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House adopts substitute to loosen concealed-weapons permit rules; bill advances to Senate
Summary
The House approved a second-substitute to House Bill 70 removing strict 'show-cause' barriers for concealed-carry permits while allowing Department of Public Safety discretion to deny for cause; the substitute passed 64–9 and will go to the Senate.
The Utah House adopted a second substitute to House Bill 70, a measure that alters the state's concealed-weapon permitting system by removing a rigid "show cause" requirement and clarifying grounds on which the Department of Public Safety may deny an application. Representative Michael B. Wattam (bill author listed in the reading) presented H.B. 70 and described it as a product of the interim Weapons Task Force with committee amendments incorporated into the second substitute.
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