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Utah Senate advances scores of bills in final week; several measures pass unanimously
Summary
On Feb. 27, the Utah Senate cleared numerous bills on concurrence and the consent calendar — including transportation revisions, medical cannabis marketing clarifications, court amendments and digital bid-notice changes — several by unanimous or near-unanimous roll call votes as the session enters its final week.
The Utah Senate moved dozens of measures across the floor on Monday, Feb. 27, passing multiple bills by roll call and under suspension of the rules as lawmakers pushed through business in the final week of the 2023 general session.
The chamber approved, among other bills, a fourth substitute of Senate Bill 27, a package of transportation revisions, and a second substitute to Senate Bill 137, which clarified marketing definitions for the state medical cannabis program. Sponsors said the changes were technical or targeted to close definitional gaps.
Why it matters: Many measures sent to the House on Monday address operational details of state and local government — from how municipalities post construction-bid notices to how counties may…
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