North Carolina 2019-2020 Session Status: Passed House 2 D cosponsors

HB 704 — Rural Health Care Stabilization Act.

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The recent amendments to Bill HB 704 switch focus from the "Dental Bill of Rights," which aimed to clarify dental service agreements, to the "Rural Health Care Stabilization Act," which establishes a program to support rural healthcare facilities. This shift is significant because it addresses the critical need for healthcare stability in rural areas, ensuring that these facilities can continue to operate effectively. The changes also include adjustments to statutory references, making the legislation more cohesive and easier to navigate. Overall, this amendment prioritizes the health needs of rural communities in North Carolina.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2019 H 2 HOUSE BILL 704* Committee Substitute Favorable 4/30/19 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2019 H 3 HOUSE BILL 704* Committee Substitute Favorable 4/30/19 Senate Finance Committee Substitute Adopted 8/22/19 Short Title:
Dental Bill of Rights.
Rural Health Care Stabilization Act.
April 11, 2019 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO CLARIFY CERTAIN PROVIDER AND PATIENT RIGHTS REGARDING HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN CONTRACTS FOR THE PROVISION OF DENTAL SERVICES.
April 11, 2019 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE RURAL HEALTH CARE STABILIZATION PROGRAM.
SECTION 1.
SECTION 1.1.(a) G.S.
131A-1 through G.S.
131A-25 are designated as Article 1 of Chapter 131A of the General Statutes, which is entitled "Health Care Facilities Finance Act." SECTION 1.1.(b) The Revisor of Statutes shall change any references in Article 1 of Chapter 131A of the General Statutes from "this Chapter" to "this Article." SECTION 1.1.(c) G.S.
113A-12(3)e.
reads as rewritten:
"e.
A health care facility financed pursuant to Article 1 of Chapter 131A of the General Statutes or receiving a certificate of need under Article 9 of Chapter 131E of the General Statutes." SECTION 1.1.(d) G.S.
142-15.16(3) reads as rewritten:
"(3) State-supported financing arrangement.
– Any financing arrangement that requirespaymentsthatarepayable,whetherdirectlyorindirectly,andwhether or not subject to the appropriation of funds for payment, by payments from the General Fund, the HighwayFund, the Highway Trust Fund, or other funds and accounts of the State that are funded from the general revenues and other taxes and fees of the State or State entities.
A State-supported financing arrangement does not include a financing arrangement where bonds or other obligations are issued or incurred to carry out a financing program authorized by the General Assembly under which the bonds or other obligations are payable from moneys derived from specified, limited, nontax sources, such as (i)loanpayments madebyanon-Stateentityreceivingthebenefit offinancing by a State entity (including an "obligor" or "participating institution" within the meaning of Chapter 159D of the General Statutes, a "public agency" or a "nonprofit agency" within the meaning of Article 1 of Chapter 131A of the General Statutes, and similar entities);
(ii) revenues of a revenue-producing enterprise or activity (such as "revenues" within the meaning of Part 4 of Article 1 of Chapter 116 of the General Statutes and "obligated resources" within the meaning of Article 3 of Chapter 116D of the General Statutes);
and (iii) loan payments received, loans owned, and other assets of a State entity that are pledged to secure bonds under programs to finance that type of assets and the associated activities (such as mortgage loans under Chapter 122A of the General Statutes and student loans under Article 23 of Chapter 116 of the General Statutes)." *H704-v-3* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 SECTION 1.2.
Chapter 131A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Article to read:
"Article 2.
"Rural Health Care Stabilization Program.
"§ 131A-30.
Definitions.
The following definitions apply in this Article:
(1) Commission.
– The Local Government Commission established pursuant to G.S.
159-3.
(2) Eligible hospital.
– A health care facility located in a development tier one or development tier two area, as defined in G.S.
143B-437.08, that is unable to sustain operations for more than three years from the date of application for a loan under the Program.
(3) Fund.
– The Rural Health Care Stabilization Fund established in accordance with this Article.
(4) Health care facility.
– Any one or more buildings, structures, additions, extensions, improvements or other facilities, whether or not located on the same site or sites, machinery, equipment, furnishings, or other real or personal property suitable for health care or medical care.
(5) Loan.
– A sum of money loaned to an applicant with an obligation on the part of the applicant to repay the sum, plus interest, in accordance with a loan agreement.
(6) Plan.
– A hospital stabilization plan developed in accordance with G.S.
131A-33.
(7) Program.
– The Rural Health Care Stabilization Program established pursuant to this Article.
(8) Public agency.
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– Any county, city, town, hospital district, or other political subdivision of the State existing or hereafter created pursuant to the laws of the State authorized to acquire, by lease or otherwise, operate, or maintain health care facilities.
