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Committee advances bill to allow video remote interpreters under speech and hearing practice act
2979003 · March 7, 2025
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Summary
House Bill 311 was sent to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. The bill adds video remote interpreting providers to the State’s speech and hearing services practice framework, aiming to increase access to ASL services and reduce regulatory barriers.
The committee voted to send House Bill 311 to the House floor with a due-pass recommendation.
Representative Josh Wheeler (District 35), sponsor of HB 311, described the bill as “strategic deregulation” to allow video remote interpreters to operate under the speech and hearing services practice act and to…
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