The committee recorded votes on multiple House bills during the session. Below are the items called on the floor, the motion as recorded in the transcript and the committee's outcome.
Votes at a glance
- House Bill 11‑81: Amendments adopted (voice vote recorded as "Motion carries. 13"); due pass as amended — roll call recorded 11 yes, 2 no, 0 abstain (motion carries 11‑2‑0). Motion to adopt amendments by Representative Anderson; second by Representative Rios. Key issue: cleanup language aligning gender‑inclusive phrasing with current Century Code.
- House Bill 12‑17: Due pass — motion passed, roll recorded 7 yes, 6 no, 0 abstain. Key issue: removes felony penalty for willful transmission in favor of infraction‑level penalties to align with other infectious‑disease statutes; committee discussion addressed where offenses are codified (public health code vs. criminal code).
- House Bill 14‑30: Amendments adopted and bill advanced as amended — roll call recorded 10 yes, 3 no, 0 abstain. Key issue: definition and scope of conversion therapy and interaction with social‑work ethics; committee directed staff to seek the Board of Social Work's guidance before final action.
- House Bill 14‑50: Amendments adopted; due pass as amended — recorded 10 yes, 3 no, 0 abstain. Key issue: requirements to inform minors/parents about topics/questions that may be asked when a minor is alone with a clinician and whether answers will be shared.
- House Bill 14‑57: Due pass — recorded 7 yes, 6 no, 0 abstain. Key issue: publicizing exemptions for required vaccines and related informational language.
- House Bill 14‑58: Due pass as amended — recorded 7 yes, 6 no, 0 abstain. Key issue: provisions touching on research and whether statutory language could inadvertently limit research or apply to animals; state veterinarian consulted.
- House Bill 14‑60: Reconsidered, amendments adopted (1,003 packet) and due pass as amended — recorded 13 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain (transcript records 1300); the amendments clarified monitoring language to apply to adult foster care providers.
- House Bill 15‑11: Amendments adopted; due pass as amended — recorded 10 yes, 3 no, 0 abstain. Key issue: educational program for OB‑GYNs tied to litigation‑stage law; one member asked for a statutory trigger tied to litigation outcomes.
- House Bill 15‑64: Due pass — recorded as unanimous (13 yes; transcript lists 13 in favor). Key issue: changes related to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) implementation (as captioned in committee notes).
- House Bill 15‑67: Committee reconsidered prior action for additional study language on dental care; committee deferred further final action and will take up amendments the following day.
- House Bill 15‑95: Initial motion for due pass failed; committee later voted to give the bill a "do not pass" recommendation — recorded 11 yes, 2 no, 0 abstain on do‑not‑pass. Key issue: oversight and reporting for pregnancy resource centers; debate focused on regulatory burden versus fiscal transparency.
- House Bill 16‑05: Due pass — recorded 7 yes, 6 no, 0 abstain. Key issue referenced local votes on water fluoridation and local preemption concerns.
The chair closed the meeting noting the committee would reconvene at 9:00 a.m. the next morning to continue work on pending items and follow up with agencies and boards for clarifications.
This roundup reflects votes and motions as recorded in the committee transcript. Where individual roll‑call votes were read into the record, the transcript’s tallies are presented above; further verification of individual member votes is available from the committee clerk’s official roll call.