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Senate approves forced substitute of HB 134 to expand suicide-prevention firearm safety measures, debate focuses on funding
Summary
Lawmakers passed a forced substitute of HB 134 that sponsors described as a suicide-prevention and firearms-safety package (brochures, trigger-lock distribution, discounted safes). Dissent centered on whether the measure shifted funds outside usual appropriation channels.
The Utah Senate passed a forced substitute of House Bill 134 on the floor after sponsors said the measure aims to help reduce youth suicide by encouraging safe storage and creating educational materials.
Senator Reid described the measure as “really the intent of it is to be a suicide prevention bill,” saying the bill would empower the suicide‑prevention…
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