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Utah House reconsiders, passes bill updating new-hire registry amid funding warnings
Summary
After floor debate about federal compliance and employer burden, the House voted 39–33 to reconsider and then pass House Bill 22, which adds date-of-hire fields to the state's new-hire reporting and, supporters said, protects federal funding for child-support and unemployment programs.
The Utah House on Jan. 24 voted to reconsider its prior action on House Bill 22 and then approved the measure 39–33, sending the bill to the Senate.
Representative Patrick Powell moved to reconsider House Bill 22, saying Weber County had provided additional detail that warranted further discussion. The bill, described on the floor as a technical update to the centralized new-hire registry, would add date-of-hire or date-of-rehire fields to employer reports that already include name, address and…
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