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Committee approves bill to expand lodging decontamination authority for drug contamination
Utah House Health and Human Services Committee · February 9, 2026
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Summary
HB388 was advanced with a favorable recommendation. The bill extends existing decontamination standards to include contamination from drug use (not only clandestine labs) in lodging units and clarifies police‑health department coordination for testing and closure.
Representative Shepherd introduced HB388 to address contamination of motel and hotel rooms from drug use (methamphetamine and fentanyl), arguing current law ties health-department response to 'laboratory' contamination and can miss…
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