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House votes to file bill opposing federal Real ID Act after extended debate
Summary
The Utah House debated House Bill 449, a measure opposing federal Real ID implementation, and voted 31–41 to file the bill after extended floor debate about cost, privacy and interstate travel consequences.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House of Representatives debated House Bill 449 on Feb. 26 before voting to file the measure rather than advance it. The bill, sponsored by Representative Glenn Donaldson, would have declared opposition to implementing the federal Real ID Act and to the creation of the related data systems.
Representative Glenn Donaldson, the bill’s sponsor, said the Real ID Act “puts the entire population of our state at risk” by requiring scanned images of identity documents and creating what he described…
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