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Senate debates tighter graduated licensing rules; amendment allows student return trips
Summary
Senate Bill 118 would remove school and religious exemptions from passenger and nighttime restrictions in the state's graduated driver's licensing rules while adding an amendment allowing students returning from school-sponsored activities to drive home; the bill moved to third reading after contentious floor debate over enforcement and parental authority.
Senate Bill 118, sponsored by Senator Hale, drew extended floor debate after the sponsor proposed removing exemptions for school- and religious-sponsored activities from Utah's graduated driver's licensing (GDL) rules and offering a narrowly tailored amendment to allow students returning to school after a school-sponsored event to drive home.
"Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for young people 15 to 20 years of age," Senator Hale said in opening, describing the…
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