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Senate declines to override veto on anti-discrimination bill for lawful off-duty conduct
Summary
Senate considered overriding Governor Bangerter’s veto of Senate Bill 122, which would have barred employers from discriminating against lawful off-duty behavior (including smoking). The Senate vote was 16–13, failing to meet the two-thirds threshold to overturn the veto.
The Utah Senate on April 17, 1991 declined to override Governor Norman H. Bangerter’s veto of Senate Bill 122, a measure that would have limited employer discrimination against employees for lawful off-duty conduct. Sponsors characterized the bill as a privacy protection; opponents and the governor’s spokesperson argued it risked creating new grounds for litigation.
Senator Craig A. Peterson, the bill sponsor, described SB122 as protecting an individual’s right to lawful conduct in private, including use of lawful products such as alcohol and…
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