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House approves compromise to raise beer ABW to 4% and fund substance-abuse programs
Summary
First substitute S.B. 132 was adopted by the Utah House, raising alcohol-by-weight limits for beer from 3.2% to 4.0%, creating an advisory study council, and increasing barrel tax to fund substance-abuse treatment and law enforcement; supporters call it a measured compromise, opponents warned of public-health risks.
The Utah House adopted the second substitute to Senate Bill 132 on March 13 by a vote of 61–14, changing beer alcohol-by-weight (ABW) policy from 3.2 percent to 4.0 percent, creating a study/advisory council, and adjusting tax provisions to fund substance-abuse treatment and local law enforcement.
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