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Senate advances Appropriations Act with higher-education and health amendments; HB 1 passes the Senate
Summary
The Utah Senate lifted the General Appropriations Act (House Bill 1) from rules, adopted floor amendments including tuition-surcharge language for higher education, and passed HB 1 under suspension of the rules; the bill goes back to the House for enrollment and conference where needed.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 26, 2001, moved the General Appropriations Act (House Bill 1) to the top of its calendar, debated floor amendments tied to higher-education surcharges and health intent language, and passed the bill under suspension of the rules.
Senator Valentine (Senator Valentine) successfully moved to lift HB 1 from rules and place it atop the second-reading calendar. Floor negotiators then brought an amendment — described as the buff-colored amendment — that reinstated some higher-education surcharge language removed by the…
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