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Utah House rejects bill to require lap-shoulder seat belts on new school buses
Summary
The Utah House on Feb. 9 debated first substitute House Bill 132 to require lap-shoulder seat belts on school buses; proponents cited NHTSA crash findings and potential lives saved, opponents raised cost and displacement concerns. The bill failed on a 30–40 roll call.
Representative Katy Hall, the bill sponsor, urged the Utah House to require lap-shoulder seat belts on new school buses, arguing the change would reduce injuries and save lives and citing recent National Highway Traffic Safety Administration commentary backing belts for buses. "School buses should have seat belts. Period," Hall said during her summation.
Supporters told colleagues that modern lap-shoulder systems address past capacity and evacuation concerns and said several safety organizations and state agencies back the measure. Hall cited NHTSA and NTSB findings…
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