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Utah Senate advances wide slate of bills; education, child-welfare and Olympics measures move forward
Summary
The Utah Senate on Feb. 27, 2001, processed a lengthy concurrence and third‑reading calendar, agreeing with many House amendments, refusing others and appointing conference committees on key appropriations disputes; notable actions included passage of child‑welfare revisions, workers' compensation coverage for Olympic volunteers and changes to local government telecommunications authority.
The Utah State Senate convened Feb. 27, 2001, conducted roll call and then moved through a packed concurrence and third‑reading calendar, taking final action on a broad set of bills ranging from education funding to child‑welfare amendments and Olympic public‑safety measures.
A series of communications from the governor and the House opened the floor, including a notice that the governor had signed multiple measures. Early on, the Senate concurred with House amendments to Senate Joint Resolution 11, directing the state Tax Review Commission to study enforcement — not new taxes — on Internet and remote sales, a concurrence Senator Valentine described as a clarification of intent.
Budget and appropriations disputes continued. The House refused to concur with Senate amendments to the Appropriations Act (House Bill 1); the Senate then refused to recede and appointed a conference committee (Senators Valentine, Hilliard and Hale) to resolve a disagreement over a higher‑education surcharge.
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