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Votes at a glance: committee advances several fiscal bills including exoneration program, medical respite, chiropractor rules, and detention reimbursements
Summary
The committee completed executive action on multiple bills. Recorded roll calls included House Bill 702 (14–9), House Bill 628 (17–6), House Bill 274 (17–6), House Bill 500 (13–10), House Bill 93 (23–0), and House Bill 643 (15–8); several other bills advanced by voice vote or were left for further fiscal work.
The committee conducted executive action on multiple bills after hearings. Key recorded outcomes from the session:
- House Bill 702 (criminal code revisions): Committee recorded a roll call on executive action and advanced the bill, 14 yes, 9 no.
- House Bill 628 (early literacy/targeted intervention adjustments): Advanced on roll call, 17 yes, 6 no.
- House Bill 274 (medical‑respite Medicaid coverage): Advanced on roll call, 17 yes, 6 no. Testimony at the hearing emphasized pilot savings and the need for a federal 1115 waiver to secure federal matching funds.
- House Bill 500 (chiropractic prescriptive endorsement): Advanced on roll call, 13 yes, 10 no. Sponsor committed to Senate amendments removing Medicaid expansion and narrowing permitted drugs to non‑controlled, non‑scheduled medicines; agency testified to modest administrative costs covered by board fees.
- House Bill 93 (exoneration compensation): Advanced unanimously on a recorded roll call, 23 yes, 0 no. Proponents disputed the Department of Justice’s fiscal assumptions and urged that appropriations should follow successful claims.
- House Bill 643 (reimbursement for detention centers holding state‑custody inmates/DPHHS holds): Advanced on roll call, 15 yes, 8 no. The bill as amended directs one‑time funds to reimburse counties for DPHHS holds and asked the department to define a per‑diem reimbursement rate.
Other bills were advanced by voice vote or deferred for additional fiscal detail. The committee left some items for follow‑up data gathering (for example, DNRC staffing and IT needs tied to exempt‑well review) and sponsors committed to carry technical amendments in the Senate where required.
Ending: Committees frequently followed hearings with executive action; sponsors and departments were asked to provide additional fiscal or implementation detail for several items before final floor consideration.
