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House approves bill letting universities use internal eviction processes with due-process protections
Summary
The Utah House passed First Substitute House Bill 343 to allow higher education institutions to remove students from campus housing under internal procedures (with notice and opportunity to be heard); supporters cited operational burden and cost of judicial eviction processes.
The Utah House on the floor voted to pass First Substitute House Bill 343, a measure that allows institutions of higher education to exclude or evict students from university-owned housing through an internal administrative process rather than pursuing a judicial eviction.
Representative McDonough, speaking for the sponsor, said the change responds to a request from the university system and aims to reduce the administrative and legal burden on campuses. "This legislation permits an institution…
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