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HOUSE BILL 776
The status of each bill, resolution, proclamation, and memorial is updated when the offices of the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House publish the un-official daily journals and should not be deemed official. The official bill actions are located in the final journal, which are maintained by the offices of the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House. The daily journals are published at the end of each legislative day.
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Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Note
H0776
by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
CHILD PROTECTION – Adds to existing law to provide for safety checks for children under one year of age.
02/25
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
02/26
Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
03/17
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
03/18
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 49-18-3
AYES – Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Harris, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Miller, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug(Chadwick), Tanner(13), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. Speaker
NAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Hawkins, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Price, Rasor, Scott, Tanner(14), Thompson, Wisniewski
Absent – Cannon, Hall(Stone), Manwaring
Floor Sponsor - Tanner(13)
Title apvd - to Senate
03/19
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare
03/24
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
03/25
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
03/30
Read third time in full – PASSED - 27-8-0
AYES – Adams, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lakey, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward
NAYS – Anthon, Foreman, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Zito, Zuiderveld
Absent and excused – None
Floor Sponsor - Nichols
Title apvd - to House
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
03/31
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
Signed by President; returned to House
04/01
Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
Delivered to Governor at 12:50 p.m. on April 1, 2026
04/02
Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026
Session Law Chapter 276
Effective: 04/02/2026
