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Committee adopts HB 433 to let constituents formally petition OPLER; medical association warns of politicization
Summary
Lawmakers adopted a first substitute and passed HB 433, enabling constituents to submit substantive review requests to the Office of Professional Licensing Review (OPLER) and requiring notification of legislators; the Utah Medical Association testified in opposition, warning it could politicize OPLER.
A House committee adopted a first substitute to HB 433 and voted the substitute out of committee 12–3, approving a change that allows members of the public to submit substantive review requests to the Office of Professional Licensing Review and requires OPLER to notify legislators when such requests arrive.
Representative Wilcox, the sponsor, said the measure "democratizes" access by letting constituents raise substantive concerns through an existing online form and ensures legislators are informed when their constituents request a review. He emphasized the change is…
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