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Committee advances several bills, approves technical amendments and sends multiple measures forward
Summary
The Committee on House Health and Human Services approved amendments and advanced several bills by voice vote, including a favorable report on a Medicaid-related bill and amended Senate bills concerning rural emergency hospitals and emergency opioid antagonist policy.
The Committee on House Health and Human Services took votes at the end of its session to advance several bills and approve technical amendments.
House Bill 22-17 (motion to pass favorably) Representative Bueller moved to pass House Bill 22-17 favorably; Representative Lehi seconded. The committee voted by voice. A request to record individual votes was taken; recorded yes votes (as entered in the transcript) included McDonald, Orpiza, Ruiz, Meyer and Bridal. The clerk announced the motion passed.
Senate Bill 82 (rural emergency hospitals; amendment) Representative Bryce offered a technical amendment to change publication language from "statute book" to the "Kansas Register." Representative Ellis seconded the amendment. The committee approved the amendment and then the amended bill by voice vote. A subsequent motion to adopt the amended bill passed.
Senate Bill 1 (amended bill) Committee members moved and seconded to pass the amended Senate Bill 1; the committee approved the amended bill by voice vote.
Senate Bill 193 (emergency opioid antagonist; amendment) Representative Bryce offered an amendment to Senate Bill 193 to change publication language from "statute book" to "Kansas Register." Representative Blacks seconded. The committee approved the amendment and then passed the amended bill by voice vote.
Outcome summary All items taken in the transcript were advanced from committee following voice votes or unanimous agreement on amendments. The transcript records the motion and second for HB 22-17 and lists five members with recorded yes votes for that item; other measures were advanced following voice votes and committee confirmation of amendments.
Procedural context Committee members described the meeting as part of a busy week and moved through a mix of hearings and committee business, including the MHIT hearing earlier in the session and the series of motions that closed the agenda.
