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Medical Affairs committee advances informed-consent, kratom and long‑term care visitation measures; several amendments adopted
Summary
The committee approved amendments and voted to advance multiple bills, including S-54 (medical informed-consent provisions), a kratom consumer-protection measure and a long-term-care visitation measure; votes on the bills were taken in committee and amendments were adopted as described below.
The Senate Medical Affairs Committee on Thursday advanced several bills and adopted multiple amendments after subcommittee hearings and debate. Committee members said they sought to balance individual liberties against public-health authority when drafting changes to emergency powers, medical informed-consent rules and product regulation.
Key committee actions (committee vote outcomes recorded at the hearing):
- Medical Informed Consent legislation (filed as S-54 in committee materials): the committee adopted technical and substantive amendments in subcommittee and on the floor and voted to report the bill favorably to the full Senate.…
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