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House repeals sections of HB 155 after federal court injunction; first-substitute HB 1,004 passes unanimously
Summary
The House approved first-substitute HB 1,004, a repeal and cleanup of portions of HB 155 adopted in the 2013 general session, on advice of the Attorney General after a federal court issued a preliminary injunction. The substitute passed the House 72–0.
The Utah House on July 17 approved the first substitute to House Bill 1,004, which repeals and revises sections of House Bill 155 (enacted earlier in 2013) after the U.S. Department of Justice challenged parts of HB 155 in federal court and a judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of certain sections. The first substitute passed the House 72–0 and will be transmitted to the Senate.
Representative Noel, sponsor of the substitute, said HB 155 had been intended to clarify state and local interactions with federal land-management law…
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