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Senate pauses session and adjourns after bomb threat; building evacuated for security sweep
Summary
Senate leadership halted the floor session when security reported a bomb threat at the Capitol; the governor and others were evacuated and the body voted to adjourn until 10 a.m. the next day or until the building is declared secure.
The Utah Senate paused legislative business and adjourned after security personnel informed leadership of a bomb threat to the Capitol.
According to the floor record, security recommended vacating the building to allow checks; the presiding officer said the governor had already been evacuated. A motion was made to adjourn until 10 a.m. the next day or until the Capitol was declared secure. The motion was put and the transcript records the body adjourning for security checks.
The Senate clerk and leadership said the chamber would reconvene when the Capitol was cleared and returned to safe status. No additional details about the origin of the threat or the finding of any device appear in the provided segments.
