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Thursday, April 30, 2026·▶ Watch / Listen

A late-running Senate Health & Human Services Committee cleared a run of child-welfare, pharmacy and emergency-medical bills unanimously on April 30 — with the Chair noting every measure passed without dissent — while Senator Jessie Danielson pulled her own Youth Sports Safety Requirements bill, SB26-100, which was postponed indefinitely.

Key Actions

·Availability of Emergency Medical ServicesPassed

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Notable Quotes

they essentially paid for their own foster care, an expense that no youth in care should have to bear.

Jessie Braverman (permanent parent, testimony read by Melanie Jordan) · witnessBraverman's statement that the county collected tens of thousands in her daughters' disability benefits captures the core harm the bill aims to end — foster youth's own federal benefits being used to fund their care.

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Votes

Referred to Committee on AppropriationsAction
Yes (6)Scott Bright, Lindsey Daugherty, Lisa Frizell, Mike Weissman, Iman Jodeh, Kyle Mullica
Excused (1)Lisa Cutter
Referred to Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendarAction
Yes (7)Scott Bright, Lisa Cutter, Lisa Frizell, Mike Weissman, Iman Jodeh, Kyle Mullica, Lindsey Daugherty
Referred to Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendarAction
Yes (7)Scott Bright, Lisa Cutter, Lisa Frizell, Mike Weissman, Iman Jodeh, Kyle Mullica, Lindsey Daugherty
Referred to Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendarAction
Yes (7)Lisa Cutter, Lindsey Daugherty, Lisa Frizell, Mike Weissman, Iman Jodeh, Kyle Mullica, Scott Bright
Referred to Committee on AppropriationsAction
Yes (7)Scott Bright, Lisa Cutter, Lindsey Daugherty, Lisa Frizell, Mike Weissman, Iman Jodeh, Kyle Mullica
Postponed indefinitely — bill killedAction
Yes (5)Lisa Cutter, Lindsey Daugherty, Lisa Frizell, Iman Jodeh, Kyle Mullica
Excused (2)Scott Bright, Mike Weissman
Referred to Committee on AppropriationsAction
Yes (6)Scott Bright, Lindsey Daugherty, Lisa Frizell, Mike Weissman, Iman Jodeh, Kyle Mullica
Excused (1)Lisa Cutter
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TranscriptPreview
Senate Health and Human Services will come to order. Mr. Brown, please call the roll. Senators Bright. Excused. Cotter. Present. Jordy. Here. Frizzell. Present. Weisman. Excused. Judah. Present. Mr. Chair. Malika. Here. Members, we are starting our afternoon committee at 5:38. And we have our first bill with us. Senator Danielson. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you. Members of the committee, it's been a long day, so I'm not going to go into too much. I would appreciate it if someone would move to PI. Senate Bill 100. Thank you, Senator Danielson. The. Give me one sec. Madam Vice Chair. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move to postpone indefinitely SB 26100 at the sponsor's request. That is a proper motion. Mr. Brown, please call the roll. Senators Cutter? Aye. Doherty? Yes. Rizzell. Yes. Judah? Yes. Mr. Chair. Malika? Yes. And that passes unanimously. Thank you, Senator Danielson. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Committee. Have a good night. You, too. Let the record reflect that Senator Bright has graced us with his presence, and Senator Weissman is about to grace us with his presence. And we have House Bill 1314 next with Senator Exum, who I believe is on his
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