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House rejects rural-code amendment and advances construction-code updates
Summary
Lawmakers debated HB310 and rejected Amendment No. 4 that would have allowed less-restrictive local ordinances in some rural counties; sponsors argued uniform state codes protect safety, and the underlying building-code bill passed 54-16.
The Utah House considered House Bill 310, which adopts portions of the 2012 Uniform Building Code with Utah-specific amendments, and debated a floor amendment that would have allowed certain rural counties to enact less restrictive ordinances in unincorporated areas.
Representative Noel moved Amendment No. 4 to permit county legislative bodies in fourth-…
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