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Senate clarifies voluntary-contributions law, bars public-payroll collection for political funds
Summary
The Legislature amended the Voluntary Contributions Act to clarify that public employers may not collect political contributions or transfer union dues to political funds; the measure passed after contested floor debate over free-speech and constitutional risks.
The Utah Senate approved a first-substitute form of House Bill 159 (the Voluntary Contributions Act amendments), adding language to make explicit that public employers may not collect political contributions through payroll or otherwise use public payroll systems to funnel dues or contributions to political funds.
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