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Roundup: Senate advances several bills on third reading — childcare, stillbirth certificate, employment and digital health
Summary
On a busy floor day the Senate moved several bills to third reading: SB 12 (childcare background and notification requirements), SB 16 (stillbirth definition changes and family certificate option), SB 17 (Employment Support Act revisions), and SB 19 (extend Digital Health Services Commission sunset). All recorded third-reading votes were announced as favorable.
The Senate advanced multiple bills on third reading during the session:
- SB 12 (Childcare Amendments): Sponsored by Senator Christiansen; tightens background-check expectations for exempt childcare providers (typically those with three or fewer children) and requires notification to the public when a facility is not licensed. The Senate recorded an affirmative roll-call and the clerk announced the bill would be read for a third time with unanimous recorded support.
- SB 16 (Certificate of Stillbirth Amendments): Sponsored by Senator Vickers on behalf of Representative Jim Nielsen’s earlier measure; restores the medical definition of a stillbirth to 20 weeks while preserving an option for families to request a death certificate for losses occurring between 16 and 20 weeks, avoiding an automatic funeral-home trigger (and associated costs). The bill was moved for third reading and the clerk recorded 26 yea votes, 0 nay and 3 absent.
- SB 17 (Employment Support Act Revisions): A committee bill updating structure and cross-references in the Employment Support Act; sponsor Senator Shiozawa said it is primarily updates and clarifications. The Senate moved the bill for third reading and recorded favorable votes.
- SB 19 (Digital Health Services Commission): Senator Shiozawa explained the volunteer advisory board addresses telehealth, electronic health records and privacy; SB 19 extends its sunset from 2015 to 2025. The bill advanced on a recorded vote (28 yea, 0 nay, 1 absent reported).
Each of these items was handled as part of the Senate’s second- and third-reading calendar; sponsors characterized the measures as technical or narrowly targeted and the body recorded votes to move them forward.
