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Utah Senate advances bill to block contact-lens minimum‑price rules, sponsor says it protects consumers
Summary
Senators debated SB169, a bill to bar manufacturers from dictating retailers’ contact‑lens prices. Sponsor Senator Henderson said the measure restores retail competition and does not change clinical prescribing authority; questions focused on optometry groups’ opposition and letters of support from retailers.
Senator Todd Henderson, sponsor of Senate Bill 169, told the Senate the measure would prevent contact‑lens manufacturers from imposing minimum retail prices that ‘‘effectively removes all price based competition.’’ Henderson said SB169 ‘‘does not change eye health standards in any way’’ and is aimed at restoring consumer choice and lower prices by prohibiting manufacturers from enforcing floor prices on retailers.
The bill grew out of complaints…
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