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House sends dozens of bills to the Senate, including municipal disconnection, DUI enforcement funding and volunteer care credit
Summary
The Utah House passed a slate of bills largely on unanimous votes, sending measures on municipal disconnection, solid waste definitions, charitable solicitation exemptions, health‑care sharing ministry exemptions, volunteer health‑care continuing education credit and a $50 DUI impound fee increase to the Senate.
The Utah House of Representatives on Feb. 16, 2016 passed a series of bills on the consent and third‑reading calendars and transmitted them to the Senate. Many measures passed unanimously or by wide margins and covered municipal governance, waste definitions, nonprofit and charitable exemptions, health policy, and public safety funding.
Key results at a glance
• HB 248, Municipal Disconnection Amendments — Sponsor Representative Brown said the bill allows a mayor to file a petition for disconnection of lands (for example, vacant tribal‑owned properties within municipal boundaries) and sets a process involving city council review and possible district court appeal; passed 71‑0 and will be transmitted to the Senate.
• HB 258 (first substitute), Solid Waste Amendments — Representative Oda said the bill clarifies the difference between solid waste and recyclable…
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