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House approves vehicle-impound measure for uninsured drivers after amendment debate
Summary
The House passed HB 179 to give officers a tool to remove uninsured vehicles identified at traffic incidents. Members debated multiple amendments about affidavits, officer discretion and penalties; the bill, as amended (items 1–5), passed 59–12 and will be sent to the Senate.
The House adopted legislation Tuesday intended to reduce the risk from uninsured motorists by authorizing law enforcement to remove identified uninsured vehicles from the road.
Sponsor Representative Bennion told members the bill "is an attempt to get uninsured motorist vehicles off the road once they have been identified through any type of other incident, traffic related" and described a local constituent case that prompted…
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