APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE – INDEPENDENT COUNCILS – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2026.

Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate

Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 56-11-3AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Handy, Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw, Horman, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Raybould, Raymond

Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 27-8-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Keyser, Lakey, Lent, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), WoodwardNAYS – Coho(Lenney), Foreman, Hart, Kohl, Nichols, Toews, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - BjerkeTitle apvd - to House

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading