SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers delivered a bipartisan rebuke of the state Supreme Court on Wednesday by approving a bill in response to a recent ruling on first responders.

That August ruling from the Utah Supreme Court declared that Unified Fire Authority is not immune from a lawsuit stemming from a 911 call its emergency medical technicians responded to.

Now lawmakers are pushing back. The Utah Government Operations Interim Committee unanimously approved a proposal from House Majority Leader Casey Snider , R-Paradise, which states that first responders are subject to governmental immunity, which protects them from lawsuits for doing their jobs. The bill now moves forward to be considered during the upcoming general session in January.

“Judges should interpret the law,” Snider said. “

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