(9) UNC Health Care.
– The University of North Carolina Health Care System established pursuant to G.S.
116-37.
"§ 131A-31.
The Rural Health Care Stabilization Program.
(a) Program Established;
Purpose.
– There is established the Rural Health Care Stabilization Program to provide loans for the support of eligible hospitals located in rural areas of the State that are in financial crisis due to operation of oversized and outdated facilities and recent changes to the viabilityof health care deliveryin their communities, including the demand for certain patient services and the composition of payer mixes and patient populations.
Within the funds available in the Rural Health Care Stabilization Fund, the Program shall provide for loansat below-market interest rates with structured repaymentterms in order for thesefinancially distressed eligible hospitals to transition to sustainable, efficient, and more proportionately sized health care service models in their communities.
In meeting this goal, loan funds may be used to finance construction of new health care facilities or to provide for operational costs during this transition period, or both, including while the construction of new health care facilities is undertaken.
(b) Administration.
– UNC Health Care shall administer the Program and has the following duties and responsibilities:
(1) Establishing an application period and a process for submitting an application for a loan under this Program.
(2) Assessing Plans submitted by an applicant for a loan under the Program.
(3) Evaluating an applicant's ability to repay the loan under the proposed Plan.
Page 2 House Bill 704*-Third Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 (4) Submitting recommendations to the Commission on whether an applicant should receive a loan under the Program.
(5) Negotiating the terms of a proposed loan agreement.
(6) Determining the security interests necessaryto enforce repayment of the loan.
(7) Implementing approved loan agreements, including monitoring repayment and collection.
(8) Any other duties and responsibilities necessary to the implementation of the Program and enforcement of the loan agreements under the Program.
(c) Exclusion.
– UNC Health Care cannot applyfor a loan under this Program and cannot be a partner in a partnership that applies for a loan under this Program.
The Commission cannot approve an application for a loan if the issuance of the loan would result in a material, direct financial benefit to UNC Health Care at the time the application and Plan are submitted to the Commission for its approval.
(d) Rules.
– UNC Health Care is authorized to adopt any rules necessary for implementation of the Program.
"§ 131A-32.
The Rural Health Care Stabilization Fund.
The Rural Health Care Stabilization Fund is created as a nonreverting special fund in the Office of State Budget and Management.
The Fund shall operate as a revolving fund consisting of funds appropriated to, or otherwise received by, the Rural Health Care Stabilization Program and all funds received as repayment of the principal of or interest on a loan made from the Fund.
The State Treasurer is the custodian of the Fund and shall invest its assets in accordance with G.S.
147-69.2 and G.S.
147-69.3.
Moneys in the Fund shall onlybe used for loans made pursuant to this Article.
"§ 131A-33.
Application for loan evaluation.
(a) Application and Plan.
– A public agency, an owner of a health care facility, or a partnership including one or more of those entities may apply for a loan under the Program to benefit an eligible hospital.
To applyfor a loan, an applicant must develop a hospital stabilization plan and submit the Plan with its application to UNC Health Care during the application period.
The Plan shall include, at a minimum, any proposed changes in governance or ownership for the eligible hospital and the eligible hospital's financial projections, including a plan for repayment by the applicant of the requested loan and other sources of funds projected for support of the eligible hospital, such as local or federal funds.
An applicant shall submit to UNC Health Care any additional information requested by UNC Health Care to enable it to determine whether to recommend the application to the Local Government Commission for approval.
(b) Evaluation.
– UNC Health Care shall evaluate each Plan submitted to determine whether the applicant's Plan demonstrates a financially sustainable health care service model for the community in which the eligible hospital is located.
UNC Health Care may also assist an applicant with revisions to its Plan, including negotiating loan terms.
Upon conclusion of its review of an application, UNC Health Care shall notify the applicant and the Commission of its recommendation on whether to approve or disapprove a loan application.
If more than one applicant applies during an application period, UNC Health Care may assign a priority order for approval of applications when submitting its recommendations to the Commission and reasons for the assigned order of priority.
(c) Disapproval of Application.
– If UNC Health Care disapproves a loan application, the applicant may engage a disinterested and qualified third party approved by the Commission to evaluate the applicant's Plan to determine if the applicant demonstrates a financially sustainable health care service model for the community in which the eligible hospital is located.
