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HB 76                                                                                                                         
The Finance Committee considered 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                                                           

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engaging in business and their employees for exposure of customers to                                                           
COVID-19; and providing for an effective date" and recommended it                                                               
be replaced with                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
          SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 76(FIN)                                                                           
          "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: emergency powers of the governor; emergency                                                                    
          powers of the commissioner of health and social                                                                       
          services; occupational and professional licensing,                                                                    
          practice, and billing; telehealth; charitable gaming and                                                              
          online ticket sales; access to federal stabilization funds;                                                           
          wills; unfair or deceptive trade practices; school                                                                    
          operating funds; workers' compensation; program                                                                       
          execution; civil liability; immunity from liability and                                                               
          disciplinary action for occupational licensees for                                                                    
          exposure of clients to COVID-19; immunity from                                                                        
          liability for persons engaging in business and their                                                                  
          employees for exposure of customers to COVID-19; and                                                                  
           abortion funding; and providing for an effective date."                                                             
          (Title Change SCR forthcoming)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senators Stedman, Bishop, Cochairs; Senator                                                                    
Hoffman. Signing amend: Senators Wilson, Wielechowski, Olson.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                                                  
         Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Department of Commerce, Community,                                                           
          and Economic Development                                                                                              
     Fiscal Note No. 2, zero, Department of Health and Social Services                                                          
     Fiscal Note No. 3, zero, Department of Public Safety                                                                       
         Fiscal Note No. 4, indeterminate, Department of Military and                                                          
          Veterans’ Affairs                                                                                                     
     Fiscal Note No. 5, indeterminate, Department of Revenue                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.