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SB626Introduced in the Senate

Removing Inspector General from inclusion in Department of Health

IntroducedSenate Health and Human Resources

Introduced by Brian Helton, District 9

What does this bill do?

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Official description

The purpose of this bill is to remove the Office of the Inspector General from the Department of Health, where is it for administrative purposes, and to clarify that the Office of the Inspector General has the ability to conduct performance audits, financial audits, evaluations, and attestations engagements of the Department of Human Services, the Department of Health, and the Department of Health Facilities and their independent contractors.

Where it stands

To Health and Human Resources

January 27, 2026

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Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. To Health and Human Resources then Finance

  3. Introduced in Senate

  4. To Health and Human Resources

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