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House Appropriations Committee advances six bills including midwife licensure and tenant protections
Summary
The House Appropriations Committee advanced six bills — HB 41, HB 72, HB 344, HB 830, HB 2218 and SB 507 — sending them to the House floor. Measures ranged from school-sports rules to midwife licensure and tenant protections; several passed by voice and others by roll call.
The House Appropriations Committee advanced six bills and referred them to the full House after a meeting that included brief staff summaries and a mix of voice and roll-call votes.
Committee Chair Chairman Harris opened the meeting and asked the clerk to call the roll before staff reviewed the agenda. The committee executive director summarized the measures under consideration, noting items that affect school athletics, tenant protections, school counseling requirements and health-care licensure. The executive director said SB 507 "provides licensure of certified midwives and allows licensed midwives to prescribe medications, including medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder." (Committee executive director)
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