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Anti-pornography bill is derailed after Utah lawmakers decline to take a vote

The fate of a proposal requiring mobile devices and tablets to filter out adult content by default is now uncertain after legislators suddenly adjourn.

(AP Photo/Lindsay Whitehurst) Rep. Susan Pulsipher's bill requiring new cell phones and tablets sold in Utah to filter out pornography was stopped after a House committee refused to take a vote on the proposal. It's not certain whether the West Jordan Republican's legislation will return this session.