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Utah House Passes Primary Seat-belt Measure After Heated Debate Over School-bus Amendment
Summary
The Utah House passed House Bill 72 on Feb. 16, 1995, on a 40–31 vote, moving the state toward a primary seat-belt enforcement law after hours of floor debate and a failed amendment that would have required seat belts on school buses.
The Utah House voted 40–31 on Feb. 16 to pass House Bill 72, a measure aimed at increasing seat-belt use across the state by shifting to a primary enforcement model and funding targeted education.
Sponsor Representative Smith, arguing for the bill, said it would immediately increase belt use from about 50% to 65% and estimated it would prevent roughly 16 fatalities and nearly 300 serious injuries annually based on other states’ experiences. "If the seat-belt bill were passed in Utah, and Utah's experience was typical of other states with primary laws, we would be raised from 50, we would be raised from 50% to an immediate 65%... We would have 16 fewer…
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