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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Chávez, E./Thomson
LAST UPDATED
ORIGINAL DATE 2/13/2025
SHORT TITLE Health Care Cost Driver Analysis
BILL
NUMBER House Bill 350
ANALYST Chenier
APPROPRIATION*
(dollars in thousands)
FY25 FY26
Recurring or
Nonrecurring
Fund
Affected
$1,000.0 Nonrecurring General Fund
Parentheses ( ) indicate expenditure decreases.
*Amounts reflect most recent analysis of this legislation.
Sources of Information
LFC Files
Agency Analysis Received From
Health Care Authority (HCA)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of House Bill
House Bill 350 appropriates $1 million from the general fund to the Legislative Council Service
to contract for consulting and technical assistance to aid the Legislative Health and Human
Services Committee in the committee’s continued work of analyzing and developing solutions to
address key health care cost drivers.
This bill does not contain an effective date and, as a result, would go into effect 90 days after the
Legislature adjourns if enacted, or June 20, 2025.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $1 million contained in this bill is a nonrecurring expense to the general
fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY28 shall revert to the
general fund.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
LFC currently contracts with three health professionals to do similar work as contemplated in the
bill; the work funded by this bill would be additional to that work.
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