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Senate advances substitute that pairs concealed‑carry change with suicide‑prevention fund; fiscal note delays final vote
Summary
Senators replaced the House Bill 60 text with a third substitute that would create a Suicide Prevention and Education Fund financed by transfers from the concealed‑carry account and debated eliminating the permit requirement; the bill was set for third reading but a motion was made to await a fiscal note and further amendments.
The Utah Senate on day 17 substituted the second version of House Bill 60 with a third substitute that would create an expendable Suicide Prevention and Education Fund financed by transfers from the state's concealed‑carry weapons account.
Senator Hankins, the bill sponsor, told the Senate the fund "shall consist of funds transferred from the concealed carry, weapons account" and that money would be directed to suicide‑prevention efforts “that include a focus on firearm safety.” The bill requires the division to adopt rules for distributing funds and to deliver an annual report to the Legislature detailing receipts, expenditures and…
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