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Senate narrows jail-reimbursement bill with $250,000 annual cap; bill passes 22–7
Summary
After heated debate about long-term fiscal effects, the Utah Senate amended and passed House Bill 162 to provide an initial $250,000 annual jail-reimbursement appropriation to counties and sent the bill back to the House. Supporters cited audit recommendations; opponents warned of built-in future costs.
The Utah Senate on March 3, 1993 passed House Bill 162, a measure to reimburse counties for the cost of housing people convicted of state crimes, after adopting an amendment that caps the initial annual appropriation at $250,000.
The amendment was offered by Senator Hilliard and adopted amid weeks of concern from some senators that the bill’s fiscal triggers would lock in substantially larger future obligations. “My amendment would be to cap it at $250,000, which they prioritized,” Senator Hilliard said during floor debate, arguing the House’s prioritized amount should be honored and that larger built-in increases would unduly bind future legislatures. The body approved the…
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