Senate Public Health Committee approves House Bill 1002 by voice vote

A meeting of the Senate Public Health Committee moved for immediate consideration and approved House Bill 1002, sponsored by Representative Beatty and Senator Bryant, by voice vote. An unidentified committee speaker opened the short session, introduced the bill and asked for a motion for immediate consideration.

The committee approved the motion for immediate consideration by voice vote. An unidentified speaker said, "So moved," and the meeting recorded vocal support with responses of "Aye" and the announcement "Ayes have it." The committee then took a separate voice vote on House Bill 1002; the meeting recorder announced, "House Bill 1,002 has passed." Exact roll-call counts were not provided in the transcript.

The transcript does not record discussion of the bill's text, policy effects, or committee debate; no witnesses or members named individual positions on the measure during the recorded segments. The committee adjourned immediately after announcing the bill's passage.

Action and next steps listed in the transcript are limited to the successful motion for immediate consideration and the subsequent approval of House Bill 1002 by voice vote. The record does not show the bill's provisions, vote counts, or any amendments in this session. The meeting was then adjourned.