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Utah Senate Approves Task Force Substitute for House Bill 157 on Local Gun Regulations
Summary
After extended floor debate, the Utah Senate passed a sixth-substitute version of House Bill 157 on March 2, 1994 that creates a task force to study which firearm rules should be set locally or statewide; the substitute passed and the bill cleared the Senate (22–6–1) and was sent back to the House with an informal conference committee named.
The Utah State Senate on March 2 approved a substitute version of House Bill 157 that creates a task force to study local and state roles in firearm regulation, passing the measure on final reading 22–6–1.
The bill as introduced came from Representative Watts and had been amended in committee to permit local authorities to regulate both the discharge of firearms and the sale of firearms within jurisdictional boundaries. In floor debate, Senator Blackham raised concerns that the committee amendments were too broad and would allow local governments sweeping discretion, including measures such as multi‑day waiting periods that could conflict with federal background checks. "Guns do not…
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