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House approves broad alcohol‑control revisions after debate over pitcher limits
Summary
The House amended and passed Senate Bill 58, a 135‑page Alcoholic Beverage Control reform package, after debate over limits on single‑service sizes (one liter vs. pitchers) and several failed amendment motions; SB58 passed 57‑14 and will be forwarded to the Senate.
The Utah House on May 17 approved Senate Bill 58, a 135‑page package of amendments to the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control laws that sponsors described as technical cleanups and fixes to gaps in last year’s statute. The bill, as amended on the floor, passed 57 yes to 14 no and will be sent back to the Senate.
Sponsor Representative Ron Urquhart (appearing in the transcript as Representative Urquhart) told the House the bill fixes “a lot of holes” in the state’s alcohol laws and includes numerous small changes across the code. Early on the floor members adopted Amendment 1 under…
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