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Senate amends Uniform Mediation Act to exclude ombudsmen, passes bill to House
Summary
Senators amended SB 61 to state that ombudsmen are not neutral mediators and to require mediators to disclose specified court‑required reporting obligations; the amended bill passed on final roll call and was referred to the House.
On third reading, the Utah Senate took up Senate Bill 61 (Uniform Mediation Act) and approved amendments clarifying mediator duties and the statute’s coverage. Senator Hilliard introduced Amendment No. 2 (dated Feb. 8) to exclude ombudsmen from the Act on the basis that an ombudsman ‘‘is clearly not a neutral party’’ and typically represents landowner interests in state…
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