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House advances multiple base budgets and passes a set of bills in unanimous or strong votes
Summary
On Feb. 1, 2013, the Utah House lifted three Senate base budget bills to third reading, passed them, and approved a slate of House bills including expungement reforms, water-capture rules and technical licensing changes. Several items were approved unanimously; others passed with recorded opposition.
The Utah House on Feb. 1 moved quickly through a series of budget and policy measures, lifting three Senate-originating base budgets to the top of the Senate third-reading calendar and approving multiple House bills and resolutions.
Members voted to lift Senate Bill 1 (public education base budget), Senate Bill 5 (natural resources, agriculture and environmental quality base budget) and Senate Bill 6 (retirement and independent entities base budget) for immediate third-reading consideration. Representative Last, the House sponsor for SB 1, described it as "just the base budget bill" that "essentially sets the budget exactly…
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