State
A Utah Senate committee advanced a proposal Tuesday to
repeal a major bail reform law passed last year. That law requires judges to release people accused of low-level crimes using the least restrictive condition. The repeal bill just needs to be approved by the full Senate to go to the Governor’s desk. Another bill that was originally intended to fix the bail reform law has been changed and passed by the Senate. It now just
creates a task force to study the issue, which the sponsor said is necessary whether or not the repeal passes. The task force bill still needs to be approved by the House, and the legislative session ends Friday at midnight.