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House rejects bill creating 'Community Animal Shelter' special license plate
Summary
The Utah House debated and rejected SB 218, a special-license-plate bill to raise funds for animal shelters and adoptions. Sponsors said proceeds would go to shelters, not advocacy; opponents warned of proliferating special plates and overlap with an existing 'No More Homeless Pets' plate. The measure failed 31–40.
The Utah House rejected a proposal to create a special license plate to fund animal shelters and adoptions, voting 31–40 against Senate Bill 218 on March 12, 2009.
Sponsor language and opposition framed the debate. Representative Lisonbee said the plate "would be used only for animal shelters and…
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