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Committee advances bill to authorize video remote sign language interpreting
Summary
House Bill 311 was sent to the floor with a do‑pass recommendation. The bill adds a category for video remote interpreters within the speech and hearing services practice act, allowing registered businesses to provide rosters of interpreters meeting board qualifications and reducing regulatory burdens while maintaining professional standards.
The committee voted to send House Bill 311 to the floor with a do‑pass recommendation after Representative Josh Wheeler described the measure as a targeted deregulation to expand access to video remote sign language interpreting.
"This is a strategic deregulation in our speech and hearing services…
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