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Senate advances comprehensive sentencing changes after months of commission work
Summary
Senators advanced SB26, a package of criminal-penalty adjustments developed by the Utah Sentencing Commission that restores elements of earlier law, adds life imprisonment options for some offenses, and seeks earlier treatment and parole-board discretion; sponsors emphasized extensive hearings and unanimous commission support.
Senate Bill 26, presented with a favorable Judiciary Committee recommendation, generated the session—s most extended floor debate as sponsors described it as the product of months of work by the Utah Sentencing Commission.
Senator Hilliard and other sponsors said the commission held roughly seven months of hearings and more than 45 meetings to craft the revisions. According to remarks on the floor, the bill reinstates aspects of earlier…
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