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House approves final budget adjustments bill, adding roughly $96 million in supplemental appropriations
Summary
The House passed Senate Bill 3, the appropriations adjustments 'bill of bills,' which includes nearly $96 million in adjustments and additional funding and was approved unanimously 72–0 after floor debate and a failed amendment to reallocate $500,000.
The Utah House passed Senate Bill 3, the appropriations adjustments bill that sponsors described as the final budget measure of the session and the vehicle for supplemental appropriations.
Representative Sam Pei told colleagues SB3 appropriates nearly $96,000,000 in adjustments for the current fiscal year and next fiscal year and incorporates previously passed fiscal-impact bills. The sponsor walked members through three minor Senate amendments and said an index sheet on desks details the bill’s components.
Floor amendment efforts included Representative Briscoe’s motion to reallocate funds (a contested amendment to remove funding for a wolf‑delisting item and move $500,000 to air‑quality research). That amendment failed after debate about the priorities and committee processes. Representatives for natural resources urged against the amendment, while proponents of air‑quality research argued for robust funding to avoid ineffective spending.
Motion and vote: After debate and procedural votes, the House passed SB3 by a recorded vote of 72 yes, 0 no. The bill will be signed by the speaker and returned to the Senate for the president’s signature.
What changes: The transcript lists amendments and allocations discussed on the floor; sponsors said the bill includes both current‑year adjustments and next‑fiscal‑year appropriations and is the final action to settle the session’s supplemental budget matters.
