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House narrows and approves plan to direct interest from tobacco‑settlement trust to prevention programs
Summary
Lawmakers amended H.B. 290 to delete a statutory earmark and then passed the bill 69-0; the measure aligns statute with the voter‑approved trust and directs a portion of interest to tobacco‑prevention activities after debate on program effectiveness and appropriations process.
The Utah House on Feb. 16 voted unanimously to pass H.B. 290 as amended, a bill intended to align statute with the voter‑approved permanent trust created from the tobacco master settlement agreement and to allocate a portion of trust interest to tobacco‑prevention programs.
Representative Karen Morgan, the bill sponsor, said the measure corrects drafting problems from the prior session so the statute…
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