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House passes bill to create domestic-violence advocacy program for victims
Summary
The House passed H.B. 56 to establish a volunteer-based domestic-violence advocacy program that would train volunteers, coordinate volunteer legal services, and use graduate-student coordinators; the measure passed 52–12 and will be sent to the Senate.
The Utah House on the floor approved House Bill 56 on a 52–12 vote to create a statewide domestic-violence advocacy program aimed at helping victims navigate legal forms and access shelter and other community resources.
Representative Armond (Arman) Evans, the bill's sponsor, told colleagues the program would "train volunteers to provide assistance by filling out the forms required in the Spouse Abuse…
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