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House narrowly concurs with Senate on children’s health coverage expansion after debate over eligibility threshold
Summary
The House voted to concur with Senate amendments to HB137 (Children’s Health Insurance Program), restoring the eligibility ceiling to 200% of the federal poverty level. Debate focused on differing estimates of children affected (figures cited from about 5,000 to 7,600) and potential federal funding losses; the concurrence passed 39‑31 and final House passage recorded 342‑28 on the bill text that was returned to the Senate.
Representative Knutson moved that the House concur with Senate amendments to HB137, the Children’s Health Insurance Program. The Senate had raised the income eligibility ceiling back to 200% of the federal poverty level; opponents on the House floor argued that the House had previously…
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