Two important NRA-backed bills are in limbo in the state Senate Rules Committee. On February 27, 1st Substitute House Bill 395 , legislation that would amend Utah’s Concealed Firearm Act and the law pertaining to prohibited persons, passed in the state House by a 69 to 0 vote. HB 395 was sent to the state Senate Rules Committee and no action has yet been taken on this bill. House Bill 49, a disorderly conduct measure, is also pending action in the Senate Rules Committee.
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