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Committee adopts study‑style amendment to bill after lawmakers flag medical‑waste safety concerns
House Ways and Means Committee · May 5, 2026
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Summary
The Ways and Means Committee adopted a DE amendment turning House File 40‑17 into a study of medical‑waste separation failures after sponsors and members described safety and operational disruptions at regional waste centers; the bill was referred to the general register.
Chair Torkoson moved House File 40‑17 before the committee and asked Representative Johnson to explain the DE amendment.
Representative Johnson said the DE converts the measure from prescriptive requirements into establishment of a study to determine why medical…
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