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Votes at a glance: Utah Senate orders several bills for third reading or refers them to the House
Summary
On Jan. 17 the Utah Senate advanced multiple bills — including traffic-code recodification, tax cleanups, workforce reauthorization, foster-care review updates, and a property-tax change — typically by unanimous roll-call votes; many were referred to the House or placed on the third-reading calendar.
The Utah State Senate on Jan. 17 considered a full third-reading calendar and voted to advance or refer multiple bills. Most measures passed or were placed for further Senate consideration by near-unanimous roll call votes. Key actions:
- Senate Bill 5 (traffic-code recodification): Sponsor Senator Kilpack said the bill reorganizes and updates the transportation code without policy changes. Vote: 25–0, 4 absent; the bill was referred to the House.
- Senate Bill 6 (sales and use tax, agriculture equipment cleanup): Sponsor Senator Allen said the measure removes a duplicated exemption. Vote: 25–0, 4 absent; referred to the House.
- Senate Bill 12 (Department of Workforce…
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