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Utah Senate advances multiple bills to third reading, including engineering, veterans, judiciary and special‑district measures
Summary
The Senate moved several bills to third reading on Feb. 17: SB 208 (engineering appropriation), SB 80 (special districts recodification), SB 151 (disabled‑veterans property‑tax exemption), SB 68 (judicial housekeeping), SB 145 (child‑support amendments) and others; votes and brief summaries follow.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 17 advanced multiple bills to the third‑reading calendar and acted on several appropriations and technical measures.
Senate Bill 208 (appropriation for engineering initiatives): Senator Craig Peterson said the program has modernized laboratories and improved credit transfer across institutions; he cited a return of roughly $4 for every $1 invested. The chamber voted to advance the bill; the clerk reported 25 aye, 1 nay and 3 absent.
First substitute Senate Bill 80 (recodification of special districts): Senator Evans summarized committee principles (uniformity among district types,…
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