UTAH
Herald
By Jackson Hadley Capital West News
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah House of Representatives has moved a pair of bills forward in an effort to better protect children from child sexual abuse.
HB277, sponsored by Rep. Ken Ivory, R-West Jordan, would eliminate the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse cases. HB345, sponsored by Rep. Daniel McCay, R-Riverton, would ban anyone convicted of a felony involving child abuse from receiving or renewing a license to teach children in school.
Both bills passed unanimously Monday and will now go to the Senate for consideration.
Emotions ran high as legislators addressed the bills, as victims of abuse looked on from the gallery and representatives shared how abuse has affected them personally.
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