House concurs on 'Charlie's Law,' authorizing limited hemp extract use for sick children

The Utah House concurred with Senate amendments to ninth substitute HB105 (plant extract amendments) on March 13 and approved intent language dedicating the measure as "Charlie's Law." Representative Frower, floor sponsor of the concurrence motion, described Senate amendments tightening the bill — including Department of Public Safety involvement for waiver cards, state licensing requirements for producers and reporting to the state Department of Health — and said the changes "tighten up an already tight bill."

During floor debate Representative Frower read intent language dedicating the bill to Charlie Nelson, a six‑year‑old Utah child with Batten disease, and asked the House to spread the language on the House Journal. Representative Frower introduced Jeff and Katrina Nelson and their daughter Charlie, and the chamber recognized them. Summation was waived and the House concurred with the Senate amendments before proceeding to final passage on the concurrence calendar. The floor record does not include a full roll call tally for the final third‑reading passage of the underlying bill in this excerpt; the concurrence motion and intent language were adopted on the floor.