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House adopts first substitute to strengthen Utah Health Data Authority privacy and operations, passes bill 70-1

Utah House of Representatives · January 29, 2026
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Summary

Representative Thurston won House approval for a first substitute to HB 199 that strengthens operational governance, privacy and security of the Utah Health Data Authority following an OLAG audit; the House passed the bill 70-1 and sent it to the Senate.

The Utah House on Jan. 29 approved first-substitute HB 199, a bill that updates the operational and privacy framework for the Utah Health Data Authority and incorporates recommendations from a recent Office of the Legislative Auditor General (OLAG) performance audit.

Representative Thurston, the bill sponsor, described the Health Data Authority's role in collecting healthcare data used to inform policymakers and…

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