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House approves bill to strengthen state risk-manager review of contracts and legislation
Summary
House Bill 4 passed after an amendment clarifying contract-certification language and preserving enforceability if insurance provisions are omitted; the bill requires the state risk manager to assess potential liabilities in legislation and contracts and to make rules, and it passed the House 65-0.
Salt Lake City — The Utah House adopted House Bill 4 on Feb. 22, a measure that expands duties for the state's risk manager to review proposed legislation and contracts for potential liabilities and to require agencies to obtain risk-manager approval when appropriate.
Sponsor testimony explained the bill authorizes the risk manager to assess latent risks and to…
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