Senator Singleton’s SB 133 amended to restore immunity language; committee reallocates fee share to hospitals

A Senate committee considered SB 133 and voted to amend the measure to restore immunity language that had been removed last year, Senator Singleton said.

"I wanna offer that amendment," Senator Singleton said, describing it as reinserting the bill’s original immunity language from the 1970s. He told the committee the revised bill also adjusts fees and license charges the commission may impose and reallocates funds from agencies that are no longer operating to existing entities, including hospitals and ambulance services.

Senator Singleton said the change would move about "1%" of certain funds to hospitals and ambulance services in his area, reallocating the share previously assigned to agencies that are now defunct. He described the amendment as restoring the bill closer to its original form while updating the allocation of resources.

The chair called a voice vote on the amendment; members responded "Aye," and the chair moved on to the bill. Senator Singleton then moved that the committee report the bill favorably; a second was recorded and the chair again called a voice vote. The transcript records the committee responding "Aye," and the chair stated the bill "receives a favorable report." The transcript does not include a roll-call or numerical vote tally.

The committee concluded its one-bill calendar session after reporting SB 133 favorably. No additional details about the specific immunity language or precise vote counts were recorded in the transcript provided.