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House approves competency‑restoration language after litigation prompted reforms, 66‑0
Summary
First substitute Senate Bill 19, responding to a lawsuit about people held in jails while incompetent to stand trial, won unanimous House approval after sponsors described expanded restoration efforts and a new restoration unit in a Salt Lake County jail.
The Utah House unanimously approved first substitute Senate Bill 19, the competency‑to‑stand‑trial amendments, by a recorded vote of 66‑0 and returned the measure to the Senate. The bill is described by sponsors as part of a settlement responding to litigation alleging prolonged detention of people found incompetent to stand trial.
Representative Red, the House sponsor, told…
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