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House approves lowering learner-permit age to 15 with parental/instructor safeguards after heated debate
Summary
The House passed HB363 to allow a learner's permit at 15 with a required holding period and parental or certified-instructor supervision for minors; a proposed amendment to keep the age at 15½ failed after members cited brain-development research and insurance concerns.
The Utah House passed House Bill 363 on a floor marked by intense debate over teen driver safety, insurance implications and rural needs. The legislation allows issuance of a learner's permit at age 15 and consolidates multiple permit types into a single learner's permit with a minimum six-month holding period and a 40-hour documented supervised-driving requirement.
Sponsor Representative (Dougal) argued the bill's chief goal is to increase supervised driving experience for teen drivers in Utah’s all-weather conditions, saying the extra time…
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