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Utah Senate Approves Bill Letting People Keep Firearms, Religious Materials in Private Vehicles on Private Parking Lots
Summary
After extensive floor debate on property rights and workplace safety, the Utah Senate passed Senate Bill 78 to protect certain constitutionally guaranteed activities inside private vehicles on private parking lots; the measure passed on a roll-call vote, 22–7.
The Utah Senate passed Senate Bill 78 on Feb. 22, 2007, approving a measure that limits when property owners may restrict what people keep inside privately owned vehicles parked on private lots. The bill, sponsored and presented by Senator Madsen, passed the Senate on a roll-call vote of 22 yes to 7 no.
Supporters said the bill strikes a balance between private-property rights and individual control over one’s personal vehicle. "This only addresses what can be kept in a person's private vehicle that rolls onto a parking lot," sponsor Senator Madsen said on the floor, urging colleagues it protects lawful possession while allowing reasonable employer accommodations such as secure, out-of-sight storage.
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