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Utah House advances dozens of bills; lawmakers approve AED immunity, water-rights reforms and firefighter plate funding
Summary
The Utah House on Jan. 28 advanced a broad package of bills, passing measures on water-rights applications, AED Good Samaritan protections, firefighter license-plate funding and dozens of other statutory and administrative changes. Several bills passed unanimously; a few drew recorded opposition.
The Utah House of Representatives on Jan. 28 considered and approved a wide range of measures, from technical insurance-code updates to public-safety and water-rights reforms, completing a day of floor action that will send many bills to the State Senate.
Lawmakers approved House Bill 18, a water-rights measure that clarifies how the state engineer should handle applications nearing a 50-year filing limit and allows conditional extensions where public water suppliers have made substantial infrastructure investments. "So what this does, it allows a public water supplier to take and grow into the water ... without being under the risk of forfeiture," the bill's sponsor said during debate. The House passed HB18 by voice and recorded tally of 67 yes, 0 no; the sponsor said the measure will be transmitted to the Senate.
The chamber also passed House Bill 31, the Utah Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survival Act, which moves AED (automatic external defibrillator) location registration from a state agency to local public-safety…
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