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House lifts medical-neglect bill to top and debates narrowing parental-decision test and burden of proof
Summary
House members moved Fourth Substitute Senate Bill 90 (medical neglect exclusion) to the top of the calendar and debated Amendment 4, which would focus the statutory test on whether a parent made a reasonable medical decision; representatives warned the bill may raise the standard of proof in abuse cases from a civil 'clear and convincing' threshold to criminal 'beyond a reasonable doubt.'
The Utah House moved Fourth Substitute Senate Bill 90, a measure on medical neglect and the standard for parental decision-making, to the top of the Senate bills calendar and then debated an amendment that sponsors described as narrowing the statutory test.
Motion to lift: A motion to “lift and move” Fourth Substitute Senate Bill 90 to the top of the third-reading calendar passed 40-33, placing the bill for immediate consideration.
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