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House debate on immunization bill intensifies as amendment to require health-dept exemption form fails
Summary
House Bill 9, which would tighten immunization requirements, drew a heated floor debate on Jan. 30; an amendment requiring a Department of Health personal-belief exemption form was proposed but failed on the floor after members warned of public-health risks and cited a Davis County measles outbreak.
House Bill 9, which proposes changes to existing immunization law including removal of a personal-preference clause and elimination of a 30-day waiting period, drew extended floor debate on Jan. 30. Representative Borgeson, sponsor of the bill, said the measure was prompted in part by a recent measles outbreak and urged its passage to strengthen public-health protections.
Representative LeBaron proposed…
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