Legislators / Sandra Hollins
Sandra Hollins
Democrat · House District 21
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- Email: shollins@le.utah.gov
- Office: PO Box 16462, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 84116
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Sandra Hollins serves on:
- Economic and Community Development Appropriations Subcommittee
- House Health and Human Services Committee
- House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee
- House Rules Committee
- Health and Human Services Interim Committee
- Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee
- Child Welfare Legislative Oversight Panel
What they've said
48 remarks on 27 billsS.B. 110 Marriage Amendments · House floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026
Asks the sponsor to yield for a question and says she needs a clarification.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. Will the sponsor year two a question? Representative Libe, will you yield? Yes. Representative Hollins. Thank You. I just need a clarification.
S.B. 110 Marriage Amendments · House floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026
Asks whether the bill would change current practice in her congregations, where deacons perform marriages among other duties.
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So right now, um, in my congregations, the deacons in the church are allowed to perform among other duties marriages. Would this change that?
S.B. 93 Corrections Amendments · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Moved to pass SB 93 out favorably.
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Um, I move that we pass out SB 93 correction amendments with a favorable recommendation.
S.B. 142 Private Probation and Court Ordered Services Amendments · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Moves to pass S.B. 142 out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
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Representative Hollins, I move that we pass out SB 1 42, um, private probation and court services, order services, amendment with a favorable recommendation.
S.B. 142 Private Probation and Court Ordered Services Amendments · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Thanks the sponsor and says the member will waive further comment on the bill.
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Um, to the bill sponsor. I, I appreciate the time and we'll also waive any sum.
S.J.R. 16 Joint Rules Resolution - Legislative Ethics Amendments · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Said she has been on the committee for 11 years.
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Let's see here. Go Ahead. It's been 11 years. I've been on this committee 11 years. Yes,
S.J.R. 16 Joint Rules Resolution - Legislative Ethics Amendments · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Said she has enjoyed serving on the committee and is satisfied with the work done over the last few years.
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So, so I've enjoyed being here. This is, you know, we never really know if we've had an impact, but it certainly feels like we do. And so that's okay. I'm happy with the work we've done. So yeah, I can leave feeling good about what we've done over the last few years.
S.B. 258 Infant at Work Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Spoke in favor of the bill and shared her experience of bringing her babies to work in the 1990s, including support from coworkers and the program's effect on fathers.
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Thank you. I just wanna speak in favor of this bill. I was sitting here debating about whether I'm gonna say anything or not. Um, I took advantage of this type of programming, uh, with both of my babies. Um, and it was back in the nineties with the federal government. I was working as a foul clerk, and we had the option of bringing our babies into work for the first six months. And it made a huge difference, um, having them with me because I did not have any family here. Um, and so it made a huge difference. And some, and remarkable thing happened. Part of, um, part of our policy was that every time I fed …
S.B. 128 Public Alert Amendments · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Asks whether there is a substitute and moves to pass S.B. 128 out favorably with no amendments.
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Representative my mic off accidentally. There you go. Can You hear me okay? Yep. Um, checking to see. Do we, we don't have a substitute? No. Um, a move that we pass out SB 1 28 public alert amendments with a favorable recommendation That's in order.
H.J.R. 4 Resolution Regarding Prison Security and Successful Inmate Reentry · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 26, 2026
Moved that the committee pass HJR 4 with a favorable recommendation.
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I move that we pass HJR, um, resolution regarding prison security and successful inmate reentry with a favorable recommendation.
H.B. 309 Juneteenth Observance Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026
Sponsor explains that the bill aligns the state's Juneteenth holiday with the federal June 19 date, ending a mismatch that causes confusion.
