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Senate approves cap on municipal ticket revenue after heated Manaway debate; SB100 passes 18–8
Summary
After extended debate over whether local traffic enforcement in the canyon amounts to 'policing for profit,' the Utah Senate passed SB100, a bill that limits how much a municipality may retain from fines to 25% of its budget. Supporters said the bill curbs perverse incentives; opponents warned it would reduce local public-safety funding.
The Utah State Senate on Day 29 passed Senate Bill 100, a measure that would cap how much a municipality may retain from traffic and fine revenue at 25 percent of its total budget. Senators voted 18–8, with three absent, to advance the measure for third-reading action and further processing.
Senator Hilliard, sponsor of the bill, told colleagues SB100 was aimed at ending what he called "policing for a profit," citing constituent complaints and television reports about enforcement practices along the canyon road near the town of Manaway. "This is a bill about policing for a profit," Hilliard said, arguing that cities should not be financially incentivized to…
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