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Utah Senate approves bill limiting public-sector collective bargaining after heated floor debate
Summary
The Utah Senate passed first substitute House Bill 267, which restricts collective bargaining for public employees and curtails use of public funds for union political activity. The 16-13 vote followed hours of debate over impacts on teachers, first responders and local governments and questions about insurance and fiscal effects.
The Utah State Senate on a recorded vote approved first substitute House Bill 267, the Public Sector Labor Union Amendments, after extended debate on the chamber floor and questions about costs and local impacts. Senator Cullimore, the bill sponsor, moved passage; the bill passed by a recorded vote of 16–13 and will be signed by the president and returned to the House for the speaker’s signature.
The bill would remove a statutory mandate for collective bargaining in the public sector and prohibit the use of public funds for union lobbying activities, while allowing unions and associations to continue to exist and advocate. “So this removes the mandate for collective bargaining in the public employee setting,” Senator Cullimore said in presenting the measure, describing it as intended to “protect taxpayers” and ensure public decisions about pay and…
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