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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Smoking in a car when a child is present will continue to be legal in Utah.
A House panel killed Senate Bill 14 on Monday, 5-4. The bill would have made smoking in a car with a child 5 or younger a secondary offense punishable by a $45 fine.
Opponents say they're concerned about the health of children, but feel the bill goes too far by infringing on property rights.
The sponsor, Sen. Scott McCoy, a Democrat from Salt Lake City, says he'll try again next year.
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