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Senate moves fee increases to fund Salt Lake court complex after extended committee hearing
Summary
Senate consideration of SB 48 focused on raising court filing fees to finance the Salt Lake Courts Complex. DFCM and the judiciary defended the revenue model and bond plan; the first-substitute passed second reading 18–11 after a committee-of-the-whole presentation from DFCM director Neil Stowell and Chief Justice Zimmerman.
The Senate held a time-certain floor session to consider Senate Bill 48, which adjusts non-domestic civil court filing fees to finance construction and operation costs for the Salt Lake Courts Complex.
Senator Reese introduced the bill and explained it continues a multi-year funding effort for the courts complex. Neil Stowell, director of the Division of Facilities Construction and Management (DFCM), told senators the project had been scrutinized and downsized where possible. "This project has gone through the most intensive scrutiny of…
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