The applicant may seek Commission approval of the loan based on the written evaluation of its Plan by the third party.
"§ 131A-34.
Commission approval for loan.
House Bill 704*-Third Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 (a) Approval Required.
– UNC Health Care shall not award a loan under the Program unless the Commission approves it.
If the Commission enters an order denying the loan, the proceedings under this Article shall be at an end.
(b) Conflict of Interest.
– UNC Health Care must disclose to the Commission any potential conflict of interest in its review of an application and Plan.
The Commission cannot approve a loan if the issuance of the loan would result in a material, direct financial benefit to UNC Health Care at the time the application and Plan are submitted to the Commission for its approval.
(c) Considerations.
– The Commission shall review UNC Health Care's recommendations, an applicant's Plan, and anyother information it maybelieve to have a bearing on whether the loan should be approved.
If UNC Health Care has recommended disapproval of a loan, and the applicant has an evaluation prepared by a disinterested and qualified third party approved by the Commission, the Commission may consider the third party's evaluation of the applicant and the applicant's Plan.
The Commission may require the applicant and eligible hospital, if different, to provide any of the following information for its consideration:
(1) Current and historical financial information.
(2) Whether the undertaking is necessary or expedient.
(3) Its debt management procedures and policies.
(4) Whether it is in default in any of its debt service obligations.
(5) Any other information the Commission may believe to have a bearing on whether the loan should be approved.
(d) Loan Approval.
– The Commission may approve the application if, upon the information and evidence it receives, it finds and determines:
(1) That the loan is necessary or expedient.
(2) That the amount proposed is adequate and not excessive for the proposed purpose of the loan.
(3) That the Plan demonstrates a financiallysustainable health care service model for the community in which the eligible hospital is located.
(4) That the applicant's debt management procedures and policies are good, or that reasonable assurances have been given that its debt will be repaid.
"§ 131A-35.
Award of loans;
terms.
(a) Award.
– Upon approval of the loan by the Commission, UNC Health Care shall execute the terms of the loan agreement.
In adopting terms of the loan agreement, UNC Health Care may require changes to the governance structure of the eligible hospital.
(b) Interest Rate and Maturity.
– The interest rate payable on and the maximum maturity of a loan are subject to the following limitations:
(1) Interest rate.
– The interest rate for a loan may not exceed the interest rate obtained by the State on its most recent general obligation bond offering.
(2) Maturity.
– The maturity for a loan may not exceed 20 years.
(c) Debt Instrument.
– UNC Health Care shall execute a debt instrument with the recipient of the loan to evidence the obligation to repay the principal of and interest on the loan awarded under this Article to the State.
"§ 131A-36.
Annual reports on the Rural Health Care Stabilization Fund.
(a) Requirement.
– UNC Health Care shall publish a report each year on the Rural Health Care Stabilization Fund.
The report shall be published byNovember 1 of each year and cover the preceding fiscal year.
UNC Health Care shall make the report available to the public and shall give a copy of the report to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations and the Fiscal Research Division.
(b) Content.
– The report required by this section shall contain the following information concerning the Fund:
(1) The beginning and ending balance of the Fund for the fiscal year.
Page 4 House Bill 704*-Third Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 (2) The amount of revenue credited to the Fund during the fiscal year, by source.
(3) The total amount of loans awarded from the Fund.
(4) For each loan awarded, the recipient of the award, the amount of the award, the amount of the award that was disbursed, and the amount of the award remaining to be disbursed in a subsequent fiscal year, if applicable." SECTION 1.3.
58-80-290 reads as rewritten:
116-37 reads as rewritten:
"§ 58-50-290.
"§ 116-37.
Health benefit plans or insurers contracting for provision of dental services;
University of North Carolina Health Care System.
no limitation on fees for noncovered services.services or on methods of claims payment.
… (e) Finances.
(a) No agreement between an insurer or an entitythat writes stand-alone dental insurance and a dentist for the provision of dental services on a preferred or in-network basis to plan members or insurance subscribers in connection with coverage under a stand-alone dental plan, but not in connection with or incidental to coverage under a medical plan or health insurance policy, may require that a dentist provide services at a fee limited or set by the plan or insurer, unless the services are reimbursed as covered services under the contract.
– The University of North Carolina Health Care System shall be subject to the provisions of the State Budget Act, except for trust funds as provided in G.S.
(b) For purposes of this section, "covered services" means a service for which reimbursement is available under an insurer's policy, without regard to contractual limitations by a deductible, copayment, coinsurance, waiting period, annual or lifetime maximum, frequency limitation, alternative benefit payment, or other limitation.
