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Senate advances compromise pretrial bill after weeks of stakeholder meetings; sheriffs and some senators remain opposed
Summary
Sen. Weiler said S.B. 171 is a partial fix to issues that arose after last year’s House Bill 206, crafted through a 14‑stakeholder work group; supporters said it keeps higher‑risk defendants detained while expanding interim study; sheriffs pressed for full repeal. The Senate advanced the bill 16–11.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate voted to move a compromise pretrial-detention bill, S.B. 171, to third reading Wednesday after the sponsor described two weeks of intensive stakeholder meetings aimed at fixing problems that emerged after the implementation of H.B. 206.
Sen. Weiler, sponsor of the measure, said he convened a work group that included prosecutors, public defenders and county attorneys and that the substitute addresses…
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