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Senate advances recodification and merger of Health and Human Services; sponsor trims local‑health authority language
Summary
Senate moved the recodification of Health and Human Services (Second Substitute SB 45) to third reading after adopting amendments that add innovation‑office responsibilities and remove or clarify older language allowing local health boards to enact more stringent rules absent explicit checks. Sponsors emphasized preserving emergency response powers while rebalancing authority.
Salt Lake City — On Feb. 10 the Utah Senate advanced Second Substitute Senate Bill 45, a recodification and merger measure for Health and Human Services, adopting two floor amendments that address audit findings and concerns about the scope of local health board authority.
Senator Anderegg presented the substitute and two amendments. Amendment 1 adds responsibilities for a state innovation director in response to a Legislative Management Audit Committee…
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