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House approves cigarette-ignition standard bill aimed at reducing smoking-related fires
Summary
The House passed Senate Bill 200 requiring reduced-ignition-propensity cigarettes, with sponsor citing a 19952005 study of about 24,000 residential fires in Utah and arguing the standard saves lives; the measure passed 63-8 and will return to the Senate for action.
Representative Keiser (transcript also shows 'Kaiser' in spots) moved to uncircle and bring Senate Bill 200 forward. The sponsor told the chamber the bill is "about saving lives," citing a ten-year study (19952005) reporting roughly 24,000 residential fires in Utah during that period, about 10 percent attributed to cigarettes, 41 civilian…
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