The Conference Committee on House Bill 1012 approved moving roughly $2.214 million for a coordinated purchasing project to support immunization access from ongoing funding to one-time funding, reflecting a department request tied to the loss of COVID-era funding.

A department representative said the change would complete an IT project first and then allow the immunization access work to begin. "This was at the request of the department due to the loss of COVID funding. We needed to move the money to finish our IT project before we could start to do the work that the IT project will allow us to do," the representative said.

Senator Davidson offered the motion to adopt the Senate position (moving the line to one-time), seconded by Senator Deaver; committee members confirmed the move from ongoing funding to one-time funding and the chair called for the vote. The recorded votes were: Chairman Nelson — yes; Representative O'Brien — yes; Representative Mitscog — yes; Chairman Deaver — yes; Senator Cleary — yes; Senator Davidson — aye. The clerk announced the vote passed 5-0-1.

Committee discussion indicated the department will use the one-time appropriation to finish IT work that had been funded by earlier federal COVID funds and then use the platform for immunization access coordination.

The committee adjourned for the day and scheduled reconvening the next morning.