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House Appropriations Committee approves packaged agenda including health insurance, schools and licensing bills
Summary
The House Appropriations Committee unanimously approved a packaged agenda of bills after a brief staff overview. Items included measures on health insurance benefit limits and dependent coverage, funeral director licensing, school tick-removal guidance, a Diwali observance, and updates to sign-language interpreter registration.
The House Appropriations Committee met and, after a short staff overview of several bills, approved the committee’s entire agenda as a single package.
Committee Executive Director summarized key bills before the committee, saying officials had “house bill 25 62, which prohibits health insurance companies from imposing annual and lifetime limits to dollar val dollar value of core benefits provided under the policy to the enrollee,” and described related measures on dependent coverage and preexisting-condition protections. The director also summarized a range of senate bills, including amendments to funeral director licensing requirements and a bill requiring schools to remove and test ticks and notify parents about Lyme disease.
Representative Young moved to "call up the entire agenda as a package," and Representative Curry seconded the motion. A voice vote produced "no negative votes," and the chair declared, “Seeing no negative votes, all bills on the agenda will pass the committee unanimously.” The transcript records the chair saying the package passed; no roll-call votes or individual tallies were recorded in the meeting transcript.
Votes at a glance - House bill 25 62 — Prohibits insurers from imposing annual and lifetime dollar limits on core benefits: Approved as part of the package. - House bill 25 63 — Provides for health insurance coverage of dependent children up to age 26 under parents’ policies: Approved as part of the package. - House bill 25 64 — Prohibits insurers from imposing eligibility rules disadvantaging individuals with preexisting conditions: Approved as part of the package. - Senate bill 1 42 — Amends funeral director law to remove a requirement tied to marital status for license continuation: Approved as part of the package. - Senate bill 2 32 — Requires school entities to remove ticks from students, facilitate testing, and provide information to parents and guardians about Lyme disease: Approved as part of the package. - Senate bill 4 02 — Creates a standalone act designating a Diwali observance day: Approved as part of the package. - Senate bill 11 47 — Changes related to motorcycles and bicycles in title 75: Approved as part of the package. - Senate bill 12 32 — Amends workers' compensation act for direct deposit of composite compensation payments: Approved as part of the package. - Senate bill 12 74 — Updates the sign language interpreter and translator state registration act: Approved as part of the package.
The meeting record shows the committee adopted the packaged agenda by voice vote and adjourned. The transcript does not record individual roll-call votes or any formal amendments to the listed bills during the meeting. The next procedural step for each bill (committee reports, further readings, or floor action) is not specified in the transcript.
