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Floor round-up: several bills advanced, including agency realignment and suicide-prevention measures
Summary
On Feb. 26 the House passed or transmitted multiple bills: HB 365 (agency realignment) and HB 336 (suicide-prevention substitute) moved to the Senate; HB 99 (third substitute Senate Bill 99) was transmitted back to the Senate; HB 399 (waste facilities) and HB 226 and HB 218 advanced; other bills were circled or referred as noted.
Lawmakers moved a slate of bills through the House floor on Feb. 26.
Key actions: - Third substitute Senate Bill 99 (child welfare amendments) was adopted and transmitted to the Senate after a conference committee report; the House recorded 60 yes votes and 0 no votes on final passage. - Substitute House Bill 365 (agency realignment for the Department of Health and Department of Human Services) passed the House and will go to the Senate; sponsors said the change will coordinate mental‑health and Medicaid enrollment functions and take effect after further planning. - First substitute House Bill 336 (suicide‑prevention amendments) passed; the substitute requires an interim report and eases data access for the Office of the Medical Examiner while directing support for evidence‑based Zero Suicide work. - First substitute House Bill 399 clarified the application and legislative-approval process for Class 5/Class 6 waste facilities; the sponsor said approvals expire if not acted on within five years. The transcript vote language for the final tally is ambiguous in one instance; where a clear roll call or tally was recorded the article reports the numbers provided on the floor.
Other actions included circling HB 375 for further interim study, transmitting HB 390 (urban farming amendments) and HB 413 (redistricting revisions) to the Senate, and several procedural housekeeping motions. The House adjourned until Monday, March 1.
