Presumption Revamp on Agenda for Special Session

Utah’s less than 2-month-old COVID-19 presumption for first responders would be tweaked under a bill introduced for the fifth special legislative session that started Thursday. In addition to adjusting the 2020 budget, modifying unemployment insurance provisions and extending the COVID-19 state of emergency, Gov. Gary Herbert’s proclamation ordering lawmakers to return for a fifth special session also requests that they revamp a presumption he signed into law on April 23. The presumption in HB 3007 applies to workers listed as health care providers or emergency responders in...