Votes at a glance: Committee releases five bills including child‑support, jurisdiction, folic‑acid, neonatal standards and kratom regulation

The committee conducted roll‑call votes and released multiple bills for floor consideration.

- HB 3 37 (folic‑acid fortification of corn masa flour): Sponsor and medical witnesses supported the measure as an equity‑focused prevention policy; motion to release carried.

- HB 3 27 (standards for neonatal care levels): Extensive testimony from clinical witnesses and hospital representatives; motion to release carried though one member recorded a 'No' vote in the transcript.

- HB 3 41 (child‑support/foster‑care billing): Sponsor described efforts to stop billing foster‑care costs to families, cited a fiscal note of roughly $140,000 annual collections and moved to release; motion carried.

- HB 3 43 (family‑court delivery methods): Brief presentation; motion to release carried to allow use of additional delivery methods (USPS, FedEx, UPS) to serve process and reduce delays.

- HB 3 32 (kratom regulation): Extensive in‑person and virtual testimony both supporting regulation and warning of harms; committee voted to release and sponsor committed to working on testing and enforcement amendments.

Each motion was carried by roll call as recorded in the hearing transcript; committee chairs announced the bills will be presented to the full House for consideration if sufficient signatures from absent members are gathered.