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Senate narrowly approves bill revising bigamy statute after extended debate
Summary
After extensive floor debate about enforcement, constitutional language and potential harms to vulnerable people, the Senate approved a first substitute to HB 99 revising bigamy statutes to add cohabitation and enhanced penalties in aggravated circumstances; the vote was 15‑14 in favor.
The Senate on March 9 approved a first substitute to House Bill 99, a high‑profile and heavily debated update to Utah’s bigamy statute.
Sponsor Senator Van Tassel described the measure as an effort to update code language (including cohabitation and a safe‑harbor clause) and to increase penalties where bigamy coexists with other criminal conduct such as fraud, domestic abuse, child…
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