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HB 76                                                                                                                         
The Finance Committee considered:                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 76                                                                                                           
    "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; 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; and meetings of                                                          
    shareholders; and providing for an effective date."                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    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:                                                            
    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                                                          

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    employees for exposure of customers to COVID-19; and                                                                        
    providing for an effective date."                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representatives Merrick and Foster, Co-                                                                
chairs, with the following individual recommendations:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (5):  Ortiz, Edgmon, Wool, Josephson, Foster                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Do not pass (3):  Carpenter, Thompson, Johnson                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (3):  LeBon, Rasmussen, Merrick                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 76(FIN):                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, Dept. of Commerce, Community, & Economic Development                                                                  
2.  Zero, Dept. of Health & Social Services                                                                                     
3.  Zero, Dept. of Public Safety                                                                                                
4.  Indeterminate, Dept. of Military & Veterans' Affairs                                                                        
5.  Indeterminate, Dept. of Revenue                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
HB 76 was referred to the Rules Committee.