SB 6234 — Screening newborn infants for branched-chain ketoacid dehydrogenase kinase deficiency.

What this bill does

Requires the State Board of Health to consider whether to add the branched-chain ketoacid dehydrogenase kinase deficiency screening to the mandatory newborn screening panel and submit a report to the Legislature by June 30, 2025.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 27, 2024
  96 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 7, 2024
  48 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting

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