Relating to and making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, including aging and disability services, behavioral health, public health, and community access and eligibility; the medical assistance program, state supplementary assistance, Hawki, and other health-related programs; family well-being and protection; state-operated specialty care; administration and compliance; transfers, cash flow, and nonreversions; report on nonreversion of moneys; more options for maternal support program; reimbursement rates review; mental diseases exclusion waiver; full-time equivalent dashboard; comprehensive family support program; federal community mental health services block grant; behavioral health expenditure report; opioid settlement fund; emergency rules; graduate medical education; and special population nursing facilities; and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions

Sponsored by the House Appropriations Committee

Topics:State budget Health care Families & human services Fentanyl & drug crimes Medicaid Mental health & addiction

Same legislation: SSB 3192, SF 2483, HSB 777

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedApril 9, 2026
Done: SubcommitteeApril 13, 2026
Done: House committeeApril 16, 2026
Done: Passes the HouseMay 1, 202659–24
Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
Done: Passes the SenateMay 2, 202630–14
Done: To the GovernorMay 18, 2026
Done: Signed into lawJune 2, 2026

Signed with item vetoes Became law, with some items vetoed by the Governor. What’s a funnel?

Votes

Senate passage · May 2, 202630 yes · 14 no

26 needed to pass

House passage · May 1, 202659 yes · 24 no

51 needed to pass

Committee · April 16, 202615 yes · 7 no

Select a floor vote to see how each legislator voted. A bill needs a constitutional majority: yes votes from more than half of all members (51 in the House, 26 in the Senate), not just of those voting.

Procedural moves · 3

Motions and rulings on the floor. All procedural moves

Motion to suspend the rules · House · May 1, 2026 · 25–58 · Journal
Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8466 to amendment H-8461, yeas 25, nays 58. H.J. 1079.
Failed
Motion to suspend the rules · House · May 1, 2026 · Journal
Motion to suspend rules failed. H.J. 1080.
Failed
Point of order · House · May 1, 2026 · Journal
Point of order raised on amendment H-8466 to amendment H-8461, ruled not germane. H.J. 1079.
Ruled not germane