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Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Note
| S1294aa | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE |
| INFANTS AND NEWBORNS – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding hearing loss screening. |
| 02/13 | Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing | ||
| 02/16 | Reported Printed; referred to Health & Welfare | ||
| 02/20 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading | ||
| 02/23 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading | ||
| 02/27 | Referred to 14th Order for amendment | ||
| 03/13 | Placed in the Committee of the Whole | ||
| Reported out without recommendation, as amended | |||
| Amendments ordered printed; referred for engrossment | |||
| 03/16 | Amendments reported printed | ||
| Reported engrossed, filed for first reading, as amended | |||
| Read first time as amended, filed for Second Reading | |||
| 03/17 | Read second time as amended, filed for Third reading | ||
| 03/19 | Retained on calendar | ||
| 03/20 | Read third time in full as amended – PASSED - 22-13-0 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward NAYS – Bjerke(Bjerke), Foreman, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Shippy, Toews, Zito, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Galloway Title apvd - to House |
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| 03/23 | Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading | ||
| Read First Time, Referred to Health & Welfare | |||
| 03/25 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading | ||
| 03/26 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading | ||
| Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 1 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 37-32-1 AYES – Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Egbert, Erickson, Fuhriman, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Miller, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Shirts, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Furniss, Harris, Hawkins, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Price, Rasor, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Wisniewski Absent – Galaviz Floor Sponsor - Healey Title apvd - to Senate |
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| 03/27 | Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling | ||
| 03/30 | Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker | ||
| Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate | |||
| Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor | |||
| Reported delivered to Governor at 2 p.m. on 03/30/26 | |||
| 04/01 | Signed by Governor on 03/31/26 Session Law Chapter 266 Effective: 07/01/2026 |