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Committee adopts ambulance assessment measure after two amendments; HB56 passes 17–4
Summary
House Health and Human Services held executive action on House Bill 56, an ambulance provider assessment bill. The committee adopted two amendments to adjust reporting and allow revenue deductions for administrative costs, and passed the bill by a roll call vote of 17–4.
House Health and Human Services moved to executive action on House Bill 56, an ambulance provider assessment measure that sponsor representatives described as requested by ambulance providers to address reimbursement shortfalls. Representative Buttry summarized the problem: “we have these ambulance services that can't afford, continue to transport with the equipment and personnel cost because they're getting a lot of the payers being government payers and those rates don't cover the cost of service.”
The committee adopted two amendments. The first (HB56.1.1) adjusted reporting and payment dates in section 5 and changed the appropriation usage date in section 14 from June 30 to Sept. 30. The second amendment (HB56.1.2) allowed the Department of Revenue to deduct administrative costs from the assessment receipts (the bill already allowed DPHHS to deduct administrative costs). Representative Buttry said the change to permit deductions by Revenue reduced an unanticipated general‑fund impact and brought the fiscal note back to net zero.
Amendments were adopted by voice vote and the committee then took a roll‑call vote on the bill as twice amended. The roll call recorded the following positions (as read into the record): Representative Etchart (Aye); Representative Buttry (Yes); Representative Regier (No); Representative Howell (Yes); Representative Bennett (Yes); Representative Love (No, by proxy); Representative Moore (Yes); Representative Cunningham (Yes); Representative Close (Yes); Representative Nicola Kakos (Yes); Representative Leer (Aye, by proxy); Representative Zephyr (Yes); Representative Sullivan (Aye, by proxy); Representative Revis (Yes); Representative Souctis (Yes); Representative Kelly (No); Representative DeMaurice (Yes); Representative Weber (Yes); Representative Nickel (No); Representative Schomer (Yes); Chair Marshall (Yes). The clerk announced a tally of 17 Yes and 4 No; House Bill 56 was passed out of committee to the floor.
The committee record shows proxy votes were used for some members. The adopted amendments and the recorded roll call are part of the executive action record; the transcript shows no additional committee directions beyond the adopted amendments and do‑pass recommendation.
