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House adopts conference report on HF 2115, human services bill
Summary
Representative Schumacher moved adoption of the conference committee report on House File 2115, an act relating to human services, and asked that the bill be repassed as amended by the conference committee.
Representative Schumacher moved adoption of the conference committee report on House File 2115, an act relating to human services, and asked that the bill be repassed as amended by the conference committee. The House approved the motion on a roll call, with 124 ayes and 10 nays; the clerk announced the bill was repassed as amended and its title agreed to.
The conference report, the chairs and conferees said, reflects bipartisan, bicameral negotiation: four House conferees and five Senate conferees signed the report. Representative Schumacher told members that “the house provisions stood strong over the the senate provisions overall in this conference report. We were able to keep majority of what we had sent over into conference committee.” Representative Noor said the measure “will make our state better” and highlighted provisions affecting personal care attendants, nursing home services, behavioral health and substance use disorder. Representative Frederick called it “a really good bill” and urged a green vote.
Members credited nonpartisan and legislative staff for their work in resolving disputes across chambers. Speakers named a series of staff who assisted in the process and noted that some policy provisions that were previously in the budget bill were included in the policy language of HF 2115. Representative Noor also noted that parts of the bill come from the Senate Health and Human Services jurisdiction.
There was no extended floor debate recorded in the provided transcript beyond statements of support, staff acknowledgements and procedural remarks. The formal action on the floor was the adoption of the conference committee report and the repassage of House File 2115 as amended by the conference committee; the clerk closed the roll and announced the 124–10 result. The bill received its third reading as amended by conference.
Votes at a glance: Conference committee report on House File 2115 — motion to adopt and repass as amended by conference; outcome: approved; roll call announced as 124 ayes, 10 nays; title agreed to.
