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Votes at a glance: House advances autism registry, medication‑aid changes, DEQ technical updates; school finance bill fails
Summary
The House passed a batch of health and environmental bills (first substitute HB 263 on an autism registry; HB 339 on medication‑aid certification changes; HB 353 DEQ technical amendments) and circled HB 163; House Bill 280 (school finance amendments) failed on the floor.
Beyond the session’s headline items on arts education, the House acted on several additional measures in a single floor period.
Health and research: First substitute House Bill 263, the Utah Registry of Autism and Developmental Disabilities (sponsored by Representative Eric Hutchings), was described as creating a one‑stop information hub in partnership with the Utah Autism Council and housing a registry at the University of Utah to collect treatment‑outcome and onset data for research. Representative Hutchings said the registry will help families find information and help researchers identify triggers and…
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