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House approves database to track potential independent‑contractor misclassification after funding clarified
Summary
The House passed Senate Bill 189 to create an independent‑contractor database intended to help agencies identify misclassification; debate focused on a fiscal note and whether federal grant funding and Senate appropriations would cover costs. Final vote: 70–2.
The Utah House on the morning floor passed Senate Bill 189 to authorize creation of a database for agencies to share information related to independent‑contractor status and reduce misclassification, tax avoidance and insurance gaps. Representative Keiser, the House sponsor, said the measure grew from a working group that found rising misclassification and poor interagency communication: "What we have discovered is that there has been an…
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