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House approves clarification to porch-package theft law in SSSB 156, 65-6
Summary
The Utah House passed Second Substitute Senate Bill 156 to clarify theft-of-package language to include private common carriers; sponsor said the Senate "added 1 word" to remove confusion. The bill passed 65–6 and will be returned to the Senate for signature.
The Utah House on the floor approved Second Substitute Senate Bill 156, a criminal-offense amendment clarifying language about theft of packages left at residences.
Representative Brooks, the House sponsor, said the change narrows ambiguity in the statute by clarifying that the felony applies when a package is taken from a porch regardless of which carrier…
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