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House debate on lowering school‑zone speed to 15 mph stalls; body recesses

Utah House of Representatives · January 25, 1994

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Summary

Members debated amendments to HB22 (school-zone safety). Representative Nielsen proposed lowering the school-zone limit from 20 to 15 mph with adjusted fines; supporters cited safety and Arizona precedent, opponents raised signage costs and enforcement capacity. Debate was left unresolved when the House recessed until 2 p.m.

Representative Wadhams introduced House Bill 22 as a technical clean-up to the existing school-zone safety framework. Representative Reber proposed a narrowly focused amendment to require municipalities to notify the Department of Transportation about state-highway school-zone signage in need of maintenance; the House…

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