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Senate passes ethics bill after floor fight over lowering lobbyist gift threshold
Summary
The Utah Senate passed a package of ethics amendments requiring faster online reporting and tighter disclosure for bundled gifts, rejecting a last-minute attempt to cut the $50 reporting threshold to $5. Senators debated whether the late amendment was appropriate and what unintended consequences it might bring.
The Utah Senate on March 1 passed a second-substitute ethics measure that tightens lobbyist disclosure and requires quicker public posting of financial reports, after an extended floor debate and a failed late amendment to lower the gift-reporting threshold.
Senator Poulton, sponsor of the ethics package, said the bill would improve public confidence by making lobbyist reports and gift disclosures more transparent. Opponents objected to a floor amendment…
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