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Vickers told the committee the interim review reassessed how funds have been used over the past five years and recommended prioritizing enforcement and local public-health prevention activities. He said the list of priorities places enforcement and local health-department prevention work near the top and retains funding for statewide programs overseen by the UMOP committee and some allocations that have gone to the State Board of Education.

\"We decided...we're not just gonna rubber stamp and say we're going to extend the sunset,\" Vickers said, describing the committee's work to review program effectiveness and funding priorities. He said the bill recommends a five-year extension because the policy space is changing and revenue flows are uncertain after recent restrictions on flavored e-cigarette products.

Art Brown, president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, spoke in support, urging continued interagency coordination and commending enforcement dollars that have been used to target distributors and retail noncompliance. Committee members described months of work and multi-agency participation during the interim review.

Representative Fitzsimona moved to pass SB 46 with a favorable recommendation; the chair announced the motion passed.

Votes at a glance: the committee passed SB 46 (UMOP sunset extension) with a favorable recommendation; chair announced the motion passed (roll-call tally not specified).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Health and Human Services Committee - January 28, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Senate Bill 46 would extend the UMOP (youth electronic cigarette, marijuana and other drug prevention program) sunset for five years and prioritize enforcement and prevention funding; the committee voted to pass the bill with a favorable recommendation.","taxTitle","2025 Utah Legislature, Utah Legislature, Utah Legislative Branch, Utah","taxId",78171,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6367066,"Committee advances bill to allow small research awards from brain and spinal cord injury fund",676,1765000,2441000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2159212-912aecd00473307dd18ba77c89f4fde9&start=1765&end=2441","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2159212-912aecd00473307dd18ba77c89f4fde9/thumbnail_1765000.jpg","/articles/6367066/Utah/Committee-advances-bill-to-allow-small-research-awards-from-brain-and-spinal-cord-injury-fund","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6367066-03544842ea0edc5adac0aa6fd60da783/orig.mp4?Expires=1770953328&Signature=eruGw1WZZHo5UUxbFukmNca168fPXmVMjR4BLh0xOiWdWcUGKNLWRLgLec8FA0SGnTrFwLPMJzgKYxLsLZ15jB0CE-b5fjGEhX0ucMiFzyLM3evS4FMtgYinzcU6ZiIS1EkUIiR91i1nihhq5EiU3y5Nqxl9MKtPjNDmPxoTTvlC2~-Rp28UAXBiB3r07OPnxweRqQEMLrsVy08kV-7je~s62oDCii~5GHNx50lAsfbFeMaAyreiFlu~vKWhiZ6GryQ1et3O4gPEqcINTe6viX2PyPzX7kogLGgmw5kuNZoK7UbcVln8j03bpNDVgsqtggbOdEHlUVY9n9CWEamP~g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Katie Hall presented House Bill 93, Rehabilitation Services Modifications, saying the measure would permit the Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Fund to award up to $100,000 per fiscal year to qualified charitable clinics for nervous-system research, add a committee member with spinal-cord-research experience to the Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Advisory Committee, and require annual reporting and quarterly meetings of the advisory committee.

Dr. Dale Hall, executive director of NeuroWorks and an advocate for the fund, told lawmakers the Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Fund—created in 2012 and funded by DUI impoundment fees—has been used to expand specialized rehabilitation services and return people to work at above-average rates. He described the $100,000 cap as seed money to support pilot or proof-of-concept projects that could help clinics apply for larger external grants.

Representative Daley Provo moved that the committee pass HB 93 with a favorable recommendation; after discussion the chair announced the motion passed.

Sponsor and supporters emphasized that patient care remains the primary priority and that committee language would not divert existing funds away from direct patient services when needed. The bill also adds governance and reporting requirements for the advisory committee.

Votes at a glance: the committee passed HB 93 with a favorable recommendation; the chair announced the motion passed (roll-call tally not specified).","House Bill 93 would allow up to $100,000 per fiscal year from the Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Fund to seed small research or pilot projects at qualified clinics and adds a research-qualified member to the advisory committee; the committee passed the bill with a favorable recommendation.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6367070,"Committee advances minimum standards, transparency rules for freestanding emergency departments",1136,601000,1737000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2159212-912aecd00473307dd18ba77c89f4fde9&start=601&end=1737","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2159212-912aecd00473307dd18ba77c89f4fde9/thumbnail_601000.jpg","/articles/6367070/Utah/Committee-advances-minimum-standards-transparency-rules-for-freestanding-emergency-departments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6367070-435316183ddcd9fd674a33bab1017e99/orig.mp4?Expires=1770953328&Signature=UfeT2tn3pNQUljuU6y-esfTyZrke2UjZgmpCU~0PJ2uqBNW3cvrxi7t3f3R1fdEA7y3CIoPerljjdEJb9chfrGiw4sc2Yu8j1BlZ2e6bcRE3ctEdGCp5TqOkipvaWYs1BL5ic9UB20rdNklhhGK7LsEP1G8rXIM73HvGwl48wYnA4mMZpLu-gi~EtjkM4HDXFeARci6I6keBmhWpOKgOf5r8Upm1ub4Na50T~6wytnYF1k-ljfwU8joCKjvNOJGx3lNJIYtFN2qJ3PHpVaiwbeNiYn3RjsbbTQIWxJu2xl8B9j6kglug-6aavJkkSoGRziajJ9~B4yMiyPp-kieDpA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Katie Hall presented substitute language for House Bill 152, Healthcare Facilities Amendments, saying the measure establishes minimum standards for freestanding emergency departments in Utah's first- and second-class counties, adds price-transparency requirements, and changes licensing and renewal procedures for the Department of Health and Human Services (DHS).

