The House Health Committee voted 9–8 to advance HB392FN on the 'ought to pass' motion after discussion about whether the bill merely reflects changes already made in HB2.

Representative Blazoff moved the motion and told colleagues the bill's intent was to ensure health and human services are delivered equitably and without partisan influence. "I think it's important for health and human services being delivered to our citizens, not favoring person or group based on politics," Blazoff said.

Ann Landry, Associate Commissioner at the Department of Health and Human Services, explained that the Office of Health Equity was renamed the Office of Health Access on July 1 to emphasize the office's focus on reducing barriers to care, including communication access, refugee resettlement services, and community engagement tied to rural health transformation grants.

John Williams, the department's director of legislative affairs, told the committee that contract reviews required under HB2 examined diversity-equity-inclusion provisions and that most identified contracts are a small subset of thousands of contracts; he said those records are publicly available through the Division of Administrative Services.

Some members said HB392FN is redundant because HB2 already made the name change and required contract reviews, while others said codifying language would provide clarity. The committee recorded a 9–8 vote in favor of the 'ought to pass' motion.