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House rejects Rules Committee move to shift hate-crimes penalties bill out of Judiciary
Summary
The Utah House voted down a Rules Committee recommendation to move a hate-crimes penalties bill from the Judiciary Committee to Business, Labor & Economic Development, after heated floor debate in which opponents called the reassignment a “blatant political move.”
The Utah House on the floor Tuesday refused to adopt a Rules Committee report that would have removed a hate-crimes penalties bill from the Judiciary Committee and reassigned it to the Business, Labor & Economic Development Committee.
Representative Merrill Nelson, speaking against the rules report, told colleagues the hate-crimes proposal had been considered repeatedly by the interim Judiciary Committee and faced substantial opposition there. “This is a blatant political move to shift this bill…
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