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House adopts technical DUI amendments and tougher counted convictions; bill returns to Senate
Summary
Lawmakers approved technical amendments to blend SB4 with House provisions and to count out-of-state and military DUI convictions in prior-conviction calculations; sponsors said the changes strengthen tools against repeat DUI offenders and the bill passed unanimously.
On Feb. 7, 1996, the Utah House adopted floor amendments to Senate Bill 4 to align it with related House provisions (House Bill 3) and to address inconsistencies discovered in drafting. Representative Bush, who carried the amendment, told the chamber the work grew from a summer study group involving law enforcement, medical representatives and public groups and was intended to close gaps in DUI law.
Sponsor statements described a set of…
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