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Committee advances broad slate of bills; most set for consent calendar

Commerce and Consumer Affairs · April 30, 2026
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The Commerce and Consumer Affairs committee moved more than a dozen bills forward in executive session, placing most measures on the consent calendar after unanimous or lopsided votes; key exceptions include a children’s mental‑health assessment tabled for amendment review and PBM/drug‑pricing legislation that drew a 13–2 procedural vote and a planned minority report.

The Senate Commerce and Consumer Affairs committee met in executive session and advanced a large group of bills, placing many on the consent calendar by voice or roll-call votes.

The panel approved interim-study or passage motions for multiple bills, frequently by unanimous margins. Measures that were recorded as passing or moving forward by unanimous—or near‑unanimous—roll calls included bills on clinician‑administered drug safety (SB 256), limits on prior authorization for…

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