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House passes bill to protect proprietary research records in contracts
Summary
The Utah House passed Senate Bill 179 to create a classification for commercially sensitive information in research contracts, aiming to prevent businesses from withholding grants and contracts over public‑records concerns. The vote was 63–0 and the bill will be returned to the Senate for the president's signature.
The Utah House of Representatives voted to approve Senate Bill 179, a measure designed to protect certain commercially sensitive information in research contracts from public disclosure, the House recorded.
Representative Hunsaker, explaining the measure on the House floor, said Utah’s two major research universities together bring in "approximately a half a billion dollars" in contracts and grants each…
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