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Senate creates two‑year task force to study hospital market issues in substitute SB 61
Summary
The Senate adopted a fifth substitute to SB 61 that establishes a two‑year task force (9 House members, 6 Senate members) to examine hospital market penetration, charitable care, tax‑exempt status and consumer protections; the substitute passed on a roll call reported as 25 yes, 0 no and 4 absent.
The Senate approved a fifth substitute to SB 61, creating a two‑year task force to study a range of issues relating to Intermountain Health Care and the broader hospital sector, including market penetration, charitable care, tax‑exempt status and consumer protections. Senator Wadhams described the substitute as a neutral way to study the questions raised in committee and on the floor.
The task force will comprise nine House members and six Senate members and is required to issue an interim report in November of the current year and a final report in November of the following year. Senator Arant and others expressed support for an open, evidence‑based study. A roll‑call reading in the transcript recorded 25 yes votes, 0 nay and 4 absent; the substitute passed and was referred to the House for further action.
