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Senate passes measure raising penalties for disrupting official meetings after floor debate on free-speech limits
Summary
Third substitute Senate Bill 173, which increases penalties for repeated disruptions of official meetings, passed after extended floor debate over scope and potential effects on legislators’ town halls and constituents’ free-speech rights.
The Utah Senate passed third substitute Senate Bill 173, a measure that raises penalties for repeat disruptions at official meetings, after extended floor discussion about scope and civil-liberties implications.
Sponsor Senator Ibsen said the substitute "takes the first offense from a class C misdemeanor and moves it to a third offense and beyond to a class A misdemeanor," explaining the change is intended to create greater civility in public meetings and escalate penalties for repeated disorderly conduct. The…
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