The Senate plan to replace Proposition 3 with a more restrictive — and initially more costly — Medicaid expansion plan is headed to the House floor after earning committee approval Wednesday.
But the 9-6 vote in the House Business and Labor Committee included three defections by Republicans, including Rep. Jim Dunnigan, R-Taylorsville, the bill’s House sponsor.
Dunnigan declined repeated requests for comment after the committee hearing, including whether he intends to withdraw as floor sponsor. But he exchanged a fist bump with North Ogden Republican Sen. Allen Christensen, the bill’s primary sponsor, as the hearing ended.
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