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Senate advances a package of bills to the House, including children's justice centers, fee‑transparency and tax allocation reforms
Summary
On Feb. 11 the Utah Senate approved a slate of bills — including making children's justice centers permanent, requiring separate bills for fee increases over 5%, prorating taxes at incorporation, and other measures — and reassigned many bills to standing committees. Most passed on voice or roll‑call votes with recorded tallies sent to the House.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 11 advanced a group of bills to the House and reassigned multiple measures to standing committees, moving a mix of policy and procedural items forward.
Key outcomes: The first substitute to Senate Bill 138, which would convert the children's justice centers pilot program (currently in Weber, Salt Lake and Utah counties) into a permanent statewide program and allow expansion, passed and was sent to the House; the sponsor noted a fiscal note of $657,000 that would be covered by existing appropriations. Senate Bill 125 (Budgetary Procedures Act amendment) was approved; the bill requires that regulatory fee increases above 5% be enacted by separate legislation rather than only…
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