In a surprising development, Game Politics reports that Utah governor Jon Huntsman has vetoed the bill HB 353. That bill, if he had signed it, would have allowed people to file a lawsuit against retailers who pledge not to sell certain rated games to minors but then are discovered to have done so anyway.

The bill, which was passed overwhelming in Utah's state legislature, was vetoed by Huntsman because, in his words, " . . . language of this bill is so broad that it likely will be struck down by the courts as an unconstitutional violation of the Dormant Commerce Clause and/or the First Amendment." Game Politics is reporting that retailers lobbied strongly against the bill to the governor's office. The bill isn't dead yet, however. The state legislatures could vote to overturn Huntsman's veto.