116-36.1 and G.S.
(c) No agreement between an insurer or another entity contracting for the provision of dental services and a provider of dental services shall contain restrictions on methods of claim payment in which the only acceptable payment method from the insurer or entity to the provider of the dental services is a credit card payment." SECTION 2.
116-37.2.
Article 50 of Chapter 58 of the General Statutes is amended by adding the following new section to read:
TheChiefExecutiveOfficer,subject to theboardofdirectors,shall beresponsible for all aspects of budget preparation, budget execution, and expenditure reporting.
"§ 58-50-292.
All operating funds of The University of North Carolina Health Care System may be budgeted and disbursed through special fund codes, maintaining separate auditable accounts for the University of North CarolinaHospitalsatChapelHillandtheclinicalpatientcareprogramsoftheSchoolofMedicine of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Dental provider networks;
All receipts of The University of North Carolina Health Care System may be deposited directly to the special fund codes, and except for General Fund appropriations, all receipts of the University of North Carolina Hospitals at Chapel Hill may be invested pursuant to G.S.
confidential business information.
116-37.2(h).
(a) The following definitions apply in this section:
General Fund appropriations for support of the University of North Carolina Hospitals at Chapel Hill shall be budgeted in a General Fund code under a single purpose, "Contribution to University of North Carolina Hospitals at Chapel Hill Operations" and be transferable to a special fund operating code as receipts.
(1) Provider network contract.
General Fund appropriations for the Rural Health Care Stabilization Program shall be deposited in the Rural Health Care Stabilization Fund pursuant to G.S.
– A contract between an insurer and a dental services provider specifying the rights and responsibilities of the insurer and the provider for the delivery of and payment for dental services.
131A-32 and shall only be used for the purposes set forth in Article 2 of Chapter 131A of the General Statutes.
(2) Insurer.
… (l) Rural Health Care Stabilization Program.
– As defined in G.S.
– The University of North Carolina Health Care System shall administer the Rural Health Care Stabilization Program in accordance with Article 2 of Chapter 131A of the General Statutes in order to further its mission to promote the health and well-being of the citizens of North Carolina." SECTION 2.
58-3-225(a).
This act is effective when it becomes law.
(3) Third party.
House Bill 704*-Third Edition Page 5
– A person or entity that enters into a contract with an insurer or with another entity to gain access to a dental provider network contract.
Third party does not include an employer group or other group for which the insurer provides administrative services, including payment of claims.
(b) An insurer may grant access to its provider network contract to a third party if:
*H704-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 (1) At the time the provider network contract is entered into and at the time the provider network contract is renewed, the insurer allows any provider who is part of the carrier's provider network to choose not to participate in third party-access to theprovidernetwork contract.
Thethird partyaccess provision of any provider network contract shall be clearly identified in the provider network contract.
An insurer shall not grant third party access to the provider network contract of any provider who does not participate in third party access.
(2) The insurer includes on its Web site a listing identifying all third parties who have been granted such access.
(3) The third partyaccessing the provider network contract agrees to complywith all of the provider network contract's terms.
(c) This section shall not apply to the assignment of or access to a provider network contract to an entity operating under the same brand licensee program as the contracting entity or any affiliates of the contracting entity." SECTION 3.
G.S.
58-3-200(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c) Coverage Determinations.
– If an insurer or its authorized representative determines that services, supplies, or other items are covered under its health benefit plan, plan or dental plan, including anydetermination under G.S.
58-50-61, the insurer shall not subsequently retract its determination after the services, supplies, or other items have been provided, or reduce payments foraservice, supply, orotheritem furnished in relianceon such a determination,unless the determination was based on a material misrepresentation about the insured's health condition that was knowingly made by the insured or the provider of the service, supply, or other item.
For purposes of this subsection, a pretreatment estimate means a voluntary request for a projection of dental benefits or payment that does not require authorization, and a pretreatment estimate for dental services shall not be considered a coverage determination." SECTION 4.
This act becomes effective January 1, 2020, and applies to health benefit contracts issued, renewed, or amended on or after that date.
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  1. Passed 2nd Reading

