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Utah House rejects moves to bring 'English as official language' bill to full floor debate
Summary
The House defeated motions to lift House Bill 189 from committee for full floor debate. Sponsors said constituents demanded action; opponents called the maneuver procedural and warned the measure would provoke long, divisive debate. Two different motions to advance the bill failed on recorded votes.
The Utah House on Feb. 20 defeated efforts to move House Bill 189, a bill proposing English as the state's official language, out of the Government Operations Committee for immediate floor consideration.
A sponsor asked that HB189 be lifted from committee and placed on the third-reading calendar so the full chamber could "vote it up or down." Supporters said district surveys showed strong backing…
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