04/18/2023 03:00 PM House HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES

            HB 115-NATUROPATHS: LICENSING; PRACTICE                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
4:00:44 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR PRAX  announced that the  final order of business  would be                                                               
HOUSE  BILL  NO.  115,  "An  Act  relating  to  the  practice  of                                                               
naturopathy;   establishing  the   Naturopathy  Advisory   Board;                                                               
relating   to  the   licensure   of   naturopaths;  relating   to                                                               
disciplinary   sanctions  for   naturopaths;   relating  to   the                                                               
Department of Commerce, Community,  and Economic Development; and                                                               
providing for an effective date."                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
4:01:03 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE RUFFRIDGE moved to report  HB 115 out of committee                                                               
with  individual  recommendations  and  the  accompanying  fiscal                                                               
notes.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
4:01:18 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  SUMNER  objected.     He  pointed  out  that  the                                                               
committee did  substantive work on  the bill.   He asked  why the                                                               
original bill was being advanced  [and not the proposed committee                                                               
substitute].                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  RUFFRIDGE answered  that  the  original bill  has                                                               
more  components  to work  on,  and  amendments proposed  in  the                                                               
committee substitute would also need more work.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
4:02:23 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SUMNER removed his objection.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
4:02:33 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  PRAX,  after  ascertaining   that  there  was  no  further                                                               
objection, announced  that HB 115  was reported out of  the House                                                               
Health and Social Services Standing Committee.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
4:02:48 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The committee took an at-ease from 4:02 p.m. to 4:03 p.m.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
4:03:24 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  PRAX advised  that  the  original version  of  HB 115  was                                                               
passed  out of  the  House Health  and  Social Services  Standing                                                               
Committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
4:03:52 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The committee took an at-ease from 4:03 p.m. to 4:08 p.m.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
4:08:04 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
There being no  further business before the  committee, the House                                                               
Health  and  Social  Services   Standing  Committee  meeting  was                                                               
adjourned at 4:08 p.m.