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Utah Senate advances dozens of measures; key bills on confirmations, public safety and taxes move forward
Summary
The Utah Senate on Feb. 17–18 advanced a large slate of bills — from a measure to streamline judicial confirmations to an increase in the beer tax — passing several by roll call and placing others on later calendars. Votes included SB165, SSB67, SSB141, SB108 and SB66.
The Utah State Senate convened Feb. 17–18 and moved a broad package of legislation through floor action, approving multiple bills on final or interim passage and setting others for further consideration.
Among the measures that passed on final or resumed votes, the Senate approved SB165, which standardizes information the governor forwards for judicial confirmations; the measure passed by roll call with 24 ayes and no nays. The chamber also passed a first substitute to SB67 (revisions to boards and commissions) and a substitute to SB141 (raising bid limits and indexing them for local government capital projects), each by unanimous or near-unanimous roll-call totals before transmittal to the House.
On public-safety and regulatory matters the Senate approved…
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