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Senate debates easing vehicle‑value rule for welfare recipients; bill circled
Utah State Senate · January 25, 1999
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Summary
Senate Bill 10 would change public‑assistance rules to let some recipients keep vehicles above the $8,000 value limit. Sponsors said the change helps transportation access to work; senators warned the change could threaten federal waivers and the fiscal note was circled for further study.
Senator Petersen presented Senate Bill 10 on Jan. 22, 1999, proposing that some public‑assistance recipients not be forced to sell a working vehicle whose value exceeded the existing $8,000 threshold. The sponsor framed the bill as a labor‑market access measure: reliable…
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