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House adopts substitute to ban alcohol sales to youth, alters funding plan
Summary
Lawmakers passed a substitute to Senate Bill 58, which aims to eliminate alcohol sales to youth and adds education/prevention measures; the substitute preserves $543,750 ongoing and converts $1,631,250 to one-time general-fund support. The bill passed on final vote, 68-0.
The Utah House approved a substituted version of Senate Bill 58, a package described by its sponsor, Representative Wallace, as aimed at eliminating alcohol sales to youth and raising public awareness of alcohol’s harms to developing brains.
Representative Wallace presented statistics during floor remarks, citing multiple age-group prevalence numbers and estimated treatment costs. She said, “The most…
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