  2. Passed 3rd Reading

  3. Special Message Sent To House

  4. Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub

  5. Ref To Com On Finance

  6. Reptd Fav

  7. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  8. Com Substitute Adopted

  9. Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  10. Withdrawn From Com

  11. Re-ref to Finance. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

  12. Regular Message Received From House

  13. Passed 1st Reading

  14. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  15. Regular Message Sent To Senate

  16. Passed 2nd Reading

  17. Passed 3rd Reading

  18. Reptd Fav

  19. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  20. Placed On Cal For 05/02/2019

  21. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  22. Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  23. Passed 1st Reading

  24. Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  25. Filed

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Sponsors (3)

  • Lewis
  • Murphy
  • Dobson

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Not signed on (173)

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Second Reading

Passed 44 Yea · 2 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 8000
Unaffiliated 24203
Republican 12001
Total 44204
% of votes cast 88%4%0%8%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Fitch — Yea
Foushee — Yea
Marcus — Yea
McKissick — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Searcy — Yea
VanDuyn — Yea
Woodard — Yea
Ballard — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Brown — Yea
Edwards — Yea
Gallimore — Yea
Gunn — Yea
Harrington — Yea
Horner — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Krawiec — Yea
Newton — Yea
Perry — Yea
Steinburg — Yea
Wells — Yea
Nickel — Nay
Smith — Nay
deViere — Not Voting
J. Davis — Not Voting
Tillman — Not Voting
D. Davis — Yea
J. Jackson — Yea
Dan Blue Democratic Yea
Gladys A. Robinson Democratic Yea
Jay J. Chaudhuri Democratic Yea
Joyce Waddell Democratic Yea
Michael Garrett Democratic Yea
Mujtaba A. Mohammed Democratic Yea
Paul A. Lowe, Jr. Democratic Yea
Tracy Clark Democratic Yea
Bill Rabon Republican Yea
Brent Jackson Republican Yea
Carl Ford Republican Yea
Danny Earl Britt, Jr. Republican Yea
Jim Burgin Republican Yea
Norman W. Sanderson Republican Yea
Phil Berger Republican Yea
Ralph Hise Republican Yea
Tom McInnis Republican Yea
Vickie Sawyer Republican Not Voting
W. Ted Alexander Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Yea
Warren Daniel Republican Yea

