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Senate approves multiple bills on third reading; rules committee assigns legislation to standing committees
Summary
The Utah Senate approved a series of bills on third reading and cleared committee assignments. Notable Senate action included passage of water-conservation and mineral-rights bills, Motor Vehicle Division clarifications, and Senate Joint Resolution 2 proposing a change to how tax-raising citizen initiatives might be approved.
The Utah Senate voted on a broad slate of measures during a floor session that included committee assignments, third-reading passage of several bills and the approval of a proposed constitutional amendment to change the threshold for citizen initiatives that would raise taxes.
Early in the session the Rules Committee report was presented and approved on the floor; the report assigned dozens of bills to standing committees. The report was "Respectfully signed Lincoln Fillmore, Committee Chair," and the body approved the committee assignments.
Bills passed on third reading
- First Substitute Senate Bill 131 — "Water commitment amendments." Sponsor: Senator Bluhin. The bill passed the Senate on a roll-call vote of 26–0 with 3 absent. The sponsor described the measure as allowing cities to account for conserved water in their…
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