▶ Watch at 54:27Read what they said
of Juneteenth, which the state decided to recognize a few years ago. We, in fact, we decided to recognize it prior to federal recognition. And so when the state decided to recognize it, we indicated that it would either be on June 19th or on the Monday or Friday closest to June 19th, so that it would, lemme rephrase that. It'd be on June 19th if June 19th happened to fall on a Monday or Friday. If not, then it would be the Monday or Friday closest to June 19th to ensure that we had a three day weekend. Then the Feds decide to recognize it exactly on June 19th. And what that's caused now is we have a state …
H.B. 309 Juneteenth Observance Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026
Answers that this potential overlap happened last year and may happen again this year.
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That's the potential, yes. I can't find out The potential. Uh, we, That happened this past year, Sorry, past year and, and, and we have potentially again this year.
H.B. 309 Juneteenth Observance Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026
Explains that state employees do not have to observe the federal holiday, so closures can fall on consecutive days.
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Except, except I don't think the state employees have to recognize the federal holiday. And so we have a day where the state employees have off and then potentially the next day where banks and post offices and that are closed too. And so that's, that's where there's some confusion is usually our holidays align with the federal holidays.
H.B. 476 Insanity Defense Amendments · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Moves to pass HB 476 out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
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Thank you. I move that we pass out HP 4 76 in sanity Defense Amendments with a favorable recommendation In order. Would you like to speak to it?
H.B. 476 Insanity Defense Amendments · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Supports the motion and says state hospital capacity needs to be discussed.
▶ Watch at 1:44:04Read what they said
I would support that. Um, I agree with the representative and I'm leaving also so I can say it. Yeah, we need to discuss capacity, um, at the state hospital. I can tell you when I've worked with them, the people, they are great to work in, but trying to get somebody in who is stemmy is a nightmare. Not because of the people who's there, they're great to work with, but because of the capacity of trying to get people into the facility. So I will support this motion And talk about for brutal murder.
S.B. 183 Surveillance Camera Amendments · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Rep. Hollins moved to adopt the second substitute of S.B. 183.
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I move that we adopt first substitute of SB Second substitute. Oh, sorry. Second substitute of, of SB 180 3.
H.B. 468 Mobile Mammography Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Moved to adopt the second substitute of HB 468 and then to pass it out with a favorable recommendation.
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I move that we pass out HP 4 68, um, with a favorable recommendation. Can you adopt The sub? Oh, I apologize. Thank You. So, um, I move that we, um, adopt, um, first, um, second substitute HB 4 68.
H.B. 468 Mobile Mammography Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Moved to pass HB 468 out with a favorable recommendation.
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I move that we pass out HB 4 68 breast cancer prevention amendments with a favorable recommendation.
H.B. 468 Mobile Mammography Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Spoke in support of the bill, saying it provides equal access and that she has known women who had breast cancer.
▶ Watch at 55:23Read what they said
Sure. Um, for me, this is a no brainer. It's all about equality and access, um, for me. Um, and I think that, um, this bill does that, it provides it. I've known a number of women who have had breast cancer, and I know the importance of early prevention. So I support this.
H.B. 295 Overdose Amendments · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 23, 2026
Moves that H.B. 295 first substitute pass out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
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I move that we pass out with a favorable recommendation. HB 2 95 overdose amendments first substitute.
H.B. 295 Overdose Amendments · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 23, 2026
Thanks those who worked on the bill and says its focus is on people getting into treatment and saving lives.
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I'd just like to thank all those who worked with me and you've heard from them. And make this bill, uh, focus on people getting treatment, saving lives, continue to save lives, and, and people getting into treatment. And that's the key part. Thank you.
H.B. 569 SNAP Funds Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 20, 2026
Asks how purchases will be determined under the bill, whether it will stigmatize SNAP users, what education will accompany it, and whether data shows health improvements.
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Thank you. I, I am, I guess I'm just, I'm just trying to understand this and wrap my head around this. So I go to the store and I go to buy processed food. Mm-hmm. And it's, the cashier's going to determine I cannot buy this food because it's considered as processed food, right? Mm-hmm. And so the cashier's gonna be making that determination? No, the cashier doesn't make the determination the food is coded. Okay. So that it, and usually things that are EBT, um, that, that qualify for EBT are labeled that they qualify for EBT, at least I know online, if you order online things are, are labeled so that you can know that they, they fit …
S.B. 239 State Homeless Campus Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Says the proposed shelter is in her district, that the community supports shelters but wants guardrails and protections for property and residents.
