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House approves Metropolitan Public Safety Task Force after adding frontline members
Summary
The Utah House on Feb. 9 passed House Bill 295 to create a Metropolitan Public Safety Task Force to study ways to improve coordination among police and fire agencies. Lawmakers added two frontline-member seats to the task force amid debate over local control and funding; the measure passed 48–18 and moves to the Senate.
The Utah House on Feb. 9 approved House Bill 295, creating a Metropolitan Public Safety Task Force charged with studying options to improve coordination, training and resource-sharing among police, fire and other public-safety agencies.
Sponsor Representative Perry Buckner told the chamber the proposal responds to long‑standing jurisdictional problems and staffing shortfalls. "This bill is the result of direction given to me by the law enforcement criminal justice interim committee who heard this proposal this past interim," Buckner said, adding that combining certain services could increase efficiency and…
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