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Utah Senate advances wide slate of bills, records multiple final votes
Summary
On Feb. 28, 2002 the Utah State Senate moved dozens of bills through third reading and into final passage or referral to the House, including measures on education, transportation and ethics. Several contested items — notably overweight vehicle amendments — were debated at length and one high‑profile bill failed on the floor.
The Utah State Senate met Feb. 28 in Salt Lake City and advanced a large number of measures on third reading, approving or referring bills on education, transportation, ethics and property-tax procedures while also taking public remarks from visiting guests.
Among the bills the Senate recorded action on was first substitute Senate Bill 98, which the clerk announced had passed the body and will be referred to the Speaker for signature. The session also approved Senate Bill 93 (classification of certain legislative records), and the chamber considered a range of third‑reading items including charter‑school and curriculum measures before recessing for lunch and returning to finish its calendar.
Not every measure carried. House Bill 218, an overweight‑vehicle amendment that would…
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