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Senate rejects SB44 to extend CHIP/Medicaid coverage to some legal permanent resident children
Summary
The Senate voted down second substitute SB44, which would have allowed Utah to opt into federal CHIP/Medicaid changes and extend coverage to roughly 800 legal permanent resident children and qualifying parents; proponents said the bill does not cover children of undocumented parents, while opponents argued it alters prior expectations for newly arrived legal residents.
Senators defeated second substitute SB44 in a roll call that split the chamber.
Sponsor Senator Robles described the bill as an opt‑in to federal changes that removed a five‑year bar and would permit the state to cover about 800 legal permanent resident children and their families under Medicaid/CHIP with federal match. She emphasized the bill "doesn't cover children of…
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