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Votes at a glance: panel clears firefighter screening funding, insurance and prescription drug measures
Summary
The House Health and Government Operations Committee moved a package of bills Friday, advancing several measures by voice vote and sending them to the next legislative stage.
The House Health and Government Operations Committee moved a package of bills Friday, advancing several measures by voice vote and sending them to the next legislative stage. Most items were approved with little debate; one drew recorded opposition.
Key outcomes
- House Bill 757 — Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program Funding: reported favorable with amendment. The amendment raised the minimum the governor may include in the annual budget for the program from at least $500,000 to at least $1,000,000 and allows the Secretary of Health to use up to 20% of program funds to support research centers that collect and analyze outcome data. The bill takes effect July 1, 2025, and terminates June 30, 2030. (Proceeded as a reprint of the House bill passed by committee; cross-file Senate Bill 849 conformed.)
- Senate Bill…
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