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Senate concurs with House amendments to merge three health and disability agencies into a single cabinet agency
3026439 · April 16, 2025
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Summary
The Senate concurred with House amendments to S.2, a bill combining the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, the Department of Mental Health and DAODAS into a single cabinet-level department. The Senate vote to concur was 40–2 on a roll call.
The Senate concurred with House amendments to S.2, a bill merging three state agencies that serve overlapping behavioral‑health and disability populations into a single cabinet‑level agency.
Senator Diefenbaugh (floor sponsor in the transcript) said the scaled‑back consolidation focuses on the…
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