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I'm sorry. I'm, um, representative Sandra Hollands, district 21. Um, it is my, um, district in which the shelter is going. Um, and I think this bill provides guard guardrails around, um, the shelter. It's something that our community has been asking for. Um, and so, and pretty much this is the, that's the purpose of this, of this bill, is to create those, those guardrails. Um, we want, I wanna make it quite clear that we are not, um, our community is not anti shelter. We have always been open and supporting in our backyards, wanting to help people. Um, but, um, us, uh, shelter this magnitude is going to have a huge impact on the community and the …
S.B. 246 Utah Homeless Services Board Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Says community members asked for a voice on the board and for transparency after town hall meetings, and that one community member would be added.
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As Senator Escamilla said that this would give our community a voice. Um, too many times we are having conversations about, um, this community without this community. Um, and what this is going to do is give them an opportunity to have a voice on the board and also provide transparency. Because when we held our town hall meetings, that was one of the biggest things they, um, complained about. They say that they felt that they didn't have a voice, and that they were totally blindsided, and they don't know what's going on. And so we feel that there is someone from the community, and this is what the community is asked for. If there's someone from the community …
H.B. 309 Juneteenth Observance Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Presents the bill to make Juneteenth one state holiday aligned with the federal holiday, to end confusion for businesses, families, and banks.
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Representative Hall, catch your breath and tell us, I Have never ran so fast in a pair of heels before in my life. Thank you all for taking the time to hear this bill. Emotional love. She's very passionate about this. I'm so passionate about this bill. So in, um, 20, I believe it was 2022, this body passed legislation making juneteenth the holiday in line with the federal holiday. The bill was amended and it made it two separate holidays. So we have a state holiday and we have a federal holiday. It has caused mass confusion, um, in businesses with families and with our banking system. So what this bill proposed to do is to bring them back …
H.B. 309 Juneteenth Observance Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Says the bill is a great bill and suggests placing it on the consent calendar after the vote. · speaker not certain
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I'm, I'm not gonna waive, I'm just gonna say that this is a great bill and after we vote on this, I think this is when we should put on consent. It'll still help. Okay. It'll still help.
H.B. 345 Victim Amendments · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 11, 2026
Moves to adopt the first substitute of HB 345 after sorting out the correct bill number.
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I move that we, is there amendment? Is this h this HB 89, right? We have to move this Or is this Substitute? We have to move the substitute first. Three 40. Okay, there we go. Wrong one. Um, I move that we adopt the first substitute of HB 3 45.
H.B. 345 Victim Amendments · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 11, 2026
Moves to pass HB 345, first substitute, out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
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I, I move that we pass out HB 3 45 victim amendments first substitute with a favorable recommendation.
H.B. 309 Juneteenth Observance Amendments · House floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026
Says the 2022 law set a Juneteenth observance date that differs from the federal holiday, causing confusion for businesses and families, and that the bill would align the state holiday with the federal June 19 date without creating a new holiday.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In 2022, um, this body passed a piece of legislation recognized in Juneteenth as a state holiday when this piece of legislation Uintah the Senate, the Senate decided to amend the bill to state that we will celebrate Juneteenth on the, on, on a Friday or either Monday, which is separate from the federal holiday. So what this has done, it is caused, it is causing a lot of confusion and disruption with businesses and families in the state of Utah. So what I am asking is to bring this, the state holiday back in alignment with the federal holiday. This bill do not create a holiday. The holiday has already been created. The only thing …
H.B. 309 Juneteenth Observance Amendments · House floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026
Says the bill is the exact same as last year's bill, with no changes.
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Yes, Mr. Speaker, there is no changes, is the exact same bill from last year.
