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Committee actions and introductions: RS32511, RS32433, RS32525 introduced; HB131 and HB109 advanced to floor
Summary
During the session the committee introduced three resolutions (RS32511, RS32433, RS32525) and forwarded two House bills (HB131 and HB109) to the full House with do-pass recommendations (HB131 — 9–5; HB109 — 8–7).
The House Health and Welfare Committee took several procedural and substantive actions during the meeting:
- RS32511: Introduced by Representative Healy (change of wording from “medical judgment” to “clinical judgment”). Motion to introduce moved by Representative Rubel; committee approved introduction by voice.
- RS32433: Representative Marco Erickson presented a measure to adapt state plan payment timing for upper payment limits with skilled nursing facilities to meet a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requirement; Representative Redmond moved to introduce RS32433 and the committee approved introduction by voice.
- RS32525: Representative Jordan Redmond introduced RS32525 (Medicaid reform and cost containment act), described as a negotiated compromise that removes a 36‑month lifetime limit and a 50,000 enrollee cap from prior proposals and adds managed care, cost-sharing, practice-authority protections and site-neutral payments. Representative Erickson moved to introduce RS32525 and the committee approved introduction by voice.
- House Bill 131: Motion to send HB131 to the House floor with a do-pass recommendation passed on roll call 9–5 (recorded votes in transcript). The measure would require donor disclosure/labeling for donations when donors report receiving an mRNA vaccine (applies to nonemergency situations per sponsor).
- House Bill 109: Motion to send HB109 (requesting a USDA waiver to remove soda and candy from SNAP) to the House floor with a do-pass recommendation passed on roll call 8–7.
The committee recorded roll calls at members’ request for the two House bills. The committee did not adopt amendments to the bills during the meeting and several items were introduced for further study rather than immediate committee action.
