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    <description>Ensuring access to primary care, behavioral health, and affordable hospital services.</description>
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      <title>01 - December 19, 2024 - Prefiled for introduction.</title>
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      <title>02 - January 13, 2025 - First reading, referred to Health &amp; Long-Term Care.</title>
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      <title>03 - January 31, 2025 - Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health &amp; Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM.</title>
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      <title>04 - February 11, 2025 - Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health &amp; Long-Term Care at 10:30 AM.</title>
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      <title>05 - February 11, 2025 - HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</title>
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      <title>06 - February 11, 2025 - Minority; do not pass.</title>
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      <title>07 - February 11, 2025 - Minority; without recommendation.</title>
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      <title>08 - February 11, 2025 - And refer to Ways &amp; Means.</title>
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      <title>09 - February 12, 2025 - Referred to Ways &amp; Means.</title>
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      <title>10 - February 20, 2025 - Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways &amp; Means at 4:00 PM.</title>
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      <title>11 - February 27, 2025 - Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways &amp; Means at 1:30 PM.</title>
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      <title>12 - February 27, 2025 - WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</title>
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      <title>13 - February 27, 2025 - Minority; do not pass.</title>
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      <title>14 - February 27, 2025 - Minority; without recommendation.</title>
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      <title>15 - February 28, 2025 - Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.</title>
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      <title>16 - March 7, 2025 - Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.</title>
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      <title>17 - March 11, 2025 - 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 25).</title>
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      <title>18 - March 11, 2025 - Floor amendment(s) adopted.</title>
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      <title>19 - March 11, 2025 - Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</title>
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      <title>20 - March 11, 2025 - Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.</title>
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      <title>21 - March 13, 2025 - First reading, referred to Appropriations.</title>
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      <title>22 - March 19, 2025 - Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.</title>
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      <title>23 - March 24, 2025 - Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.</title>
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      <title>24 - March 24, 2025 - APP - Majority; do pass.</title>
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      <title>25 - March 24, 2025 - Minority; do not pass.</title>
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      <title>26 - March 24, 2025 - Minority; without recommendation.</title>
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      <title>27 - March 27, 2025 - Referred to Rules 2 Review.</title>
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      <title>28 - April 22, 2025 - Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.  Placed on second reading.</title>
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      <title>29 - April 22, 2025 - Floor amendment(s) adopted.</title>
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      <title>30 - April 22, 2025 - Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</title>
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      <title>31 - April 22, 2025 - Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 2.</title>
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      <title>32 - April 24, 2025 - Senate concurred in House amendments.</title>
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      <title>33 - April 24, 2025 - Passed final passage; yeas, 29; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.</title>
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      <title>34 - April 25, 2025 - President signed.</title>
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      <title>35 - April 26, 2025 - Speaker signed.</title>
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      <title>36 - April 27, 2025 - Delivered to Governor.</title>
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      <title>37 - May 20, 2025 - Governor signed.</title>
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      <title>38 - May 20, 2025 - Chapter 373, 2025 Laws.</title>
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      <title>39 - May 20, 2025 - Effective date 7/27/2025.</title>
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