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House adopts third substitute for tobacco-settlement spending after heated debate over prevention versus endowment
Summary
After hours of floor debate, the House passed a substituted version of Senate Bill 15 that sets allocations for tobacco-settlement proceeds, balancing prevention/cessation funding, research, drug-court support and a permanent trust fund; the measure passed after multiple amendments.
The Utah House on Feb. 29 approved a third substitute to Senate Bill 15 that lays out how the state will use proceeds from the national tobacco settlement. Lawmakers traded sharp arguments on whether to prioritize immediate prevention and cessation programs or to protect funds in a permanent trust.
Representative Alexander and others framed the substitute as a cautious approach that both funds near-term priorities and creates a permanent trust so the state…
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