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House passes bill to allow more tobacco compliance checks to protect federal funding
Summary
Lawmakers said HB 54 adjusts a cap on retailer compliance checks tied to the tobacco settlement and federal block grants, allowing more checks per retailer (aligning with CDC recommendations) to avoid losing federal funds; the House passed the bill 67-0 and referred it to the Senate.
House Bill 54 drew extended floor attention as sponsors warned Utah risked losing federal block grant funds unless the state increased its compliance-check capacity. Representative Saunders and other sponsors said a 1999 budget cap limited enforcement to one compliance check per retailer per year and that…
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