House Health & Human Services

Wednesday, April 15, 2026·1h 52m·▶ Watch / Listen

Key Actions

·SB 60 – Mental Health Training and Concussion Education (Alyssa's Act)Passed

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Controversies

Coach liability and over-caution under SB 60

Representative Ron Weinberg argued that coaches and others would become so cautious that children without concussions would be 'barred for two weeks at a time because the liabilities are so large,' and stated he could not support the bill. Representative Hamrick's amendment L005 addressed liability concerns by narrowing civil liability protections to avoid overlap with existing governmental immunity or volunteer protection laws, but Weinberg still voted no.

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Notable Quotes

“This money is not the state's money. It is the child's money. When the state intervenes in a family and removes a child, they have an obligation to provide for that child. Children without Social Security benefits are not obligated to pay for any of their own care. It is only children who can qualify for these benefits who pay the state.”
Ashley Chase, Office of the Child's Representative — Chase testified in support of HB 1347, which requires counties to screen foster children for SSI benefits and account for how those funds are spent.

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Votes

Final passage of HB 1347 as amended, with favorable recommendation to Appropriations CommitteePassed

Yes (1)Madam Chair

Final passage of HB 1314 as amended, with favorable recommendation to committee of the wholePassed

Yes (1)Madam Chair

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TranscriptPreview

The Health and Human Services Committee will come to order. Mr. Shidoun, could you please call the roll? Representative Zabaron. Excused. Bradfield. Good. I got extra. Yeah. Bradley, Double the copies. Representative Bradley English. Excuse. Emmerich. Here. McCormick. Here. Right in. Beautiful. Wonderful. Excused. Stuart. Here. Weinberg. Here. WUK Excused. Leader. Excuse. Madam Chair. Here. Okay. Welcome everyone to the Health and Human Services Committee. We are hearing three bills today. Senate Bill 60, House Bill 1347, and then House Bill 1314 for action only. We are going to have two minutes for witnesses, witness testimony, and we will have 10 minute panels. We'll have everyone ask their first question and if we have time, they will go around and have second questions answered. We are going to try really hard to be efficient because we know folks have been waiting most of the day to test five here. So we want to make sure we can get to everyone and be efficient with our time. So thank you so much for being here. And with that, I'll turn it over to the sponsors. Representative Hamrick. Thank you, Madam Chair. Members of the committee, I'm here today to present Senate…

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