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Votes at a glance: committee reports multiple health and social-services bills to committees or First Reading
Summary
The committee reported a slate of bills on March 17: items were sent either to Finance, First Reading, or Higher Education; outcomes included referrals on reimbursement, lead-thresholds, scope of practice, maternal-health pilots, and hospital notice rules.
During the March 17 session the committee moved and recorded outcomes for a series of bills covering public health, social services and health-care regulation. Key outcomes included:
- Senate Bill 999 (reimbursements tied to early and periodic screening) — reported to Finance. - Senate Bill 1816 (elevated blood-lead level defined at 3.5 µg/dL) — reported to First Reading after fiscal-impact questions. - Senate Bill 1911 (due-process protections for health-care professionals when insurers drop or do not renew them) — reported to First Reading. - Senate Bill 2625 (expand pharmacists’ authority for MAT) — referred to Higher Education for further review. - Senate Bill 3105 (medical cannabis reciprocity) — reported to First Reading. - Senate Bill 4589 (FQHC rate adequacy) — reported to Finance. - Senate Bill 4955b (OMIG audit and review functions) — reported to Finance; members noted prior veto history. - Senate Bill 5056b (heat-related deaths study) — reported to First Reading; staff said reporting language focuses on data collection though recommendations could be added. - Senate Bill 7460 (maternal–infant care centers pilot; $350,000 reappropriation) — reported to Finance. - Senate Bill 9196 (ban on future for-profit hospices) — reported to First Reading. - Senate Bill 9237 (definition of family for voluntary foster care services) — reported to First Reading. - Senate Bill 9275 (Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care and anti-discrimination measures) — referred to Finance after a recorded 'Nay' and discussion. - Senate Bill 9388 (public notice and engagement for hospital closures or unit shutdowns) — reported to First Reading.
All listed items were moved in committee; vote tallies shown in the transcript were voice votes without full roll-call counts and are recorded as such in committee minutes.
