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HOUSE BILL 494

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H0494   by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
HEALTH AND WELFARE – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding background checks conducted by the Department of Health and Welfare.
  01/19 Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing  
  01/20 Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare  
  02/04 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading  
  02/05 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading  
  02/06 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, February 9, 2026  
  02/09 Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 36-33-1
AYES – Beiswenger, Bingham, Burgoyne, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Dygert, Egbert, Erickson, Fuhriman, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Miller, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler
NAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Cannon, Crane(12), Crane(13), Ehardt, Ehlers, Furniss, Harris, Hawkins, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Mr. Speaker
Absent – Wisniewski
Floor Sponsor - Wheeler
Title apvd - to Senate
 
  02/10 Received from the House passed; filed for first reading  
  Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare  
  02/19 Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment