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Senate committee hears bill to fund statewide mosquito surveillance and grants
Summary
Senate Bill 79 would fund Department of Health grants to counties for mosquito surveillance and testing to prevent West Nile and other mosquito-borne diseases. Sponsor cited a personal family health crisis and DOH entomologist said targeted data-driven efforts are possible; committee debated tabling because some funding already appears in the enacted budget.
Senate Bill 79 was presented to the Senate Finance Committee by Senator Tobias (presenting the bill in a personal capacity). The sponsor described a family case of West Nile virus that left a spouse permanently disabled and argued for a statewide grant program administered by the Department of Health to help counties conduct mosquito surveillance…
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