Committee clears large technical-code cleanup bill with substitute

Feb 7, 2025

Members unanimously adopted a substitute to SB 79, a technical cleanup of Utah Code drafted to align language with current bill-drafting standards; the sponsor said the measure contains no policy changes.

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Senator Kwan presented SB 79, a large technical-code cleanup bill that replaces outdated phrasing and harmonizes statutory language to current drafting guidelines. "This bill is just it's a technical cleanup bill. There's no policy involved in any of this," the senator said, adding that the substitute contains a coordinating clause to avoid conflicts with bills enacted during the same session.

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