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Senate Health Committee releases package of health and human‑services bills, including measures on Alzheimer’s outreach, brain injury services and family‑stabil
Summary
The committee released a package of bills ranging from technical regulatory changes to funding and programmatic measures (S773, S2260 substitute, S2955 as amended, S3014 as amended, S1250, S438, S3463, S3992 and others). Most measures were released as amended after brief testimony or summary by sponsors and stakeholders.
After deliberations on S773 and the substitute to S2260, the Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee moved a series of other measures and released them to advance in the legislative process.
Highlights of committee actions and outcomes included:
- S2955 (sponsored by Sen. Mahirgie): Committee substitute removed appropriation and narrowed the operational requirement; members supported the substitute and released the bill as amended after association input.
- S3014 (chair‑sponsored): Amendments revised the definition of golf course to include 9‑hole and executive courses, expanding the state’s AED requirement; bill released as amended.
- S1250 (sponsors Greenspun and Beach): Directs the Department of Human Services to establish an Alzheimer’s public‑awareness campaign; advocates testified in favor and the bill was released.
- S438 (sponsors Stack and Ruiz): Establishes a minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for structured day program services for beneficiaries eligible for brain injury services; testimony emphasized cost savings from community placement and the bill was released.
- S3463, S3992, S399... and other technical bills related to home care, hospice audits, and Medicaid personal care assistance were presented with supporting testimony and released as amended.
Committee staff and sponsors summarized committee substitutes and technical amendments on the record; multiple organizations (Brain Injury Alliance, Home Care and Hospice Association, United Way, Family Success Institute) provided testimony. The committee recorded motions and carried roll‑call votes to release the listed bills for further legislative consideration.
Members asked that substitute language and amendments be posted where witnesses had requested access so stakeholders can review changes before floor action.
