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Votes at a glance: Committee advances several bills, declines votes on two major items
Summary
The Senate Insurance & Commerce Committee recorded several voice votes advancing bills including a PSC-seat provision, breast-screening cost-sharing removal, genetic testing access, investment-rating change for treasurer investments, and repeal of obsolete reports; the committee declined to vote on two other measures.
The Senate Insurance & Commerce Committee held a series of brief votes and recorded outcomes on several agenda items during its meeting.
What passed (committee action): - A bill introduced by Senator Matt McKee that would give the Arkansas Public Service Commission (PSC) a formal role when utilities negotiate settlement agreements that lead to generation-asset closures was approved by the committee (motion recorded; voice vote). The bill identifier was not specified in the transcript.
- Senate Bill 123 (sponsor: Senator Greg Letting) would remove cost-sharing for a supplemental breast diagnostic examination for…
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