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House concurs with Senate on public access database, sparking privacy debate
Utah House of Representatives · March 4, 2021
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Summary
Lawmakers agreed to Senate amendments on HB249 to broaden access to court records via a public database; sponsors said it increases accessibility for citizens while critics argued the House's earlier language better protected privacy interests.
The House concurred with Senate amendments to HB249 on March 3, adopting language that restores broader public access to court records through an online database. Representative Handy, the House sponsor, framed the measure as a modernization of access: "This provides, in our modern time, the opportunity…
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