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Appropriations committee delays implementation date for bill tied to SB205 after schools and stakeholders raise concerns
Summary
House Appropriations adopted amendment L014 to push the implementation date of the measure (linked in testimony to Senate Bill 205) to Oct. 1, 2026, after rejecting a May 1, 2026 substitute; committee members cited the need for more stakeholder work and time for K-12 and hospitals to prepare.
The House Appropriations Committee adopted amendment L014 and advanced House Bill 1008 as amended to the Committee of the Whole after a contested amendment process that rejected a substitute with an earlier implementation date.
What the action changed: Amendment L014 replaces the bill27s operative implementation date and sets a later effective date of October 1, 2026. Representative Titone offered substitute amendment L017 proposing an earlier date (May 1, 2026); that substitute failed on committee vote and L014 passed 92to22. The committee later advanced the amended bill to the Committee of the Whole on an…
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