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Senate restores prior firearm-possession language for certain nonimmigrant visa holders
Utah State Senate · May 17, 2023
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Summary
House Bill 1,002 passed to correct earlier language that inadvertently barred some nonimmigrant visa holders (such as students and certain work-visa holders) from possessing firearms; the amendments restore prior state language while requiring compliance with federal law.
The Utah Senate on May 17 passed House Bill 1,002 to correct firearm-possession language that, sponsors said, unintentionally restricted certain nonimmigrant visa holders.
Senator Weiler said the original school-safety provision went "much further than the house sponsor intended"…
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