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Utah House approves 'Second Amendment Preservation' bill after adding judicial-declaration safeguard
Summary
The Utah House passed the Second Substitute House Bill 114, a federalism-focused measure limiting enforcement of future federal statutes affecting firearms when two conditions are met; an amendment requiring a judicial declaration that a federal law conflicts with state law was added before final passage, 49–17.
Salt Lake City — The Utah House passed the Second Substitute House Bill 114, described by sponsor Representative Green as a federalism measure that seeks to limit state cooperation with future federal statutes it views as infringing fundamental rights. The chamber adopted an amendment requiring that prohibitions apply only to federal statutes that have been judicially declared to conflict with state law, and the bill then passed 49–17.
Representative Green, the bill sponsor, told colleagues the measure was not intended as nullification or an attack on federal government authority but as a proactive step to ‘‘reaffirm the primacy of state law’’ over areas of public health and safety…
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