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Senate adopts amendment in high-profile DUI revisions bill; debate highlights bail trade-offs
Summary
Senators passed an amended DUI overhaul (first substitute HB47) after adopting language intended to spare severely injured victims from being compelled to testify at preliminary hearings; opponents raised concerns that higher bail thresholds could disproportionately affect low-income defendants.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 11 adopted an amendment to first substitute House Bill 47, legislation that tightens pretrial handling of certain serious DUI cases, and then passed the amended bill on a 27–2 roll-call vote.
Senator Kathleen Stevenson, the bill sponsor, framed the measure around a constituent named Sarah — a Clearfield High School student whose life was changed after a drunk driving crash. Stevenson said the bill aims to make sure defendants who pose a serious risk are detained until they sober up and appear before…
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