House health committee advances three bills in executive session

The House Committee on Health and Mental Health moved into an executive session and voted to report three bills as due pass.

Chair Stinnett moved that House Bill 2,370 (sponsored in the transcript by Representative Peters) be voted due pass; the clerk recorded a committee tally reported as 13 ayes and 0 nos and the motion carried. The committee then moved, without discussion, to vote that House Bill 32 78 (identified in the hearing as Representative Lawbinger's bill); the roll call produced a reported tally of 15 ayes and 0 nos, and the bill was reported due pass. Finally, the panel voted that House Bill 16 38 (identified as Representative Overcast's bill) be due passed; the clerk recorded 17 ayes and 0 nos.

The executive-session votes were procedural actions to report the bills from committee; no floor action or committee amendments were recorded on the transcript. The committee then opened the record for public testimony on later agenda items before adjourning public business.