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Committee adopts amendment and reports House Bill 1076 to the floor with due‑pass recommendation
Summary
The House Health Care & Wellness Committee voted to report substitute House Bill 1076 out of committee with a due‑pass recommendation after adopting Amendment MORE 113, which adjusts priority criteria and extends public posting timelines for health technology assessments.
The House Health Care & Wellness Committee on Jan. 31 voted to report substitute House Bill 1076 out of committee with a due‑pass recommendation after adopting Amendment MORE 113. The amendment, adopted in committee, requires that additional priority criteria be considered in addition to existing criteria rather than as an alternative; removes a mention of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network from the priority criteria; and extends the window for posting requests for assessments or reassessments on the Health Care Authority website from seven days to 30 days.
Representative Tye moved Amendment MORE 113; Representative Tai spoke in support, saying the change reflected hearing input and would make the state’s technology‑assessment process "much better" by extending the time for entities to act. Representative Schmick said he had concerns about legislative interference with the committee’s work but ultimately the amendment passed and the bill was forwarded out of committee.
The committee roll call yielded 16 ayes and 2 nays; staff announced the substitute House Bill 1076 was reported out of committee with a due‑pass recommendation.
