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Lawmakers press committee on HB730 fiscal note and department capacity
Summary
Several senators expressed concern about HB730's revised fiscal note (about $1.7 million ongoing and 10 new positions) and whether the Department of Health and Welfare can implement more frequent verifications without increasing error rates or costs.
During debate on House Bill 730, several senators raised concerns about the bill's fiscal note and the department's ability to implement quarterly or more frequent eligibility verifications. Senator Blaylock said she was "struggling with the new fiscal note," citing $1,700,000 in ongoing spending and ten new Department of Health and Welfare positions to implement the proposal.
Witnesses and the bill's proponents acknowledged there are up-front software integration costs and some ongoing staffing needs. Doug Taylor said the fiscal note was adjusted to reflect department requests and that some states realized savings over time, but committee members said the short-term budget impact and the possibility that increased checks could raise measured error rates were significant concerns for floor passage.
