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House approves amended DUI-penalty bill after heated debate; amended measure raises felony threshold
Summary
The Utah House on Jan. 31 approved Second Substitute Senate Bill 4, a DUI-penalty measure the sponsor said responds to highway deaths. Lawmakers amended the bill to change how repeat DUIs are charged and to add rehabilitation requirements; the measure passed 69–0 and will return to the Senate.
The Utah House approved Second Substitute Senate Bill 4 on Jan. 31, enacting changes to how repeat driving-under-the-influence (DUI) offenses are penalized while adding rehabilitation requirements, the House announced after a roll-call vote.
Sponsor remarks and bill purpose: The sponsor framed the measure as a public-safety response to alcohol-related highway deaths, saying, "In the state of Utah last year, we we suffered a hundred and 5 alcohol related deaths," and urging stiffer penalties to deter repeat offenders. The bill as introduced would have made a third DUI conviction a…
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