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Second Reading

Passed 114 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 24001
Republican 31002
Unaffiliated 57003
U 2000
Total 114006
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Autry — Yea
Beasley — Yea
Black — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Clemmons — Yea
Farmer-Butterfield — Yea
Fisher — Yea
Floyd — Yea
Gailliard — Yea
Garrison — Yea
Gill — Yea
Graham — Yea
Harris — Yea
Holley — Yea
Hunt — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Insko — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Lucas — Yea
Martin — Yea
Montgomery — Yea
Queen — Yea
Richardson — Yea
Russell — Yea
Terry — Yea
vonHaefen — Yea
Wray — Yea
Boles — Yea
Bumgardner — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cleveland — Yea
Conrad — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dobson — Yea
Elmore — Yea
Faircloth — Yea
Fraley — Yea
Grange — Yea
Hardister — Yea
Henson — Yea
Hurley — Yea
Lewis — Yea
McElraft — Yea
McGrady — Yea
McNeill — Yea
Moore — Yea
Presnell — Yea
Rogers — Yea
Saine — Yea
Sasser — Yea
Speciale — Yea
Szoka — Yea
Yarborough — Yea
Zachary — Yea
Horn — Not Voting
L. Johnson — Not Voting
Murphy — Not Voting
C. Smith — Yea
K. Smith — Yea
R. Smith — Yea
Allison A. Dahle Democratic Yea
Amos L. Quick, III Democratic Yea
Becky Carney Democratic Yea
Brandon Lofton Democratic Yea
Brian Turner Democratic Yea
Brian Turner Democratic Yea
Carolyn G. Logan Democratic Yea
Cecil Brockman Democratic Yea
Cynthia Ball Democratic Yea
Dante Pittman Democratic Yea
Deb Butler Democratic Yea
Eric Ager Democratic Yea
Gale Adcock Democratic Yea
Garland E. Pierce Democratic Yea
Graig Meyer Democratic Yea
Joe John Democratic Yea
Marcia Morey Democratic Yea
Mary Belk Democratic Yea
Pricey Harrison Democratic Yea
Robert T. Reives, II Democratic Not Voting
Shelly Willingham Democratic Yea
Sydney Batch Democratic Yea
Terence Everitt Democratic Yea
Tracy Clark Democratic Yea
Zack Hawkins Democratic Yea
Bobby Hanig Republican Yea
Brenden H. Jones Republican Yea
Chris Humphrey Republican Yea
Dean Arp Republican Yea
Dennis Riddell Republican Yea
Destin Hall Republican Yea
Donna McDowell White Republican Yea
Donny Lambeth Republican Yea
Edward C. Goodwin Republican Yea
Frank Iler Republican Yea
Harry Warren Republican Yea
Hugh Blackwell Republican Not Voting
Jay Adams Republican Yea
Jimmy Dixon Republican Yea
John A. Torbett Republican Yea
John R. Bell, IV Republican Yea
John Sauls Republican Not Voting
Julia C. Howard Republican Yea
Keith Kidwell Republican Yea
Kelly E. Hastings Republican Yea
Kevin Corbin Republican Yea
Kyle Hall Republican Yea
Larry C. Strickland Republican Yea
Larry W. Potts Republican Yea
Lisa S. Barnes Republican Yea
Mark Brody Republican Yea
Mitchell S. Setzer Republican Yea
Phil Shepard Republican Yea
Sarah Stevens Republican Yea
Stephen M. Ross Republican Yea
Steve Jarvis Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Yea
William D. Brisson Republican Yea
Carla D. Cunningham U Yea
Nasif Majeed U Yea

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HB 704 is sponsored by Lewis, Murphy, Dobson, Wray, Pricey Harrison (Democratic), and Shelly Willingham (Democratic).
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