Senate committee adopts substitute removing health-care provisions from Senate Bill 3 76

The Senate Finance Committee on an unspecified date adopted a committee substitute for "Senate Bill 3 76," removing certain health-care-related provisions and advancing the measure with a do-pass recommendation.

Committee Chair Senator Munoz convened the item and said the committee "need[s] to strip an amendment off" and that the change "just takes some health care issues off." A motion to adopt the substitute for discussion purposes was made by Senator Hill and seconded by Senator Padilla. The committee then moved to act on the substitute; no public comment was taken.

Senators on the roll call who voted in favor included Senator Campos, Senator Gonzales, Senator Lanier, Senator Padilla, Senator Shandoh and Senator Munoz. The clerk reported "do pass" with "6 in the affirmative, 0 in the negative." The committee did not record amendments or further public testimony related to the substitute during the item on the transcript.

The transcript shows the substitute directs further departmental review of some plan options; committee members said the substitute would "review more plans and more options to change the structure of the bill" and retain an actuarial reporting requirement to ensure rates are "solid going forward." The committee characterized the substitute as a committee sub. No formal changes to rate-setting authority or statutory citations were discussed in that recorded exchange.

The committee moved on after the vote; no additional direction to staff or implementation steps specific to this substitute were recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.

Ending: The committee advanced the committee substitute; documentation and any statutory text for the substitute were not included in the transcript and are listed as not specified.