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1 | Utah Association of Local Health Departments Bill Watch 3-8-21 | ||||||
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3 | Bill # | Title | Sponsor | Short Description | LHOs Position | Status | |
4 | E-CIGARETTES/TOBACCO | ||||||
5 | S.B. 189 | Tobacco Retailer Amendments | Sen. Evan J. Vickers Beaver, Iron, Washington | This bill:
▸ amends provisions relating to a retail tobacco specialty business that is within a certain distance from a school; ▸ modifies the requirements for a tobacco retail permit; ▸ clarifies provisions relating to who may be in a retail tobacco specialty business; ▸ creates restrictions on the sale or transfer of a retail tobacco specialty business; ▸ modifies penalties for selling a tobacco product, electronic cigarette product, or a nicotine product to an individual who is younger than 21 years old; and ▸ adds nicotine products to provisions relating to the sale, use, and possession of tobacco products and electronic cigarette products. | Senate/ to Governor Executive Branch - Governor | ||
6 | S.B. 134 | Tobacco Regulation Amendments | Sen. Curtis Bramble Utah, Wasatch | This bill: ▸ provides that a regulation on nicotine content in electronic cigarette products may not be more restrictive than a certain level; and ▸ limits the Department of Health's authority to regulate certain electronic cigarette products that have been authorized for sale by the United States Food and Drug Administration. | Senate/ filed Senate file for bills not passed | ||
7 | FOOD FREEDOM/FOOD SAFETY | ||||||
8 | H.B. 94 | Microenterprise Home Kitchen Amendments | Rep. Christine Watkins Southeast | This bill: ▸ defines terms; ▸ grants administrative authority to the Department of Health to make rules regarding the sanitation, equipment, and maintenance requirements for microenterprise home kitchens; and ▸ grants administrative authority to local health departments to: • create and issue microenterprise home kitchen permits; • charge fees for issuing permits and inspecting premises; and • inspect microenterprise home kitchens. | House/ to Governor Executive Branch - Governor | ||
9 | COVID-19 | ||||||
10 | S.B. 187 | Local Education Agency Policies Amendments | Sen. Ronald M. Winterton Daggett, Duchesne, Summit, Uintah, Wasatch | This bill: ▸ provides that a local education agency is not required to enforce a requirement in a public health order for individuals to wear a face mask on school grounds; and ▸ defines terms. | Senate/ to Governor Executive Branch - Governor | ||
11 | S.B. 107 | In-person Instruction Prioritization | Todd D. Weiler Davis, Salt lake | This bill: ▸ requires the Department of Health to provide support to a local education agency (LEA) that initiates widespread COVID-19 testing for a school (test to stay program); ▸ requires that guidance that the Department of Health provides to LEAs related to test to stay programs complies with certain statutory provisions; ▸ establishes the case threshold in a school above which the LEA initiates a "test to stay program" for the school; and ▸ enacts provisions related to a "test to stay program", including provisions related to parental consent for COVID-19 testing for the parent's student. | Senate/ to Governor Executive Branch - Governor | ||
12 | S.B. 308 | Covid-19 Vaccine Amendments | Rep. Robert M. Spendlove Salt Lake | This bill: ▸ defines terms; ▸ prohibits a governmental entity from requiring that an individual receive a vaccine for COVID-19; and ▸ provides a sunset date. | House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling | ||
13 | S.B. 195 | Emergency Response Amendments | Evan J. Vickers Beaver, Iron, Washington | This bill: ▸ defines terms; ▸ limits Department of Health and local health department powers related to public health emergency declarations and orders of constraint by: • limiting the time period for which certain orders or declarations may remain in place; • requiring notification of certain elected officials before taking certain actions; • allowing certain elected officials to terminate public health emergency declarations or orders of constraint; and • prohibiting declaration of a public health emergency after a previous declaration for the same public health emergency expires; ▸ limits emergency powers of the governor and chief executives of local governments by: • prohibiting the declaration of a state of emergency after a previous state of emergency expires, absent exigent circumstances; • clarifying how a declared state of emergency expires or is terminated; and • allowing the Legislature and local legislative bodies to terminate