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House approves 'Choose Life' specialty plate after failed bid to change wording to 'Choose Adoption'

Utah House of Representatives · March 5, 2009
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Summary

The House passed First Substitute House Bill 337 to create a 'Choose Life' specialty license plate to raise funds for organizations serving pregnant women and adoption services. An amendment to change the plate to 'Choose Adoption' and alter licensing rules failed after floor debate; the bill passed 44–27.

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House on Wednesday approved First Substitute House Bill 337 to create a specialty license plate whose proceeds would support organizations that help pregnant women and adoption services.

Representative Christopher Harrod, the bill sponsor, told colleagues the plate would follow a national model and that 19 states already have a 'Choose Life' plate, raising more than $9 million for related causes. "What this bill does is create a special license plate with the proceeds going to help fund organizations that help people between the process of when they might find themselves pregnant and adopting a…

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