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Senate debates family‑planning expansion; bill circled after concerns about minors and federal funding
Summary
Senate sponsor Sen. Derek Kitchen said first substitute SB 128 would expand family planning services to about 11,000 Utahns. Colleagues pressed that the draft lacks an '18 and over' restriction used in prior versions; sponsors said an age restriction could jeopardize federal approval. After extended debate, the Senate circled the bill for further negotiation.
Senator Derek Kitchen presented first substitute Senate Bill 128 on Feb. 12, 2021, describing it as a measure to expand family planning services under state law and to reach roughly 11,000 additional Utahns, with the largest impacts expected in several rural counties. The sponsor framed the bill as health policy intended to improve access to contraception and other family‑planning and reproductive health services and said the draft was prepared to comply with federal program rules.
On the floor several senators, including Senator Bramble and Senator Sandal,…
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