S10522025 Regular Session✓ Signed into law
Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding bureau chiefs.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE -- Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding bureau chiefs.
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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
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The Department of Health and Welfare is the state's largest agency, with a budget of nearly $6 billion dollars. With bureaus overseeing programs with hundreds of staff and millions of dollars, it is important to ensure there is accountability for decisions being made with scarce taxpayer dollars. This bill ensures all bureau chiefs must be appointed by director with concurrence of the Board of Health and Welfare
FISCAL NOTE
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This legislation causes no additional expenditure or revenue for federal, state, or local governments.
HOW THEY VOTED
senate Chamber· Feb 26, 2025
Senate Third Reading
✓ Passed
35 Yea
0 Nay
Passed by 35 votes
Republican
29 yea/0 nay
Democrat
6 yea/0 nay
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YEA (35)
DAlison RabeSD-016RBen AdamsSD-012RBen ToewsSD-004RBrandon ShippySD-009RBrian LenneySD-013RCamille BlaylockSD-011RCarl BjerkeSD-005DCarrie SemmelrothSD-017RChristy ZitoSD-008RCindy CarlsonSD-007RCodi GallowaySD-015RDaniel ForemanSD-006RDave LentSD-033RDoug OkuniewiczSD-003RDoug RicksSD-034RGlenneda ZuiderveldSD-024DJames RuchtiSD-029DJanie Ward-EngelkingSD-018RJim GuthrieSD-028RJim WoodwardSD-001RJosh KeyserSD-020RJosh KohlSD-025RJulie VanOrdenSD-030RKelly AnthonSD-027RKevin CookSD-032RLori Den HartogSD-022RMark HarrisSD-035DMelissa WintrowSD-019RPhil HartSD-002DRon TaylorSD-026RScott GrowSD-014RTammy NicholsSD-010RTodd LakeySD-023RTreg BerntSD-021RVan BurtenshawSD-031
NAY (0)
house Chamber· Mar 19, 2025
House Third Reading
✓ Passed
68 Yea
0 Nay
2 absentPassed by 68 votes
Republican
59 yea/0 nay
Democrat
9 yea/0 nay
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YEA (68)
RBarbara EhardtHD-033ARBen FuhrimanHD-030BRBrandon MitchellHD-006BRBrent CraneHD-013ARBritt RaybouldHD-034BDBrooke GreenHD-018BRBruce SkaugHD-010BRCharlie ShepherdHD-007BRChris BruceHD-023ADChris MathiasHD-019BRClay HandyHD-027BRClint HostetlerHD-024ARCornel RasorHD-001BRDale HawkinsHD-002BRDan GarnerHD-028BRDavid CannonHD-030ARDavid LeavittHD-025BRDori HealeyHD-015BRDouglas PickettHD-027ARDustin ManwaringHD-029ARElaine PriceHD-004BRFaye ThompsonHD-008BRHeather ScottHD-002ADIlana RubelHD-018ARJack NelsenHD-026BRJames HoltzclawHD-020BRJames PetzkeHD-021ARJaron CraneHD-012BRJason MonksHD-022BRJeff CornillesHD-012ARJeff EhlersHD-021BRJerald RaymondHD-031ARJoe AlfieriHD-004ARJoe PalmerHD-020ADJohn GannonHD-017ARJohn ShirtsHD-009ARJohn Vander WoudeHD-022ARJon WeberHD-034ARJordan RedmanHD-003BRJosh TannerHD-014BRJudy BoyleHD-009BRKent MarmonHD-011ARKevin AndrusHD-035ARKyle HarrisHD-007ARLance ClowHD-025ARLori McCannHD-006ARLucas CaylerHD-011BRMarco EricksonHD-033BRMark SauterHD-001ADMegan EgbertHD-017BRMike MoyleHD-010ARMike PohankaHD-026ADMonica ChurchHD-019ARRichard CheatumHD-028ARRob BeiswengerHD-008ARRod FurnissHD-031BRRon MendiveHD-005ARShawn DygertHD-023BDSonia GalavizHD-016ARStephanie MickelsenHD-032ADSteve BerchHD-015ARSteve MillerHD-024BRSteve TannerHD-013BRTanya BurgoyneHD-029BDTodd AchillesHD-016BRTony WisniewskiHD-005BRVito BarbieriHD-003ARWendy HormanHD-032B
NAY (0)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (2)
LATEST ACTION
Session Law Chapter 207 Effective: 07/01/2025
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2025
- Chamber
- senate
- Status date
- Mar 28, 2025
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