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Senate Public Health Committee quickly passes several noncontroversial bills
Summary
In a single meeting the committee approved HB 1137 (city vegetation burning), HB 1145 (Lupus Awareness Day), SB 57 (medical board fee reduction), SB 58 (massage student background checks and supervised practice), and SB 93 (dental statute updates); SB 92 was held. Most measures had brief presentations and passed by voice vote.
The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee approved multiple bills in a single meeting, advancing measures that ranged from awareness-day designations to regulatory updates.
House Bill 1137, presented by Senator Blake Johnson, would allow a city to burn vegetation as it collects it (with waivers after storms and restrictions to small amounts); the committee moved the bill and approved it by voice vote.
House Bill 1145, presented by Senator Love,…
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