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Votes at a glance: Five bills from Health committee advance to the Senate floor
Summary
The Senate Health committee advanced five bills to the floor: SB 85 (10–0), SB 282 (11–0), SB 225 (11–0), SB 220 (11–0), and SB 182 (9–3). The docket included medical‑debt protections, medical‑spa and compounding provisions, a right‑to‑shop measure and the contested SB 182 on sex definitions and housing.
The Senate Health and Provider Services Committee reported five bills to the Senate floor on April 10.
Key outcomes
- SB 85: Passed in committee as amended, reported to the floor 10–0. Amendments narrowed attorney‑general garnishment authority to health‑care debt and excluded Medicaid recovery expenses from the health‑care‑debt definition.
- SB 282: Passed and reported 11–0. Committee removed and reinserted a $5,000 fee specification for medical‑spa registration as a procedural step and adopted amendments addressing medical spa definitions and compounding rules (including GLP‑1 substances and distributor definitions).
- SB 225: Passed and reported 11–0 after amendments that define medical debt using a 60‑day past‑due threshold and include advance‑notice provisions for hospital closures/service‑line reductions (120‑day notice referenced in testimony).
- SB 220: The sponsor described it as a right‑to‑shop bill to promote use of the state’s all‑payer claims database; the committee reported it 11–0 after questions about carrier obligations and customer support channels.
- SB 182: After extensive public testimony for and against, the committee reported SB 182 to the floor 9–3. The bill would set statutory definitions of sex by biological characteristics and requires sex‑assigned‑at‑birth housing in DOC facilities; an amendment addressed K–12 restroom/changing‑area designation and civil remedies.
All bills were reported out of committee and will be scheduled for floor consideration by Senate leadership.