an executive order; ▸ allows the governor to declare a new state of emergency based on the same disaster or occurrence only when exigent circumstances warrant such a declaration; ▸ provides a process for the Legislature to limit certain executive emergency powers during a long-term state emergency; ▸ creates an ad hoc legislative committee to review emergency circumstances that could lead to a long-term state of emergency; ▸ prohibits a restriction of a gathering of a religious institution that is more restrictive than any other public gathering during an emergency; ▸ requires notification from the governor before taking certain executive actions during a long-term state of emergency; ▸ amends provisions related to the Administrative Rules Review Committee, including: • a requirement for certain information about rules made pursuant to emergency rulemaking procedures be provided to the members of the Administrative Rules Review Committee; and • reviews of certain rules, policies, and executive orders made or issued during a state of emergency or public health emergency; and ▸ makes technical changes. | Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing Senate Secretary | ||
14 | WATER TESTING | ||||||
15 | H.B. 13 | School and Child Care Center Water Testing Requirements | Rep. Stephen G. Handy Davis | This bill: ▸ defines terms; ▸ requires testing of drinking water for lead at schools and child care centers; ▸ addresses funding; ▸ requires action if lead test results are above a certain level; ▸ addresses records to be kept; and ▸ imposes sunset dates. | House/ filedHouse/ filed House file for bills not passed | ||
16 | ENVIROMENTAL HEALTH | ||||||
17 | H.B. 45 | Radon Task Force | Rep. Keven J. Stratton Salt Lake | This bill:
▸ defines terms; ▸ creates the Radon Task Force; ▸ provides for the appointment of task force members; ▸ requires the task force to study and make recommendations on: • ways to increase public awareness about the risks of radon; and • ways to mitigate Utah residents' exposure to radon; ▸ requires the task force to report to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee; and ▸ provides a sunset date for the task force. | House/ to Governor Executive Branch - Governor | ||
18 | S.B 40 | Petroleum Storage Tanks Amendments | Sen. David P. Hinkins Carbon, Emery, Grand, San Juan, Utah, Wasatch | This bill: ▸ defines terms; ▸ requires owners or operators of certain aboveground petroleum storage tanks to notify the director of the Division of Environmental Response and Remediation and establish financial assurance; ▸ provides for rulemaking; ▸ addresses state owned or leased tanks; ▸ imposes restrictions on delivery of petroleum; ▸ addresses civil penalties; and ▸ makes technical changes. | Senate/ to Governor Executive Branch - Governor | ||
19 | H.B. 132 | Sanitation Amendments | Rep. Melissa G. Ballard Salt Lake | This bill:
▸ defines terms; ▸ requires the Department of Health to create an informational notice; ▸ requires a cosmetology facility to post an informational notice in a visible area; ▸ authorizes a local health department to impose a fine for a cosmetology facility's failure to comply with the informational notice requirement; and ▸ makes technical changes. | House/ filed House file for bills not passed. | ||
20 | OTHER | ||||||
21 | S.B. 0212 | Health Departments Review Task Force | Sen. Jacob L. Anderegg Salt Lake, Utah | This bill: ▸ creates the State and Local Health Departments Review Task Force; and ▸ describes the membership, rules, compensation, staffing, and duties of the task | Senate/ filed Senate file for bills not passed | ||
22 | H.B. 167 | HIV Testing Amendments | Rep. Marsha Judkins Utah County | This bill: ▸ specifies the entities that may process the test of an alleged sexual offender for HIV; and ▸ makes technical and conforming changes. | Governor Signed Lieutenant Governor's office for filing | ||
23 | H.B. 184 | Protection of Personal and Religious Liberty | Rep. Cory A. Maloy Utah County | This bill:
▸ defines terms; ▸ prohibits the Department of Health and local health departments from taking an action that has the effect of prohibiting certain religious exercises or entry into a church; ▸ prohibits a health care facility from prohibiting a patient from receiving a visit from at least one family member or religious or spiritual minister or advisor at a time; ▸ during a state of emergency, prohibits any government entity from taking an action that has the effect of prohibiting certain religious exercises or entry into a church; and ▸ makes technical and conforming changes. | House/ filed House file for bills not passed | ||