\"This bill requires freestanding emergency departments in counties of the 1st and second class to meet a minimum standard of equipment and personnel,\" Hall said, noting the bill targets facilities where residents have raised concerns about staffing and diagnostic capabilities.

Hall told the committee the provision is the product of more than a year of interim work and a multi-stakeholder working group that visited facilities and sought consensus with hospitals, physicians and nurses. She said the substitute narrows the requirement to first- and second-class counties to account for rural constraints while addressing safety concerns in more populous areas.

Nurses and physician groups testified in favor. Rachelle Larson, speaking for the Utah Nursing Association Government Relations Committee and identifying herself as a nurse in a freestanding ER, described patient-safety risks when labs or specialized staff are not available: \"When we have traumas, it is only 2 nurses working with a doctor. Now with the lab being taken away, I am now your respiratory therapist and assisting the doctor in inserting a chest tube or inserting an airway... I'm only 1 person,\" Larson said.

Michelle Macomber, CEO of the Utah Medical Association, and Francis Gibson of the Utah Hospital Association both told the committee they supported the substitute and said stakeholders reached compromises on several items.

Representative Daley Provo moved to adopt the first substitute; the committee voted to adopt the substitute. Representative Ward then moved that the committee pass the first substitute HB 152 with a favorable recommendation; the chair announced the motion passed.

Sponsor and supporters said the substitute also addresses price transparency so patients are less likely to use high-cost emergency facilities for minor care, and it aligns DHS licensing and renewal procedures under the new standards. Hall said she expects the substitute to reduce or eliminate a fiscal note attributable to licensing changes once the Legislative Fiscal Analyst updates the estimate.

Votes at a glance: the committee adopted the first substitute and passed out HB 152 with a favorable recommendation; the chair announced both motions passed (roll-call tallies not specified).","The committee adopted a first substitute and voted to pass House Bill 152, which sets minimum equipment and personnel standards and price-transparency requirements for freestanding emergency departments in counties of the first and second class and adjusts licensing and capacity provisions.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6367077,"Committee backs broad Agriculture and Food cleanup bill after brief hearing",0,1879000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2159212-912aecd00473307dd18ba77c89f4fde9&start=1879&end=1879","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2159212-912aecd00473307dd18ba77c89f4fde9/thumbnail_1879000.jpg","/articles/6367077/Utah/Committee-backs-broad-Agriculture-and-Food-cleanup-bill-after-brief-hearing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6367077-05ac516230faacc5377825b3873eb779/orig.mp4?Expires=1770953328&Signature=fF-xkbsL~-uipWHSoeiuLQmevD63Qvzc7XLhtcbOxqleHHfzLnmShq8-d7u7dEdGUf68Z7dogCIc4KENL84-7gDKumn98cpCRjqEYYYk~tDU2zSZFEWESxbCF-AcgKCwCZtzCO3y5sJejXzmEHv2mKpsa-14m-TY0FHgTsIQarvG2fltcLCQpPWzTWlonGIOl2mYxPXXuxr7ZWy4zcO-vgZUacd2zJvrxAyrXsrtgA2osKD4pOoyTx5H1Q~xkST~6M-zfz07jse~PWW6ih~g9CedIhOaM2EUb~S467JLX60qcinb~YcWasQdqCZL1EC0MgwidbteDcVe0R7jm5Gcwg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Kay Christofferson Albrecht presented House Bill 253, Agriculture and Food Amendments, to the House Health and Human Services Standing Committee and the committee voted to favorably recommend the bill.

The bill is an omnibus administrative cleanup for the Department of Agriculture spanning 1,742 lines and 52 pages, Albrecht said. \"This is a cleanup bill, administrative bill, for the Department of Ag,\" she told the committee, and she highlighted several sections she said were among the bill's main changes.

Key provisions highlighted in the hearing would: expand the veterinarian loan-repayment program by broadening the definition of a qualified veterinarian and letting the department define \"practice\" in rule; amend the Fertilizer Act into a \"Plant Food Act\" and change statutory references from \"fertilizer\" to \"plant food\"; eliminate an unimplemented agricultural certificate of environmental stewardship (ACES) program; modify rules in the Elk Act removing a requirement to test for a red deer genetic factor; change the agriculture conservation easement account from a restricted account to an expendable special revenue fund; and redirect a sales-and-use tax earmark (Section 59-12-103) to the conservation division to pay for water optimization projects, including a 75% cost-share under Section 73-10g-205 for telemetry and reporting projects.

Troy Henry of the Utah Farm Bureau spoke in support of the bill during public comment, saying the measure \"streamlines regulations, improves veterinary access, enhances conservation efforts and supports our farmers and ranchers.\" He described challenges in rural veterinary access and urged the committee to back the legislation.

Representative Clancy moved to favorably recommend HB 253, the committee voted in favor, and the chair said the motion passed unanimously.

The committee placed the bill to move forward with a favorable recommendation; committee members did not raise additional amendments during the public hearing.

Votes at a glance: the committee recorded a motion to favorably recommend HB 253; the committee chair announced the motion passed unanimously (count not specified).","The House Health and Human Services Committee voted unanimously to favorably recommend HB 253, a 52-page Agriculture and Food Amendments bill that makes administrative changes to multiple agriculture programs, expands a veterinarian loan-repayment program, and adjusts water and conservation funding priorities.","actionData","errors"]

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