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Senate approves supplemental spending bill after hours of floor amendments
Summary
After extended debate and dozens of floor amendments, the Utah Senate passed Senate Bill 4, the 2006 new fiscal year supplemental appropriations act, by a 21–5 vote. Amendments on higher education, Medicaid services and conservation were considered and mostly defeated.
The Utah Senate passed Senate Bill 4, the new fiscal year supplemental appropriations act, after several hours of floor debate and multiple roll‑call votes. The bill, which reallocates and adds one‑time and ongoing funding across state agencies and higher education, passed 21–5 and was referred to the House for further action.
Senate Appropriations Chair Senator Hilliard defended the package as a balanced response to competing priorities, saying the amendments largely reflected technical fixes and higher‑education reallocations agreed by committees. "We really…
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