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Utah Senate passes package of bills March 1, including school-trust, tax, and public-safety measures
Summary
The Utah State Senate on March 1, 2000 considered a long second-reading calendar, approving a series of House and Senate measures — including changes to the School Trust Lands investment policy, income-tax form language connecting revenues to public education, and several public-safety and administrative bills — and returned them to the House for enrollment or further consideration.
The Utah State Senate on March 1 approved a slate of bills and conference reports after an evening floor session that ran into the night.
Among measures the Senate approved and returned to the House: the second substitute to House Bill 3 (Supplemental Appropriations Act 2) as amended; House Bill 137 (impact-fee amendments); House Bill 88 (income-tax instructions noting income-tax revenues fund public education); and substitute House Bill 77 (controlled-substances amendments limiting listed drugs to GHB and ketamine). The Senate also concurred with House amendments to a number of Senate bills and adopted conference committee reports on several other items.
Several roll-call tallies were recorded in open session. The Senate returned SJR 9 (resolution on funding the arts and public schools) to the House…
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