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House pauses quota ban bill after germaneness dispute, refers substitute to rules committee
Summary
Lawmakers debated whether substituting a police arrest‑quota prohibition into an unrelated bill violated germaneness rules. Legal counsel said the substitute was not germane; after extended debate the House referred the first substitute of House Bill 194 to the rules committee for further work.
The Utah House considered a first substitute to House Bill 194 that would prohibit "peace officer arrest quotas." Floor debate focused less on the policy content and more on process: whether completely substituting a different subject into an existing bill violates the House's germaneness rules and customary practice.
Representative Bennion…
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