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Senate committee advances multiple DHS and public-health bills; several pass by voice votes

PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE · April 4, 2019
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Summary

The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee passed a slate of mostly noncontroversial DHS and public-health bills (including HB1542, HB1543, HB1711, HB1691 and HB1967); two measures were pulled or sent to interim study and one high-profile rate bill failed after debate.

The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee spent a marathon session hearing and deciding more than two dozen bills. Several Department of Human Services-sponsored bills passed on voice votes with little or no opposition.

Key committee actions included concurrence with a House amendment to Senate Bill 441, passage of House Bills 1542 and 1543 (which expand DHS authorities to obtain medical records for adult maltreatment investigations and clarify APS eligibility and Medicaid-related…

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