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Utah Senate Advances Two Weapons Bills; Debate Focuses on Training, Preemption and Permit Estimates
Summary
The Senate moved second substitute House Bill 70 (concealed-carry permit requirements) and House Bill 54 (state preemption of local weapons rules) to third reading after lengthy floor debate about training standards, an estimated 6,000 new permits per year and the loss of local control.
Senators voted on the floor to advance two related measures from the weapons task force: second substitute House Bill 70, which establishes concealed‑carry permit requirements including mandatory training and expanded background‑check authority, and House Bill 54, a state preemption bill that limits local governments’ ability to regulate firearms purchases and transport.
Second substitute House Bill 70 Senator Alaric Marine, chair of the Energy, Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee, presented HB70 and described the bill as a compromise produced by a year of study. The bill requires evidence of general familiarity with firearms and allows the Department of Public Safety to approve training programs (including civilian instructors and law enforcement). It also expands permit‑screening authority to include some expunged and juvenile records and…
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