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Senate advances bill limiting government lawsuits against gun manufacturers after hours of debate
Summary
After extensive floor debate, the Utah Senate voted 17–11 to advance House Bill 199, which prohibits the state and its political subdivisions from suing manufacturers for harms caused by lawful products, a move supporters framed as protecting manufacturers and opponents warned could pre‑judge future legitimate claims.
The Utah State Senate on Feb. 28, 2000 advanced House Bill 199, a measure that would bar the state and its political subdivisions from suing gun manufacturers for harms caused by the misuse of legally manufactured firearms.
Sponsor Senator Stevenson argued the bill is a principled protection for manufacturers of lawful products. "This would be like steak knife manufacturers," he said, pressing the analogy that makers of legal products should not be held liable…
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