Legislature(2021 - 2022)
2021-03-26 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2021-03-26 House Journal Page 0462 HB 76 The following, which was advanced to third reading from the March 25 calendar (page 449), was read the third time: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 76(FIN) AM "An Act extending the January 15, 2021, governor's declaration of a public health disaster emergency in response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic; approving and ratifying declarations of a public health disaster emergency; providing for a financing plan; making temporary changes to state law in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in the following areas: occupational and professional licensing, practice, and billing; telehealth; fingerprinting requirements for health care providers; charitable gaming and online ticket sales; access to federal stabilization funds; wills; unfair or deceptive trade practices; meetings of shareholders; and school operating funds; relating to informed consent for COVID-19 vaccines; relating to personal objections to the administration of COVID-19 vaccines; providing immunity from liability and disciplinary action for occupational licensees for exposure of clients to COVID-19; providing immunity from liability for persons engaging in business and their employees for exposure of customers to COVID-19; and providing for an effective date." Representative Kaufman rose to a point of order concerning the previous speaker's germaneness of the debate. The Speaker cautioned members to refrain from impugning the motives of others. The question being: "Shall CSHB 76(FIN) am pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 76(FIN) am Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 22 NAYS: 15 EXCUSED: 3 ABSENT: 0 2021-03-26 House Journal Page 0463 Yeas: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Merrick, Ortiz, Patkotak, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, McCarty, McKay, Nelson, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Shaw, Tilton, Vance Excused: Carpenter, McCabe, Thompson And so, CSHB 76(FIN) am passed the House. Representative Tuck moved the effective date clause. Representative Eastman objected and withdrew the objection. The question being: "Shall the effective date clause be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 76(FIN) am Third Reading Effective Date YEAS: 36 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 3 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Eastman, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Johnson, Josephson, Kaufman, Kreiss-Tomkins, Kurka, LeBon, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Carpenter, McCabe, Thompson Absent: Hopkins And so, the effective date clause was adopted. CSHB 76(FIN) am was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.