Votes at a glance: actions taken by the Senate Committee on Education and Health (May 20, 2025)

The Senate Committee on Education and Health conducted an extensive docket and recorded votes on numerous bills. Below are the committee's formal actions, with the committee‑recorded outcome and vote tally when recorded in the transcript. (Descriptions are drawn from committee remarks and the bill captions presented on the floor.)

Key items and outcomes from the May 20 committee meeting:

- SB 1391 (Sen. Srinivasan): Motion to re‑refer to Rules — recorded vote 15‑0; outcome: re‑referred to Rules. - SB 1491 (Sen. Bagby): Motion to re‑refer to Transportation — recorded vote 15‑0; outcome: re‑referred to Transportation. - SB 1414 (Sen. Hashmi): Employee Childcare Assistance Pilot — reported and re‑referred to Senate Finance, recorded 15‑0. - SB 1217 (Sen. Deeds): Changes to student fee spending caps for student‑athlete health and JLARC study (line amendment adopted moving JLARC report to 2026) — reported and re‑referred to Senate Finance, committee vote recorded 15‑0. - SB 740 (Sen. Locke): Board of Medicine continuing education requirement (unconscious bias/cultural competency) — reported (subcommittee 5‑0), committee ayes recorded 10, noes 4 on roll call result listed in transcript. - SB 745 (Sen. Favola): Board of Pharmacy convene workgroup on therapeutic interchange authority — reported (subcommittee motion), committee roll recorded as unanimous for that item in transcript. - SB 752 (Sen. Favola): Board of Psychology workgroup on prescriptive authority feasibility — reported with substitute; committee recorded vote 14‑0 on roll call noted in transcript for that item. - SB 790 incorporated into SB 1035 (opioid antagonists dispensing): incorporation approved 15‑0. - SB 821 (Sen. Craig): Nursing facility resident right to electronic monitoring — reported with substitute, committee recorded 15‑0. - SB 981 (certified community health workers reporting): reported and re‑referred to Finance; committee motion recorded for referral. - SB 1015 (chiropractors and supplements recommendations): reported 15‑0. - SB 1035 (opioid antagonists/dispensing): reported with substitute 15‑0. - SB 1081 (TPA formulary/optometry): reported 15‑0. - SB 1253 (physical therapy titles): reported 15‑0. - SB 907, 875, 1019, 1038, 1064 and others in Health subcommittee were reported with various roll calls; specific tallies are noted in the transcript for many items — examples: SB 907 reported as amended 5‑0 in subcommittee; SB 1019 (WIC outreach to food banks) reported 15‑0; SB 1038 (telehealth training for disabilities) reported 15‑0; SB 1064 (expedited CON for psychiatric beds) reported 15‑0. - SB 1094 (psychiatric emergency department physician presence): amendment adopted requiring physician physically present; reported 15‑0. - SB 1098 (reproductive and gender‑affirming care protections): substitute adopted; reported 9‑6. - SB 1101 (veterans suicide prevention trust fund and council): reported and re‑referred to Finance (mixed committee vote recorded in transcript; re‑referral recorded). - SB 1105 (right to contraception and private cause of action): reported 3‑2 in subcommittee and recorded 9‑6 in committee as reported. - SB 1177 (CON exemption for swing beds): reported 15‑0. - SB 1186 (donor human milk banks, insurance coverage): reported with substitute and re‑referred to Finance 15‑0. - SB 1408 (waterworks reporting for anomalies): substitute adopted; reported 15‑0. - Multiple higher education bills (SB 742, 767, 771, 792, 797, 953, 1063, 1099, 1106) were reported or passed over; many were re‑referred to Senate Finance — recorded outcomes varied and are listed in the transcript. - Public education docket: a long series of bills were reported, passed by indefinitely (PBI), or re‑referred to Finance. Examples: SB 738 (smart device / cell phone policies) reported with substitute 9‑6 recorded in transcript voice; SB 749 (gender classification for sports) passed by indefinitely 9‑6; SB 753 (assessments in other languages) reported and re‑referred to Finance 12‑3; SB 756 (childcare funding formula changes) reported with substitute and amendment 15‑0; SB 820 (school improvement grant pilot) reported with substitute and re‑referred to Finance 15‑0; SB 855 (testing and instructional materials changes) reported as amended 15‑0; SB 905 (Internet safety advisory council) reported with substitute 15‑0; SB 908 (cyberbullying policy guidance) reported 15‑0; SB 955 (high‑quality instructional materials) reported with substitute and re‑referred to Finance 15‑0; SB 1003 (free school breakfast expansion) reported and re‑referred to Finance (committee reported 13‑2); SB 1017 (school meal account policy) reported 13‑2.

This list is not exhaustive; the committee considered dozens of bills, many of which were acted on by voice vote, roll call, or by incorporation/substitute votes. Several items were passed by indefinitely (PBI) and several were sent to Senate Finance for fiscal review. Members noted the committee will reconvene next week (Tuesday immediately after Senate Finance and Thursday) to finish business and vote on any additional bills that require Finance referral.

For a complete roll‑by‑roll and the precise vote tallies for each listed item, see the committee transcript and the Senate clerk's roll‑call records.