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House advances wide-ranging bills on consent and third reading; multiple measures pass
Summary
On Feb. 22, 1996, the Utah House cleared a long consent calendar and several third‑reading measures, including reforms on inmate litigation fees, municipal courts and forestry agency naming; many bills passed unanimously or by large margins and were transmitted to the Senate for further consideration.
The Utah House of Representatives cleared a substantial consent calendar and approved multiple third‑reading measures during its centennial session on Feb. 22, 1996, sending a package of bills to the Senate.
Clerks read several Senate and House bills onto the floor and the House processed a sequence of consent items with minimal debate. Notable consent votes included House Bill 370, a measure to curb meritless inmate litigation by introducing an asset‑based filing‑fee test, which the House approved 62‑0 after…
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