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Committee approves bill tightening health district authority language; sends it to House floor
Summary
The committee approved Senate Bill 1031 to narrow health‑district powers to actions that are necessary, reasonable and supported by scientific evidence. Sponsors said the change adds accountability; supporters called it a needed check after COVID‑era actions by unelected health boards.
The House Health and Welfare Committee voted unanimously to send Senate Bill 1031 to the House floor with a due‑pass recommendation.
Representative Rob Bieswanger (R-Horseshoe Bend), sponsor, described the measure as a targeted change to existing law that currently allows health districts broad authority “to do all things required for the preservation and protection of public health.” The amended language would require health districts to “undertake only those actions that are necessary and reasonable for preserving and protecting public health and preventative health and so on, and as supported by scientific evidence,” Bieswanger…
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