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Committee passes a slate of health and licensing bills by voice vote
Summary
The committee approved several noncontroversial bills by voice vote including HB1288 (pharmacy-practice cleanup), HB1447 (any-willing-provider expansion), and HB1331 (human development center property distribution); votes were unanimous by voice with no public testimony on some items.
During the hearing the committee disposed of several bills by voice vote without extended debate. Representative Boyd presented House Bill 1288 to update Pharmacy Practice Act language to permit pharmacies to fill prescriptions from appropriately licensed health‑care professionals; the committee moved the bill and the chair announced "Ayes have it."
House Bill 1447, which adds certified behavioral‑health providers and licensed intellectual and developmental disability service providers to an "any willing provider" designation under existing insurance authority, was presented and approved by voice vote.
House Bill 1331 (sponsor amendment adopted) establishes a process for human development centers to account for and distribute a resident's property after death, clarifies timelines and prevents facility staff from being beneficiaries; the committee adopted a sponsor amendment and passed the bill by voice vote.
These bills advanced out of committee by voice vote and will proceed to the next legislative stage. No roll-call tallies were requested during the committee session recorded in the transcript.
