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Senate approves substitute that limits employer bans on firearms in employee vehicles, with exemptions and procedures
Summary
A first-substitute to Senate Bill 78 passed after floor debate; the measure bars employers from banning firearms in employee vehicles on employer parking lots unless they provide alternative parking or secured storage, narrows punitive-damages exposure, and creates a federal-preemption exemption filed with the Attorney General.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate on March 2 approved a first substitute to Senate Bill 78, a compromise measure aimed at balancing employer parking-lot policies and employees' firearm rights during commutes.
Senator Mason, sponsor of the substitute, said the bill preserves an employee's ability to keep a firearm in a vehicle while allowing employers who wish to ban firearms on their property to provide reasonable alternatives such as free alternative parking or a secured, monitored locker where employees may check firearms before…
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