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Senate advances substitute narrowing employee medical‑procedure bill to vaccines amid heated Q&A
Summary
Senators debated a first substitute to SB 208 that limits the Employee Medical Procedure Protection Act to vaccines and excludes masks and drug screens. Sponsor Senator Kennedy said the bill protects employee medical autonomy; opponents questioned conflicts with federal travel and employer requirements. The chamber voted to read the substitute for third reading, 17–11.
A contentious floor exchange over employer vaccination rules dominated late business as the Utah Senate considered a first substitute to Senate Bill 208, the Employee Medical Procedure Protection Act.
Sponsor Senator Michael Kennedy said the substitute strips non‑vaccine items (masks, drug screens and certain evaluations) and narrows the bill to vaccines, arguing it protects employees from having medical procedures mandated by employers. "Who is in charge of what goes in your body?"…
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