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Utah Senate advances a busy docket: appropriations, policy and local-option measures — votes at a glance
Summary
In a lengthy March 4 session the Utah Senate moved a large package of bills — including capital oversight, tobacco and local-option measures — approving a number of bills on final passage and referring others back to the House or to interim study.
The Utah State Senate spent much of March 4 moving a wide array of bills across appropriations, policy and local-option issues. Lawmakers considered capital oversight, public-health and local-option measures tied to the upcoming Olympic Winter Games and routine housekeeping and appropriations bills.
Capital oversight and appropriations: The Senate passed House Bill 330, which establishes a capital preservation board to oversee state capital assets; senators noted a similar measure had been vetoed in the prior year but sponsors said they had worked with the governor's office on a solution. The roll-call announcement recorded the bill as passing and being returned to the House.
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