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House approves changes to government-immunity exceptions after contentious floor debate
Summary
House Bill 395 expands exceptions to government immunity for government employees accused of fraud, willful misconduct or intentionally knowing acts; amendments to remove language singling out child-welfare workers failed and the bill passed 47-19-9.
The Utah House passed House Bill 395 on waivers of governmental immunity after extensive floor debate over language that explicitly references child-welfare workers.
Representative Gregory Hughes, sponsor, said the bill adopts high legal standards for exceptions to immunity — including fraud and willful misconduct — and cited similar California legislation as precedent. "The language you need to be sensitive of is on line 44 it says with fraud or willful misconduct ... intentionally…
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