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Utah Senate advances multiple bills and resolutions on Day 4, including protections for vulnerable adults and legislative pay resolution
Summary
On Day 4 of the 2018 Utah legislative session the Senate adopted numerous committee reports, passed a joint resolution setting in‑session employee pay under suspension of the rules and advanced bills including SB67 (fireworks policy), SB88 (financial exploitation protections), SB63 (charity registration amendments) and others.
The Utah Senate handled a long calendar on Jan. 25, advancing a series of committee reports, deregulatory reauthorizations and policy bills while approving several resolutions under suspension of the rules.
Committee chairs reported favorable recommendations on a string of bills affecting judiciary, natural resources, transportation and other areas; the Senate unanimously adopted the committee reports on the floor. The Rules Committee assigned numerous bills to standing committees and the Senate referred newly introduced bills (e.g., SB112, SB113, SJR7) to Rules.
Under suspension of the rules, the Senate passed SJR4 to set pay for in-session legislative employees for the 2018 session; the Senate suspended rules by voice vote and the roll call recorded "27 yay votes, 0 nay votes, 2 absent" before…
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