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Committee advances a package of judiciary bills; SB72, SB12, SGR5 and SJR1 move forward
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced several measures to the Senate floor: SB72 (obscene animal-abuse material amendments) was favorably recommended unanimously; SB12 (ADR sunset extension) passed unanimously; SGR5 (business and chancery court procedure) passed; and SJR1 (evidence rule change) passed the committee substitute despite defense concerns.
The Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee handled multiple agenda items in a full hearing and recommended several measures to the full Senate.
SB72, presented by Sen. Vickers, aims to create a standalone statutory section clarifying that the production and distribution of obscene animal-abuse material (including defined "animal crushing" content that meets obscenity tests) is prosecutable under Utah law. Law-enforcement representatives and the Statewide Association of Prosecutors supported the bill as a clarification of existing prohibitions; a…
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