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Subcommittee unanimously approves bill to move senior nutrition program administration to DHS
Summary
The Health and Social Services Subcommittee on Appropriations voted unanimously to approve HB 538, which transfers administration of a federally funded senior nutrition program from the Department of Aging to the Department of Human Services. Both agencies supported the measure; there were no amendments and the vote was taken by voice.
The Health and Social Services Subcommittee on Appropriations voted unanimously to approve HB 538, a bill that transfers administration of a federally funded senior nutrition program from the Department of Aging to the Department of Human Services, Delegate Emily Shetty said during a brief subcommittee session.
Shetty, identifying herself on the record as participating for the subcommittee, summarized the measure and its status: "This is a bill that transfers the administration of a federally funded senior nutrition program from the Department of Aging to the Department of Human Services. There are no amendments to the bill." She also said both agencies support the bill.
A motion to act on the bill was made and seconded; the subcommittee took a voice vote. After members signified their approval, Shetty said, "This passes unanimously." The transcript does not record the names of the motion maker or seconder, nor a numerical roll-call tally.
The transcript does not specify the program's formal name, the precise federal funding source, an effective date for the administrative transfer, or any implementation timeline. No amendments were offered during the recorded exchange. The bill was handled as a quick subcommittee vote; no further discussion or public comment on HB 538 appears in the provided record.
Next steps, as recorded in the excerpt, were not specified in the transcript.
