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Committee advances 16 bills, several as amended; votes and referrals summarized
Summary
The Human Services committee voted to advance a group of 16 bills covering guardianship rules, resident rights in long-term care, behavioral-health placement options and medical-marijuana program changes, with several measures amended before approval.
The Human Services committee met in a working session and recorded roll-call votes on a slate of bills, sending most to appropriations or the next procedural stop and approving several bills as amended.
Why it matters: The committee’s approvals move a large set of public-health, long-term care and medical-marijuana measures closer to final consideration; several contain funding or rule changes that will affect program implementation and licensing.
The committee recorded votes on 16 bills during the hearing. Several bills were passed “as amended” after committee discussion and one major package on edible cannabinoid products was amended to adjust possession, purchase and fee provisions. Other bills advanced without amendment. Below are the bills acted on in the meeting, the committee motion outcome, and next-step referral…
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