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Senate adopts Alzheimer's State Plan resolution but senators warn against immediate implementation mandates
Summary
Senate Joint Resolution 1, endorsing a five‑year Alzheimer’s state plan from a task force, passed after floor debate; sponsors said the resolution formalizes the plan but does not commit the Legislature to funding implementation, a point of explicit concern from several senators.
The Utah Senate adopted Senate Joint Resolution 1 on Day 19, a resolution endorsing a five‑year Alzheimer's State Plan developed by an interim task force that held hearings across multiple counties.
Senator Morgan, sponsor of the resolution, said the task force produced a plan with five goals: public awareness and information; improved access to diagnosis, treatment and support; caregiver empowerment and support; development of a dementia‑competent workforce; and increased research participation and funding. Morgan told the Senate the plan was the task force's working document and that it was intended as a framework for future action rather than a binding financial commitment.
Senator Grisham said she supported the resolution but opposed separate bills to implement the plan that would create new boards, governance structures and fiscal obligations. Senator Hilliard asked whether passing the resolution would obligate future appropriations; Morgan replied that the resolution itself does not create a funding requirement and that implementation would be a separate matter.
After discussion, the Senate voted to place the resolution at the bottom of the third reading calendar; the recorded vote on the floor was 25 yea, 3 nay, 1 absent.
