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Utah House passes package of bills on health, pharmacy, death certificates and criminal code; urges repeal of Jones Act
Summary
On Jan. 31 the Utah House adopted a slate of committee reports and passed a set of bills and a concurrent resolution (votes ranged from unanimous consent to recorded tallies), including HCR 7 urging repeal of the Jones Act and statutory and administrative amendments on behavioral health, pharmacy substitutions, tobacco cessation, death certificates and criminal-code recodification.
The Utah House of Representatives on Jan. 31 adopted multiple committee reports and passed a package of bills and a concurrent resolution addressing a range of issues from transportation policy to health services.
HCR 7, a concurrent resolution introduced by Representative Thurston, calls on Congress to repeal the federal Jones Act, which the sponsor said restricts domestic water carriage and increases costs and truck traffic. The resolution passed the House unanimously, 67‑0.
Among bills approved and transmitted to the Senate were measures affecting behavioral health, youth tobacco cessation, pharmacy practice, vital records and criminal code recodification:
Votes at a glance
- HCR 7 (Jones Act repeal resolution): passed 67‑0 (floor presentation by Representative Thurston). The resolution urges Congress to repeal the Jones Act, arguing it raises…
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