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Utah House advances wide slate of bills including suicide‑prevention, nursing practice and disaster mitigation
Summary
On Feb. 26, 2019, the Utah House passed a series of bills and resolutions ranging from firearm suicide‑prevention measures and nurse practice adjustments to driver‑license and disaster‑mitigation provisions; several were amended on the floor and sent to the Senate for consideration.
The Utah House of Representatives on Feb. 26 passed multiple bills and resolutions and sent them to the Senate, including measures on firearm suicide prevention, nurse practitioner oversight, driver license renewals and post‑disaster mitigation.
Among the measures approved, the House adopted second substitute House Bill 281, a prosecution‑review measure, by a vote of 68–0. First substitute House Bill 17 (firearm violence and suicide prevention amendments) was amended on the floor and passed 66–4. First substitute House Bill 336, revising the Nurse Practice Act and specifying consultation requirements for certain advanced practice registered nurses, passed…
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