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House approves fund to accept private donations for abortion litigation costs after contentious debate
Summary
The Utah House passed House Bill 2-57 to create an Abortion Litigation Trust Fund to accept private donations to offset state legal costs in defending abortion-related laws. Sponsors and opponents sparred over whether private funds should be the sole source and how leftover money would be used.
House Bill 2-57, authorizing the creation of an Abortion Litigation Trust Fund to accept private donations to offset state legal defense costs related to abortion legislation, passed the Utah House after hours of floor debate. Representative Evan L. Olson, the bill’s sponsor, said the measure contains three parts: revisions to the bill’s preamble to reflect the adopted tier of abortion policy, creation of a restricted account to accept donations for litigation costs, and a fallback provision addressing constitutional outcomes.
“This will create a reserve account for the state,” Olson said, describing a restricted fund intended to offset state expenditures on defense of the abortion law and noting an initial appropriation of $100,000 to begin. Olson told…
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