insurance plan contractors to contain provisions affecting the reimbursement obligations in the policies between the medicaid healthcare insurance plan contractors and the home and community-based case management agencies. Prohibits reductions of reimbursements of more than 10%. Effective 01/01/2050.

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY/COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND & OCEAN RESOURCES
10:15 A.M. – ROOM 309


SB950 RELATING TO ELECTRIC GUNS
Authorizes law enforcement officers of the department of public safety and conservation and resources enforcement officers of the department of land and natural resources to use electric guns and related equipment while performing their duties. Effective 7/1/50. (SD2)

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY/COMMITTEE ON HEALTH
10:45 A.M. – ROOM 309


SB2213, SD2 RELATING TO COUNTIES
Provides that each county has the power to establish compassion centers for the dispensing of medical marijuana. Requires that compassion centers shall only provide service to qualified patients and primary caregivers registered with the department of public safety. Makes compassion centers subject to the general excise tax by making inapplicable the exemption for amounts received from sales of prescription drugs or prosthetic devices. Imposes a general excise tax on marijuana sales. Eff 8/7/2012. (SD1)

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