The Utah House passed House Bill 111, Workers' Compensation Amendments, on a 73-0 recorded vote after sponsors said the measure restores the law to its original scope and limits the workers' compensation requirement to self-administered services funded by the Division of Services for People with Disabilities (DSPD).

Representative Loubain, the sponsor, told the House the law originally required that independent contractors hired through DSPD-funded programs be treated as employees for workers' compensation purposes because injuries in-home lacked an insurance remedy. She said more recent readings of the statute had broadened the application, requiring some businesses outside the original intent to treat their independent contractors as employees for workers' compensation.

“We were able to narrow it back to its intended purpose of only applying to self-administered services,” Loubain said, adding the change came after work with the Workers' Compensation Fund and DSPD to tighten the language.

Representative Loubain asked for the House’s support; the measure passed 73-0 and will be sent to the Senate for its consideration.

Votes at a glance: HB 111 (Workers' compensation amendments) — Final passage: 73 yes, 0 no.

The sponsor said the bill clarifies employer obligations related to DSPD-funded in-home services; no amendments or further floor debate were recorded.