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House Passes Meth‑Precursor Bill Requiring Photo ID and Fingerprints for Some Sales After Heated Debate
Summary
After lengthy debate over privacy and public safety, the Utah House passed HB130 to limit precursor chemical purchases (including crystalline iodine to 2 ounces), require seller records, photo ID and thumbprints for unregulated purchases, and impose possession limits for ephedrine/pseudoephedrine; the bill passed 57‑8.
The Utah House passed House Bill 130 on Feb. 17, 1998, enacting new controls on precursor chemicals used to manufacture methamphetamine and prompting a sharp floor debate over a fingerprinting requirement for retail purchasers.
Representative A. Lamont Tyler, sponsor of the bill, said the measure "controls unregulated purchases of crystalline iodine to 2 ounces or less" and requires that "the seller must keep records including a photo ID and a thumbprint for all unregulated purchasers." Tyler framed the bill as a public‑safety response to a rapid increase in clandestine methamphetamine laboratories in Utah,…
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