The House Appropriations Committee met and advanced a group of five bills affecting housing background checks, human-services outreach, health licensure and training, and unemployment-compensation calculations.

During an executive-summary of the agenda, the committee’s executive director described each bill. The executive director said HB 1492 "prohibits housing providers from considering certain drug-distribution records when reviewing an applicant’s criminal record," and summarized HB 1894 as directing the Department of Human Services and its independent enrollment broker to provide additional education materials about the LIFE program. The director also characterized HB 1961 as authorizing the state to join the physician assistant licensure compact, HB 1980 as requiring physicians to complete one hour of continuing education in nutrition, and HB 1995 as delaying the two-quarter averaging requirement used to calculate unemployment-compensation benefits.

The chair called House Bill 1492 and House Bill 1995 up as a package. The chair announced party-line positions and stated, "All of the Democrats will vote in the affirmative on those 2 bills," and reported that Republicans would oppose; the chair then announced the ayes have it and that both bills would pass the committee.

The committee then called up House Bill 1980. Members requested a roll-call vote; during that roll call multiple members registered "yes" and at least one member registered "no" by designation. The chair announced that HB 1980 passed and will be referred to the floor.

Finally, the chair called House Bill 1894 and House Bill 1961 as a package. Members indicated no discussion and said they would vote in the affirmative; the chair announced that both bills passed the committee unanimously.

Votes at a glance
- House Bill 1492 (housing background checks) — advanced as part of a package with HB 1995; outcome: passed by committee. (Transcript indicates party-line division: Democrats affirmative; Republicans opposed.)
- House Bill 1995 (delay to two-quarter averaging for unemployment benefits) — advanced in package with HB 1492; outcome: passed by committee. (Party-line reported.)
- House Bill 1980 (one hour nutrition continuing education for physicians) — passed by roll-call vote and referred to the floor. (Transcript shows multiple "yes" votes and at least one "no" by designation; exact tally not specified.)
- House Bill 1894 (DHS/LIFE program education materials) — advanced packaged with HB 1961; outcome: passed unanimously by committee.
- House Bill 1961 (physician assistant licensure compact) — advanced packaged with HB 1894; outcome: passed unanimously by committee.

What the record shows and what it does not
The transcript provides bill summaries read into the record by the executive director and chair announcements of outcomes, but it does not contain full debate, sponsor statements in support or opposition, or precise, named vote tallies for each roll-call vote. Where the transcript records only party-line intent or designations, this report notes those limitations rather than inventing counts.

The committee adjourned with no further business recorded.