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Utah Senate reopens minimum-mandatory sentencing debate, passes bill after heated floor fight
Summary
After hours of emotional debate over process and public input, the Utah Senate passed legislation altering the effective date and treatment of minimum-mandatory sentencing provisions, sending the measure to the House with instructions for study by the Sentencing Commission.
Senators in a special session on April 19, 1995, passed legislation altering the effective date and certain procedural aspects of recent changes to Utah—s minimum-mandatory sentencing laws, sending the measure to the House for further consideration.
The action came after an extended and often emotional floor debate in which senators sharply divided over whether to repeal the March 1 amendments, delay their effective date, or send the matter for study. Senator David Bueller, who introduced a substitute aimed at restoring pre‑March 1 language for procedural reasons, said counsel had warned that any change to make an…
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