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Senate passes child‑welfare definitional changes aimed at coordination and clarity
Summary
House Bill 31, which reorganizes and clarifies child welfare and juvenile code definitions without substantively changing them, passed the Utah Senate by roll call (25‑0, 4 absent). Sponsors said the bill coordinates renumbering and clarifies terms following multi‑party work with agencies and stakeholders.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 8 passed House Bill 31, a comprehensive reorganization of child welfare and juvenile code definitions intended to coordinate renumbering and clarify statutory language. Senator Dayton, who presented the bill, said roughly half the measure is coordinating and renumbering and the other half clarifies definitions developed with Representative Harper, the Office of Legislative…
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