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Premarital education bill fails after hours of debate over scope and cost
Utah House of Representatives · February 4, 1999
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Summary
First Substitute House Bill 58, which would have authorized counties to offer optional premarital education and a state-produced 20-minute video, failed on the House floor 20–52 after extended discussion about costs, county mandates and program design.
The Utah House rejected First Substitute House Bill 58 on Feb. 4 after extended floor debate on whether counties should be authorized to offer—or be permitted to mandate—premarital education programs.
Sponsor Representative Saunders described amendments that removed mandatory language and explained the bill's goal: to produce a…
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