House introduces bills on gender-affirming care, IT procurement transparency, sports betting and transgender protections; SB152 on practitioner identity also on
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Summary
Floor introductions named sponsors and assigned newly introduced bills to committees, including measures on gender-affirming health care access and IT procurement transparency, and a Senate bill on practitioner identity requirements.
House members introduced several bills and the chamber assigned each to a committee for consideration.
House Bill 1309, described as "concerning protecting access to gender affirming health care," lists Representatives Brown and Taton and Senators Cutter and Gonzales as sponsors. The House assigned HB1309 to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
House Bill 1310, by Representatives Teton and Weinberg and Senators Basley and Marchman, concerns enhanced purchasing transparency for information technology procurement and was assigned to the Committee on State, Civic, Military and Veterans Affairs.
House Bill 1311, by Representatives McCluskey and Soper and Senator Roberts, concerns the deduction for free bets allowed for the purpose of calculating net sports betting proceeds; the House assigned HB1311 to the Committee on Finance.
House Bill 1312, by Representatives Garcia and Stewart and Senators Winter and Coker, concerns legal protections for transgender individuals and was assigned to the Committee on Judiciary.
Senate Bill 152, by Senators Frizzell and Michelson Janao and noting Representatives Garcia, Sandra, and Ferre as House sponsors, concerns requirements for healthcare practitioner identity. The House assigned SB152 to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
The introductions on the floor were brief; the transcript records the bill titles, sponsors, and committee assignments but does not include bill text, committee reports, or floor debate on the measures. After the introductions, the House adjourned until Monday, March 31, at 10:00 a.m.