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Utah House rejects red‑light camera bill after heated debate over safety and due process
Summary
House Bill 13, which would have authorized photo enforcement at traffic signals, failed 31‑40. Supporters cited crash reductions and lives saved; opponents raised due‑process and municipal revenue concerns and offered revenue‑sharing amendments that were debated and defeated.
The Utah House on Feb. 20 voted down House Bill 13, a measure to authorize photo detection enforcement at traffic signals, by a vote of 31‑40 after more than an hour of debate.
Representative Benjamin Carnahan (as introduced on the floor) framed the bill as a traffic‑safety tool. He told colleagues that "traffic accidents from running red…
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