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Senate rejects late DUI carve‑out and passes bill limiting license suspensions for unpaid fees
Summary
The Utah Senate passed House Bill 143 to limit some driver’s-license suspensions tied to unpaid fees so people can keep licenses needed for work. A late amendment to preserve suspensions tied to DUI restitution, credited in the record to “Senator Weiler,” failed on a division; HB 143 then passed 29‑0.
Sen. Michael S. Kennedy, the floor sponsor, told the Senate that House Bill 143 seeks to reduce the collateral consequences of unpaid court fines and fees by limiting the driver‑license division’s authority to suspend licenses for nonpayment. “A driver's license is an important connection to society for all of us,” Kennedy said on the floor, arguing that keeping licenses helps people get to work and pay fines.
The bill prompted extended debate about whether it unintentionally affects DUI‑related…
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