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House amends and sends telephone harassment fix to Senate after unanimous vote
Summary
On the House floor, members amended the long title of House Bill 110 to align the title with the bill text clarifying that violation of a protective order remains a Class A misdemeanor while telephone harassment remains a Class B; the amendment passed and the bill passed the House 65–0.
Representative Brent Hammond, sponsor of House Bill 110, told the Utah House the measure corrects wording from last year's enactment that had the effect of downgrading conduct linked to violating a protective order.
Hammond said the change was “mainly a clearing up of issue on a bill from last year, which is…
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