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House passes amended dangerous-weapons bill; strips school-lockdown reimbursement provision
Summary
The Utah House passed First Substitute House Bill 75 after removing language that would have required defendants to reimburse schools for costs of lockdowns and after adding preschools and childcare spaces to the bill's covered locations. The measure passed 58–15 and is headed to the Senate.
The Utah House voted to pass First Substitute House Bill 75, a measure revising dangerous-weapon rules for school settings, after lawmakers removed a controversial provision that would have required defendants to reimburse schools for costs caused by security lockdowns and clarified the law’s scope for preschools and child-care spaces.
Representative Oda, sponsor of the floor motion to pass the bill, said debate had been thorough and urged support for…
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