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House passes bill to revive private abortion litigation trust after amendment blocks taxpayer funding
Summary
The House passed HB114 to reestablish a privately funded litigation trust to support defense of future abortion-related laws; an amendment broadened eligible uses and removed legislative-appropriation language, and the bill passed 47-16 and moves to the Senate.
The Utah House on Feb. 12 passed House Bill 114, a measure to recreate a privately funded litigation trust intended to bankroll legal defenses related to future abortion-related legislation. Sponsor Representative Jason Thompson said the bill "sets up or reinvigorates an abortion litigation trust account" that would accept private donations and be available to the attorney general’s office to defend challenges to such laws.
Supporters framed the measure as a private mechanism for interested citizens to fund litigation rather than relying on general-tax revenue. Representative…
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