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Senate narrows photo‑radar use to school zones but passes substitute bill after heated debate
Summary
Senators debated House Bill 81 — imposing limits on automated photo radar — for several hours. An amendment to substitute a Senate version that restricts photo radar off state highways and permits local use in city/county jurisdictions passed; an amendment to further limit use failed, and the substitute bill passed, 16–12.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate spent a large portion of its Feb. 24 floor session debating House Bill 81, a measure that would regulate the use of automated photo radar systems for traffic enforcement.
Senator Marine (floor sponsor) and other supporters framed the substitute as a compromise that preserves the device’s use in school zones while restricting its use on state highways and preserving local decision-making for city and county roads. “This just goes further along that line of having it used only for safety and…
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