Social Services Subcommittee

Thursday, February 5, 2026·2h 56m·▶ Watch / Listen

Key Actions

·HB 560 – Uniform Benefits Appeals ProcessNo Vote

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Controversies

HB 266 – Tabling centralized child abuse intake bill in favor of HB 1490

Delegate Cornett moved to report HB 266 and refer it to Appropriations. Delegate Cohen made a competing motion to table the bill, stating 'we do have a bill that Delegate Tran has, 1490, that does take up the centralized intake piece.' Cohen's motion to table prevailed 3-2 over Cornett's motion to report.

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Notable Quotes

“That hearing lasted 27 minutes, with the insurance company speaking for about 12 minutes about why it had denied the coverage for the medication. The family expected to print, present their own arguments. But instead, they were not permitted to present their case. Rather, the hearing officer asked just one question, and after the family answered that single question, the hearing officer terminated the hearing. The family spoke for a total of 19 seconds. That was not a fair hearing.”
Casey Trombley Shapiro Jonas, Legal Aid Justice Center — Testifying in support of HB 560, which seeks to create a uniform and fair appeals process for essential benefits decisions including Medicaid, TANF, and SNAP.

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Votes

Report HB 1452 as substitutedPassed

Report HB 1405 as substitutedPassed

Report HB 283 as amendedPassed

Delegate Cohen's motion to table HB 266Passed

Report HB 1366 as substituted and refer to AppropriationsPassed

Report HB 652 as substitutedPassed

Report HB 1297 as substituted and refer to AppropriationsPassed

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TranscriptPreview

Our Social Services subcommittee meeting. We will go at ease while we wait for a quorum. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Please open the roll for attendance. Already did. Okay, it looks like we have a quorum. Good afternoon, everyone. We do have a busy docket, so I definitely apologize in advance if testimony goes from one minute or I'll just group you all in five minutes. I just want to apologize in advance depending on how many people are testifying for or against right now. I see one delegate right over there. So we can start with Patrick. Hope. We have Hope, Patrick. 560. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I do have a substitute. So moved. Second, there's been a motion and a second on the substitute. Would you like to speak to it or. I will speak to it. I'll speak to it, Mr. Chairman. House Bill 560, this has been something I've been on a journey for about three years now and the bill has never made it out of appropriations. I, I don't think that it will have a fiscal impact, but if you do vote favorably, it needs to go upstairs because I think…

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