Item 3: Ratification of IGR Actions

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IGR BILL REPORT February 18, 2009 CITY OF EUGENE HB 2076 Relating Clause: Relating to provider assessment; providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority. Title: Creates assessment by Department of Revenue upon patient care, items or services provided by specified categories of health care providers. Requires that moneys collected by department from assessment be deposited to Oregon Health Plan Fund. Sponsored by: House Interim Committee on Revenue URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb2000.dir/hb2076.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Glen Potter Glen Potter EFD 2/4/2009 Pri 2 Yes YesII Oppose Comments: Fire & EMS agrees with Finance. Bill would increase health care costs generally, and ambulance transport costs specifically, at a time when financial projections for the ambulance service are gloomy. Depending on the rate of taxation ultimately proposed, priority could rise to 1. ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Larry Hill Larry Hill CS-FIN 2/3/2009 Pri 2 Yes YesII Oppose Comments: HB 2076 could have a significant negative financial impact on the City of Eugene and adversely impact City employees and their families. The measure would impose a state tax assessment (rate currently left blank) on net revenue (excluding charity care costs and bad debt)of a wide range of health care providers. This tax on health care would increase already high health care costs. The intent of the measure is to fund the Oregon Health Plan. But this measure's proposal to increase the cost of health care is counterproductive. Health care coverage provided by employers would likely be diminished, because organizations providing good health care benefits to employees would pay a greater share of the tax assessment than organizations providing fewer or no health care benefits. Similarly, individual health care consumers would likely be discouraged from using health care services due to higher costs, reduced benefits and/or higher copayments from individual health care consumers. In addition, ambulance transport provided by the City would be subject to the tax assessment, likely requiring increased ambulance transport charges. ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Myrnie Daut Myrnie Daut CS-HRRS 1/28/2009 Pri 2 No No Oppose Comments: Defer to Glenn and Larry HB 2099 Relating Clause: Relating to firearms Title: Provides persons licensed to carry concealed handgun in another state with protections provided to persons with Oregon concealed handgun license. Sponsored by: at the request of former Representative Donna Nelson for Ken Dollinger URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb2000.dir/hb2099.intro.pdf RespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Contact E. Cushman S. Swenson EPD-ADM 2/10/2009 Pri 3 Yes YesV. C5 Monitor Comments: 1