In Utah, a series of legislative bills are in various stages of approval, each targeting different aspects of public safety and welfare. One bill, aimed at cell phone manufacturers, would require content filtering for minors to be a default setting on phones sold in the state. This bill has passed a Senate Committee and now awaits further consideration. Another proposed bill is seeking to give renters more advance notice before rent increases, which has progressed to the House of Representatives for voting. In the realm of education, a bill from West Jordan Rep. Ken Ivory could potentially hold public school employees criminally liable for providing students with access to certain banned books. Additionally, the Utah House committee is discussing HB345, which proposes stricter penalties for speeding in school zones or passing stopped school buses. The focus on pedestrian safety is further emphasized by a bill that has been advanced by a House committee to increase fines for such traffic violations.
Lawmakers in Utah are considering a bill aimed at significantly increasing speeding fines in school zones and penalties for ignoring bus signals, highlighting the priority of pedestrian safety. @emmarileytv https://t.co/ob9pd1jPZE
A Utah House committee has advanced a bill to increase fines for speeding in school zones or passing school buses while children are in the area. https://t.co/5lMBNkG7lw
A Utah Senate Committee has approved a bill that would make phone companies responsible for the obscene content children see on their cell phones. #Phones #Utah #Children Read more: https://t.co/A06YHhH9y7
HAPPENING NOW: A Utah House committee is debating HB345, which would impose much tougher penalties for speeding in a school zone or blowing past a stopped school bus. I reported on it last week on @KSL5TV: https://t.co/aclb2t87nn
Utah public school employees found to keep certain banned books available to students could be held criminally liable, according to a newly proposed bill from West Jordan Rep. Ken Ivory. https://t.co/ujPEB8WFGR
A Utah lawmaker is trying to make it illegal for cell phone makers to sell phones in Utah without content filtering for minors already turned on… A bill that would give renters more notice if rent is going up… Now heads to the House of Representatives for a vote. @KSL5TV https://t.co/SlfYFcH5VS