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Committee adopts amendment and advances HB130 requiring employers to pay for employment-related medical exams and tests

Utah House Business, Labor and Commerce Committee · February 4, 2026
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Summary

After questions about pre-employment testing and scope, the committee adopted a second amendment and recommended HB130 favorably; sponsors said the bill prevents employers from making workers pay and then reimburse them for employment-related medical exams, while preserving limited exceptions and the option of a liability waiver for prospective employees.

House Bill 130, as amended, won a favorable committee recommendation after testimony and a brief public comment period. Representative Glynn told the committee the bill responds to reports that some employers require prospective or current employees to pay up-front for required drug tests or medical examinations and are slow to reimburse them. Under the committee-adopted language, employers must pay the…

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