H.B. 255 Health Care Sharing Ministry Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Asked what the required notice would look like and whether it could be sent by email or must be posted in writing.
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or ano ano ano, Thank you. I'm pretty sure that a more detailed reading of this would answer my question, but I I prefer to just ask you, um, what are the, the, what does this notice or notification actually look like? Can it be an email? Does it have to be posted in writing? Um, does that make sense what I'm asking?
H.B. 277 Traditional Healing Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Moves to adopt substitute HB 277 S1.
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Thank you. I move, I want to move that we adopt substitute, um, HB 2, 7 7, substitute one.
H.B. 277 Traditional Healing Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Moves to pass out HB 277 substitute one with a favorable recommendation.
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Sure. Um, I move that we pass out HB 2 7 7 traditional healing amendments. Substitute one with a favorable recommendation.
H.B. 277 Traditional Healing Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Supports the bill because it reminds her of how she grew up, with family use of non-traditional and herbal medicine, and says she appreciates the work being done.
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Yes, I, I support this because it reminds me of how I grew up. Um, I grew up, um, I could count the number of times growing up. I've actually been in a doctor's office. Um, most of what my mom used my mom and my dad used was, um, was, um, medicine or non-traditional medicine that has been passed down through generation a lot from the African culture. Um, and so I just have a, a genuine appreciation for it as I am starting to look more into it, especially as I'm growing my gardening with foods, working with herbs work now. And so I just have an appreciation for what you're, what you're doing.
H.B. 339 Street Medicine Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Hollins said she strongly supports the bill, drawing on her experience with homeless outreach and the value of medical outreach teams.
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Yes. I just kind of wanna emphasize how, um, I strongly support this. I want to thank Rep Clancy for this. Um, I used, when I worked with the homeless population, I was the director of homeless outreach for a while. And I cannot tell you how important this part of providing services is to getting people off of the streets and the number of people that we help because, um, the medicine outreach medicine was so important. Um, and when we were encounter people along the river who were having medical emergencies or something going on medically, but because of their mental health, refused to go into the hospital, but still needed, um, still needed that care, how important …
H.B. 380 Hospital Workplace Violence Reporting Requirements · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Moved to pass HB 380 out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
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Okay. I move that we pass out with a favorable recommendation, HB three 80 hospital workplace violence reporting requirements.
H.B. 188 Juvenile Justice Amendments · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 5, 2026
Asked what drug-use data supports the claim that drug problems in schools are growing, noting she had read that use was declining.
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I guess my questions was the same as representative starters, um, because you started out saying that drugs are out of control in our schools, and I just wanted, was wondering what the data was, because I thought, I read the last data, I read, the drug use was on the decline. Um, so is there a specific drug, specific drug that is on the rise and, and was wondering exactly where did you get your data? So I can, um, so I can read it because it's just kind of in conflict of what I've read, that it was kind of, in fact, in Utah and the school system was on a decline. Well, actually in the incident report …
H.B. 134 Offender Transfer Amendments · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 5, 2026
Moved to pass HB 134 substitute out of committee with a favorable recommendation and declined to speak further.
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Um, I move that we pass out HB 1 34 offender transfers amendments. Um, first substitute with a favorable recommendation In order. Would you like to speak to it? I waive. Okay.
H.B. 71 Health Provider Directory and Access Amendments · House floor debate (day 17) · Feb 5, 2026
Thanks the sponsor for working with the National Association of Social Workers on the bill and for the amendment they requested.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just wanted to, um, thank, um, the sponsor of this legislation for working with, um, um, NASW, the social workers on this. I jokingly told him, um, this morning, yesterday morning, I believe it was, he has every LCSW, this side of the Mississippi blowing up my phone and email, um, because they know I'm an LCSW. So I just wanted to say thank you for providing that amendment and working with them with something that they're able to work with.
