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Senate advances juvenile-justice and gang-related package; key bills approved under suspension
Summary
During the special session the Utah Senate advanced multiple bills aimed at juvenile crime and gang activity, including SB4 (automatic adult-handling for certain repeat firearm offenses), SB3 (opening felony juvenile proceedings for ages 16+), and SB1 (notice to schools and law enforcement of home detention). Several bills were moved under suspension and recorded as passed or carried across to the House.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate used its special session calendar on Oct. 11, 1993, to advance a package of bills addressing juvenile crime and gang-related concerns, moving several measures under suspension for expedited consideration.
The measures placed on the call included Senate Bills 1–12 and two concurrent resolutions urging parental training and discouraging realistic toy-gun manufacture. Lawmakers prioritized several juvenile-justice measures central to the governor's public safety agenda.
SB1, by Senator David Steele, would require notice to law-enforcement agencies and to the school a student attends when a juvenile taken to a youth corrections facility is referred back to home detention or when the court orders home detention. Steele said the bill specifies which school receives…
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