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Utah lawmakers unanimously approved a bill countering a state Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday.

The bill, proposed by House Majority Leader Casey Snider, grants first responders immunity from lawsuits, retroactive to November 2021.

The lawsuit reflects ongoing tensions between the Republican-controlled Legislature and the courts.

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 O

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