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House Approves $84 Million Bond Package After Intense Floor Debate Over Priorities
Summary
Following hours of debate and multiple substitute motions, the Utah House passed House Bill 2 as amended — a general-obligation bond package that includes a $50 million Capitol remodel, a roughly $2.7 million National Guard readiness center and a $4.8 million portion of an Oxbow prison purchase — by a vote of 40-35.
After extended floor debate that produced multiple substitute motions and roll calls, the Utah House passed House Bill 2 (general obligation bond authorizations) as amended. The final tally announced on the floor was 40 yes and 35 no.
Representative Pace, sponsor of the original bond measure, described the bill as the committee's prioritized list of capital needs and defended earlier committee work: "We have a good committee that puts the time and effort in to know and understand these projects," she told colleagues. Pace said most projects have revenue sources and that the package was intended…
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