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Committee approves bill asking state health department to administer supports for women who experience stillbirths
Summary
HB 15‑34 would ask the Department of Health to administer services for women who experience stillbirths and related maternal needs; sponsor said amendments clarified language and made technical corrections before passage.
The House Health Committee passed HB 15‑34 as amended, asking the Department of Health to administer services for women who experience stillbirths and to address maternal needs tied to those losses.
Representative Shaw, the sponsor, explained two amendments were attached: one rewrote the bill and the other changed terminology from 'scholarship' to 'resource.' The sponsor described the measure as focused on non‑medical supports and resources for women who have stillborns and said the bill would place administration with the Department of Health.
There were no recorded questions from the public or extended testimony during the committee discussion; the measure passed unanimously in committee and moves to Finance, Ways and Means as amended (19 ayes, 0 nays).
