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Senate advances bill to raise beer tax and create restricted DUI‑enforcement account
Summary
Sen. Wadipes proposed raising the beer tax modestly and routing the revenue to a restricted account for local DUI enforcement and treatment; the Senate sent S.B. 66 to third reading (19–9–1) after debate about dedication and fiscal controls.
Senator Wadipes introduced S.B. 66 to increase Utah’s beer excise tax by a small per‑unit amount and to establish an Alcohol Beverage Enforcement and Treatment restricted account to restore and stabilize funding to local DUI enforcement and prevention programs. He noted that the original 1983 allocation had eroded and local jurisdictions were shortchanged, and he framed the proposal as…
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