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Utah House approves third substitute to boost law-enforcement salaries; bill heads to Senate
Summary
The House passed the third substitute of House Bill 157 to partially address salary shortfalls for state-certified law-enforcement officers, approving an appropriation that sponsors said targets turnover in Highway Patrol and natural-resources enforcement.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House on Feb. 16 approved third substitute House Bill 157, a targeted appropriation aimed at narrowing pay gaps for law-enforcement officers in the Department of Public Safety and the Division of Natural Resources.
Representative Wayne Harper, the bill sponsor, told colleagues the measure responds to an ‘‘average shortfall of 15%’’ for Highway Patrol and ‘‘about 10.73%’’ for natural-resources law-enforcement positions…
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