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Senate sends parent-and-child bill back to rules after Utah Supreme Court ruling
Summary
After lengthy debate prompted by a recent Utah Supreme Court decision, the Senate voted to return first substitute Senate Bill 248 (parent-and-child amendments) to the rules committee for further study rather than advance statutory changes now.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 19 sent first substitute Senate Bill 248 — a package of parent-and-child amendments tied to the common-law doctrine en loco parentis — back to the rules committee after extended floor debate prompted by a recent Utah Supreme Court ruling.
Sponsor Senator Bramble said the court’s 4–1 opinion in the Barlow case made the statutory effort premature. “Because of the very strong wording of the 4 to 1 decision, that that is, that that will establish…
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