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House creates legislative crime task force and funds local crime‑reduction planning grants
Summary
The Utah House passed First Substitute HB 257 to form a legislative crime-reduction task force and First Substitute HB 145 to support local crime-reduction plan grants; sponsors argued the task force and grants provide focused, coordinated action on crime and drug production concerns, and both bills were referred to the Senate.
The Utah House on Feb. 23 approved measures to organize and support statewide and local crime-reduction efforts. First Substitute HB 257, creating a legislative crime-reduction task force, passed 47-18. First Substitute HB 145, establishing a grant fund to help local agencies prepare crime-reduction plans, passed 59-2. Both bills were referred to the Senate.
Representative Swallow, sponsor of both bills, said HB 257 will create a lawmaker-led task force to study the state’s organizational responsibilities for fighting crime, develop a statewide plan focusing on agency coordination and…
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