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Senate adopts 'Sarah's Bill' to tighten bail for severe DUI crashes
Summary
The Utah Senate passed first substitute House Bill 47, tightened bail rules in cases where a driver under the influence causes severe injury or death; senators and victims' families urged the change, and the bill passed 29–0.
The Utah Senate on the floor approved first substitute House Bill 47 — widely referred to in the chamber as “Sarah’s Bill” — changing bail procedures for drivers accused of causing severe injury or death while under the influence.
The sponsor presented the substitute as narrowly targeted to cases where a DUI results in serious bodily injury or death, saying the measure would "leave the perpetrator stays in jail until they see a judge." The…
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