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Senate rejects bill to suspend driver’s licenses for any drug‑related conviction, adopts resolution opposing federal condition
Summary
The Utah Senate voted down SB 102, a bill to revoke or suspend a person’s driver’s license after any drug‑related conviction, and instead passed SCR 7, a concurrent resolution formally opposing the federal requirement that links certain highway funds to state license‑revocation laws.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 11 debated whether the state should make driver's‑license suspension an automatic penalty for any drug‑related conviction and how to respond to a federal highway‑funding condition. After extended debate, the chamber rejected Senate Bill 102 but approved a concurrent resolution, SCR 7, expressing opposition to the federal requirement.
Champions of SB 102 framed it as a clear statewide policy: under the bill, a conviction for a drug‑related offense — including possession, cultivation or distribution — could trigger automatic license suspension.…
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