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House narrowly embraces annexation clarification after extended debate
Summary
After prolonged floor debate and a failed amendment to delete section 4-18, the House passed House Bill 1 66 on Feb. 13, 1995, clarifying that a 1979 annexation provision should not be applied to existing industrial facilities; the amendment to remove that section was defeated 33-38 and the bill passed 59-11.
A contentious floor debate over annexation law ended with the Utah House passing House Bill 1 66 on Feb. 13, 1995, after an amendment to delete a key section failed and the bill passed as amended.
Representative Karen B. Smith, sponsor of the bill, said the measure was intended to restore original legislative intent from a 1979 law and to clarify that section 4-18 should not be used to annex existing industrial facilities. She described pink-sheet amendments to change committee membership and meeting frequency for the records…
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