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Utah House debates sweeping graduated-driver changes, postpones final vote
Summary
Lawmakers spent more than an hour debating a major overhaul of Utah's graduated driver-license system, adopting several amendments (including shortening provisional stages) but agreeing to "circle" (postpone) the bill for further work.
Lawmakers debated a comprehensive rewrite of Utah's graduated driver-license proposal (House Bill 157) and ultimately agreed to postpone the measure for further consideration.
Supporters said HB157 tightens training for young drivers by reorganizing learner, provisional and full-license stages and by adding specific conduct conditions such as restrictions tied to DUI and seat-belt compliance. The sponsor described a second substitute and subsequent pink-sheet amendments that, among other changes, replace a parent-only…
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