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Committee approves minutes, forwards bills to print and recommends confirmation of gubernatorial appointee
Summary
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee approved minutes from Jan. 27 and Jan. 28; voted to send RS 32140 and RS 32224 to print; advanced Senate Bill 1035 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation; and recommended confirmation of Mark Watkins to the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee took a series of procedural and substantive actions during its meeting:
- The committee approved the minutes from Jan. 27, 2025 (motion by Senator Blaylock, seconded by Senator Burkey; voice vote in favor).
- The committee approved the minutes from Jan. 28, 2025 (motion by Senator Shippey, seconded by Senator Coho; voice vote in favor).
- The committee voted to send RS 32140 (Safe Haven Act update) to print (motion by Senator Keiser; seconded by Senator Zieterfeld; voice vote in favor).
- The committee voted to send RS 32224 (advisory resolution recognizing the Nuremberg Code and related ethical instruments) to print (motion by Senator Keiser; seconded by Senator Zieterfeld; voice vote in favor). The sponsor said she intends to request a hearing when the resolution reaches the floor’s tenth order.
- The committee moved Senate Bill 1035 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation (motion by Senator Blaylock; seconded by Senator Burkey; voice vote in favor).
- The committee voted to send the gubernatorial reappointment of Mark Watkins to the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired to the floor with a recommendation to confirm (motion by Senator Shippy; seconded; voice vote in favor).
All recorded committee votes in the transcript were taken by voice; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the committee transcript excerpt. Where the transcript recorded who moved and seconded a motion, that information is listed above; otherwise seconds are recorded as stated on the record.
