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Senate Rejects Amendment to Change Newborn Eye Prophylaxis Law; Roll Call 13-16
Summary
An amendment to remove a code provision concerning antibiotic ocular prophylaxis for newborns failed on a roll-call vote. Supporters cited blindness prevention and historical public-health practice; opponents cited changing standards and guidance from pediatric professional groups.
During second reading of the Engrossed Committee Substitute for House Bill 34-44, which relates to inflammation of newborns’ eyes, the Senate debated a floor amendment offered by the Senior Senator from the Seventeenth. The amendment would have removed an older code provision and eliminated penalties associated with the statutory requirement, effectively creating an opt-out for parents; the amendment failed on a recorded vote, 13 yays, 16 nays, with 5 absent.
The Senior Senator from the Seventeenth explained…
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