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House approves multiple bills on consent calendar, schedules death-penalty debate for Friday
Summary
On Feb. 9, the Utah House cleared several consent-calendar measures — including economic development grants, jury-duty and student-records changes — and set a time-certain for a death-penalty bill. Several bills, including a reauthorization of the Resource Development Coordinating Committee, passed unanimously.
The Utah House of Representatives cleared a series of consent-calendar and third-reading measures on Monday, passage that included changes to economic-development grants, jury-duty exemptions and student-record rules.
Representative Powell presented first substitute House Bill 129, which expands eligibility for a rural small-business grant program (grants up to $50,000) by changing how county classifications are applied; the House approved the bill 72–0 and the measure will be transmitted to the Senate. Representative McHale described…
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