H.B. 71 Health Provider Directory and Access Amendments · House floor debate (day 17) · Feb 5, 2026
Thanks the sponsor for working with social workers on the amendment.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just wanted to, um, thank, um, the sponsor of this legislation for working with, um, um, NASW, the social workers on this. I jokingly told him, um, this morning, yesterday morning, I believe it was, he has every LCSW, this side of the Mississippi blowing up my phone and email, um, because they know I'm an LCSW. So I just wanted to say thank you for providing that amendment and working with them with something that they're able to work with.
H.J.R. 17 Joint Rules Resolution - Legislative Expenditures Amendments · House Rules Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Agrees with Rep. Burton, says an assistant would help with the volume of calls and emails, though she is leaving and would not benefit much personally.
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I, I just want to echo what, um, Representative Burton just said. Um, I totally agree. My, when my husband was working from home, everybody thought he was my assistant 'cause he was always answering the phone, right? Um, and so, um, and so I get it and it was kind of nice. I had a constituent reach out to me recently about something, a family member in Virginia that she needed information for that was actually in, in the prison system. And so she reached out to me and when I reached out to a legislator there, immediately their assistant, um, contacted me with the information I needed. But it was kind of nice, you know, 'cause I sit …
H.J.R. 17 Joint Rules Resolution - Legislative Expenditures Amendments · House Rules Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Moves to pass HJR 17 out with a favorable recommendation.
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Um, I move that we pass out HJ R 17 joint resolution legislative expenditure, uh, amendments with a favorable recommendation. Okay,
H.B. 309 Juneteenth Observance Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Jan 30, 2026
Presented HB 309, saying it would align the state Juneteenth holiday with the federal holiday on the same day to end confusion over two observance dates.
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Good evening. Back in 20, I believe it was 2021, um, the federal government passed legislation making juneteenth an official federal holiday. I ran legislation making it a state holiday. It passed, and, but when it got into the Senate, there was an amendment done on it that, um, that it did not align with the federal holiday. Um, it fell on either that Friday or that Monday. Little did I know it was going to cause mass confusion, um, um, in the state. Um, and there are some people that don't know when to celebrate it. There are some people, businesses are closed on a federal, some that has closed on the state holiday. And so it has created …
H.B. 309 Juneteenth Observance Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Jan 30, 2026
Said the holiday already exists and the bill would have it observed on the same day as the federal holiday.
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It would not just do not create a new state holiday. The holiday is already there. The issue is it's different from the federal holiday. And so it will be celebrated on the same day with the federal holiday instead of having two different days off.
H.B. 309 Juneteenth Observance Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Jan 30, 2026
Said the holiday would fall on June 19, moved to Monday if it falls on a Sunday, and to Friday if it falls on a Saturday.
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It would be June the 19th. And if it falls on a Sunday, it will be that Monday. And if it falls on a Saturday, it'll that Friday. Okay.
H.B. 264 Prescription Medication Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Asks how a pharmacy can substitute a prescribed medication when the prescriber has not authorized it.
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You. I just wanna make sure I understand this correctly. So if my doctor prescribes me medication and the pharmacy decides to substitute the medication, they don't have the,
H.B. 116 Criminal Fines Amendments · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee · Jan 23, 2026
Moves to pass HB 116 out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
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Um, I would like to recommend that we pass out HB one 16 with favorable recommendation.
H.B. 80 Firearm Storage Requirements · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee · Jan 23, 2026
Moves to pass HB 80 out favorably and says her family keeps guns locked in the home and she supports the bill.
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Thank you. Thank you. Can you hear me? I, we got you. Oh good. Yeah, yeah. I recommend that we pass out HP 80 with, um, favorable recommendation. That's in order. Would you like to speak to it? Sure, I'll speak briefly to it. Um, believe it or not, my husband and I are gun owners. We keep guns in our home. Oh, I know my daughters have grown up with guns in the home, but we've always kept them under lock and key their entire time they were there. Um, we've had situations where we've had to go look for our guns and it's never been a problem for not look for our guns, but pull our guns out. …
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