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House Human Services Committee advances several bills; loan fund and care programs amended and sent to appropriations
Summary
The committee amended and moved multiple bills to appropriations, sending HB 16‑19 (hospital revolving loan) as amended, rejecting HB 15‑50 (loan guarantee), and advancing several human services and health‑related bills with recorded roll‑call tallies.
The House Human Services Committee met Feb. 15 and conducted bill work after hearings, adopting amendments and recording votes on multiple bills tied to health, care facilities and program funding.
On House Bill 16‑19, the committee adopted an amendment to reduce the proposed loan sum to $50 million and increase the interest rate to 2 percent before voting to advance the bill. Representative Barr moved the amendment; Representative Rohrer seconded. The committee then voted to give HB 16‑19 a "do pass" recommendation as amended and re‑refer it to Appropriations; the clerk recorded the motion as carrying with a 12‑0 tally.
Members moved a "do not pass" recommendation on House Bill 15‑50 (the loan guarantee companion to HB 16‑19). Representative Rohrer moved the do‑not‑pass motion; it was seconded and the committee adopted the recommendation by voice and then roll call; the motion carried unanimously.
The committee also considered House Bill 16‑12 (a proposed North Dakota Center for Aerospace Medicine and related functions at UND). After discussing scope and funding, the committee approved a due pass as amended and re‑referred the bill to Appropriations; the roll call showed the motion passed 8‑3.
Members amended House Bill 10‑67 to add language directing the Department of Health and Human Services to disregard Social Security survivor income and court‑ordered child support for children under 18 enrolled in a Medicaid 1915(c) waiver. The committee adopted the amendment by voice vote and later approved the bill as amended with an 11‑0 roll call.
On HB 14‑67 (reporting of federal vaccine adverse event data), the committee replaced proposed reporting requirements with a provision directing the department to display state‑specific federal VAERS data and instructions on the state website; that amendment passed 12‑0.
Finally, the committee amended House Bill 12‑68 (adult foster care adjustments) to address respite/substitute caregiver rules, monitoring devices and other operational provisions; the amendment was adopted and the committee voted to give HB 12‑68 a due pass as amended (vote recorded 10‑2).
Committee leadership said several additional bills will be scheduled for later in the day; members asked for updated fiscal notes on items with changed eligibility or cost estimates.
