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Committee reports substitute for House Bill 2,468 to align DSHS statutory references with agency restructure
Summary
The committee unanimously reported substitute House Bill 2,468 with a due-pass recommendation. The substitute reinstates two current-law provisions removed in the underlying bill and updates obsolete references to DSHS divisions following agency restructuring.
The Early Learning & Human Services Committee voted by voice to report substitute House Bill 2,468 out of committee with a due-pass recommendation.
A committee presenter described HB 2,468 as aligning statutory references to DSHS divisions with the agency’s recent restructuring and reinstating two provisions of current law that had been struck in the underlying bill: (1) the current-law expiration date for the dementia action collaborative and (2) a requirement that DSHS hire two permanent full-time employees to regularly review and maintain the no-paid-services caseload. The proposed substitute, offered by Representative Bergquist, also includes other technical updates.
Assistant Ranking Member Burnett spoke in support of working with state agencies to streamline and harmonize the bill’s provisions. A voice vote was requested; the clerk announced 11 ayes and 0 nays, and the committee reported the substitute with a due-pass recommendation.
The substitute’s changes are technical and intended to harmonize statutory references; the committee did not record further amendments or conditions in committee.
