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House passes amendments widening first‑responder mental‑health coverage and changing eligibility trigger
Summary
The House passed the second substitute to HB59, extending benefits to retirees' spouses, clarifying DPS administration and changing the three‑year eligibility clock to start when services are requested; the bill passed 70–0 and will be sent to the Senate.
On Jan. 31 the Utah House passed the second substitute to House Bill 59, a follow‑up to prior first‑responder mental‑health legislation. Representative Wilcox, sponsor, said the substitute adds groups inadvertently omitted from last year’s law (including spouses in the retiree portion and forensic interviewers) and clarifies how and when the three‑year eligibility…
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