Rules committee advances conference reports on seven additional bills; votes recorded for all motions

The Rules Committee voted to advance conference committee reports for seven bills, recording roll-call votes on each procedural motion to suspend rules and permit member distribution with a 12-hour hold. The committee approved the motions that make the reports eligible for consideration after April 15, 2025.

Representative McNamara presented the conference committee report for House Bill 1416, saying the CCR removed prescriptive Senate language regulating massage locations and human-trafficking provisions while leaving a provision that allows massage establishments to post information on human trafficking. "The CCR takes out all of that language, but left in the ability for a massage establishment to be able to post information regarding human trafficking," Representative McNamara said. The motion to suspend rules passed 9 to 0.

Representative Carball (House Bill 1587) described a multi-part insurance bill that permits mobile integrated health providers to bill for nonemergency runs, repeals a public-forum requirement for insurers, exempts the National Insurance Crime Bureau from certain transparency requirements…