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Committee approves substitute to HB 89 on perinatal centers after brief procedural discussion
Summary
The committee approved the substitute to House Bill 89, a measure related to perinatal centers, and passed the substitute out of committee by voice vote; members expressed some procedural confusion but no substantive changes were recorded during the meeting.
The committee considered a substitute to House Bill 89, described by the chair as legislation concerning public health and the establishment of new perinatal centers around the state. A committee member asked whether any substantive changes had been made; the committee staff said the substitute reflected changes made before the committee meeting and that no further alterations were required.
Several members expressed procedural confusion about why the substitute was before the committee again after the bill had been recommitted from rules. Committee staff explained the substitute had been filed and that the committee was passing the version that had been prepared earlier. The committee approved the substitute to House Bill 89 by voice vote, with members saying "aye" and no opposition recorded in the transcript.
Members asked procedural questions but the transcript shows no substantive debate on the bill's policy provisions during this meeting. The chair closed the meeting after the vote and the substitute was passed out of committee.
