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Senate approves public-safety amendments after debate over eminent-domain language for Salt Lake City project

3571591 · March 7, 2025
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Summary

The Senate passed first-substitute House Bill 4 65, a public-safety amendments package, after a contested floor debate about eminent-domain language tied to a Salt Lake City public-safety project. The measure passed 22–6 with one absence.

The Utah Senate on March 7 approved first substitute House Bill 4 65, a public-safety amendments package that includes provisions affecting Salt Lake City, after a floor debate that focused on a narrow eminent-domain carve-out.

Senator McCall moved the substitute and described the measure as consensus language developed with Salt Lake County and other stakeholders. “This is the forced substitute. The forced substitute deals with the eminent domain issues,” McCall said on the floor, and urged colleagues to adopt the substitute.

Senator Escamilla rose in…

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