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Committee passes a string of public‑health and labor bills in busy session
Summary
The Senate Public Health committee cleared multiple bills by voice vote or roll call, including training requirements for first responders after a cadet's death, a SNAP waiver request for combat‑injured veterans, unemployment tax and benefit adjustments, assisted‑living Medicaid cost reporting, and several technical cleanup bills.
The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee handled a broad docket on May 21 and passed several bills in addition to the licensure compacts and the work‑permit measure.
Representative Fran Kavanaugh’s HB1458, prompted by the death of cadet Vincent Park during training, would require certain trainers and instructors (law enforcement and fire) to be certified to recognize heat‑related and other health conditions; the Department of Public Safety…
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