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Utah House advances wide slate of bills; bail-bond, prison-relocation and education measures cleared
Summary
On March 7, 2011 the Utah House passed a package of bills including bail-bond timing changes, a prison-relocation authority substitute, reading-program pilot language and campaign finance clarifications; a proposed alimony reform failed after extended debate.
The Utah House of Representatives moved multiple measures through the floor on March 7, 2011, approving several bills and rejecting one notable alimony bill after protracted debate.
House Bill 370 (current fiscal-year supplemental appropriations, bail-bond amendments) was amended on the floor (Amendment No. 3) to limit when a bail bond remains in effect and to clarify when a bench warrant must be issued. Representative McKiff described negotiated language that shortens the period a bail company may remain liable and sets a 30-day window for courts to issue bench warrants after a failure to appear. HB 370 passed overwhelmingly, 73–1.
Representative Hughes introduced first…
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