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House rejects bill to shrink drug-free school zones and tweak penalties
Utah House of Representatives · February 6, 2007
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Summary
Lawmakers debated reducing so-called drug-free school zones to 500 feet and adding libraries while removing commercial parking lots. Opponents said shrinking zones diluted protections; the bill failed and was returned to staff for filing.
Representative Harper presented House Bill 231 as a clarification intended to return drug-free zone law closer to its original intent around places where children congregate. He said the bill would reduce the enhanced-penalty zone from 1,000 feet to 500 feet, add libraries to…
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