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Senate sends small‑employer health coverage bill to interim task force after hours of testimony
Summary
After a daylong committee‑of‑the‑whole, the Senate on Feb. 19 voted to advance substitute SB 153 (small‑employer health insurance coverage) to the Healthcare Access Task Force for further study; the floor recorded 23 ayes and 4 nays on the motion to place the bill on the second‑reading calendar.
The Utah Senate devoted a time‑certain committee-of-the‑whole to small‑employer health insurance reform on Feb. 19, hearing testimony from task‑force members, consulting actuaries and industry representatives before voting to move substitute SB 153 forward for further interim study.
Senator John Holmgren, who sponsored the substitute, framed the issue as a structural problem of access and affordability. Witnesses described both the…
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