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Votes at a glance: committee advances bills on cancer presumption, fee transparency, retirement rules and more
Summary
A State and Local Government Committee meeting advanced several bills with little extended debate. The following is a concise list of bills taken up in the session, the committee vote and the committee's immediate disposition.
The committee handled more than 40 bills Wednesday. Below are selected items that moved through the committee with their vote tallies and next steps as recorded by the clerk.
Votes at a glance
- House Bill 482 (Barry Brady Act expansion): Adds prostate, breast and pancreatic cancers to cancers covered under the Barry Brady Act presumption for firefighters. Committee vote announced: "Mister chair, you have 22 members present. You have a quorum." Later roll call: "22 I, 0 nay." Outcome: moved to finance.
- House Bill 375 (fee transparency; amendment 5088 placed): Amended to require documentation when a fee of $250 or more is charged, make records available on request and subject fees to annual audit. Committee vote announced: "21 aye, 0 nay, and 1 present not voting." Outcome: moved to…
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