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Utah Senate fails to pass reconsidered child-discipline bill after heated floor debate
Summary
The Utah Senate declined to pass First Substitute House Bill 387 after senators debated its implications for Department of Child and Family Services oversight and whether the measure would send a message condoning corporal punishment. The motion to reconsider and move the bill for final passage was defeated on a roll call.
The Utah State Senate on Feb. 26, 2001, declined to approve First Substitute House Bill 387 after a contentious floor exchange over the bill’s substance and its administrative consequences.
Senator Wright (Senator Wright) moved for final passage of the bill after the body voted to recall it and place it at the top of the third-reading calendar. Senators agreed to suspend rules to allow a motion to reconsider. The sponsor pressed for a roll-call vote to decide passage.
Opponents, led in floor remarks by Senator Allen (Senator Allen), argued the bill risked sending…
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