Brad Pollitt — Brad Pollitt, as Chair, called the committee to order and was addressed as Chair during the opening of the meeting.
Brad Pollitt — Called as chair during the roll call for the vote.
Josh Hurlbert — Named during the roll call as Vice Chair.
Josh Hurlbert — Recorded as voting aye.
Dane Diehl — Named during the roll call.
Dane Diehl — Recorded as voting aye.
Aaron Crossley — Named during the roll call.
Aaron Crossley — Asked whether the explanation made sense and then had no further questions.
Aaron Crossley — Asked for clarification about how the amendment would apply to municipality-owned or other taxing-entity property.
Aaron Crossley — Raised concern that the proposal would extend school district credit without allowing the property to help pay off the bond.
Aaron Crossley — Expressed caution that the proposal extends credit without allowing the credit to directly pay off the bond.
Aaron Crossley — Recorded as voting aye.
Elizabeth Fuchs — Named during the roll call.
Wendy L. Hausman — Named during the roll call.
Ben Keathley — Named during the roll call.
Becky Laubinger — Named during the roll call.
Chad Perkins — Named during the roll call.
Representative Burns — Representative Burns explains that the bill is intended to help patients in a 96-hour mental health hold by allowing a family advocate to participate in the process. He describes the difficulties families face when a loved one is detained, including the cost and delay of obtaining guardianship, the need for police involvement in some cases, and the emotional burden on families. Burns says the bill would prohibit mental health facilities from using blanket policies to exclude family participation, would allow a physician to permit a family member or advocate to help understand what happened, discuss medication and treatment, and assist with discharge planning, and would end the advocate role once the patient is released. He also responds to concerns about fiscal impact, says there should be no cost for family participation, and argues that hospitals should not use HIPAA to block families from providing background information.
Bill Faulkner — Identified himself as representing the 10th District and began presenting House Joint Resolution 171.