At a Government and Veterans Affairs committee meeting, members voted 4–2 to accept the Senate version of a bill intended to address protections for veterans.

The vote followed comments from Representative Eric Satcher, who said he had reviewed numerous complaints from veterans about billing and collections and raised concerns that the bill as drafted might not provide adequate protections. "So is that what this is about? I guess that's that's a rhetorical question. Is this to protect veterans or is it to protect a company?" Satcher asked.

Satcher told the committee he had printed about half of the complaints and said there were roughly twice as many total; he described cases in which veterans received bills for work they said had already been completed and reported credit-reporting problems. He said he had proposed an amendment to make clear the measure would be monitored according to federal law and referenced the Constitution's supremacy clause when urging that groups follow federal and state law to protect veterans.

Representative Ron Vedder, who moved to accept the Senate version, said he preferred that outcome rather than continued stalemate between House and Senate positions. Vedder moved that the committee accept the Senate amendment; the motion was seconded (second not specified in the transcript) and the committee approved the motion by roll call: Chair Colette Brown, Representative Vedder and Senators Myrtle and Lehi voted yes; Representative Satrim and Senator Marsalite voted no. The clerk recorded the result as 4 yes, 2 no, 0 abstentions and the committee adjourned.

The discussion focused on the scope of protections and whether the bill should explicitly require monitoring consistent with federal standards; no specific statutory citations or enforcement mechanisms were recorded on the transcript. The committee did not state additional directions to staff in the portion of the transcript provided.

Votes at a glance: Motion to accept the Senate version — approved, 4–2.