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Utah Senate advances several bills to House floor; consumer-credit substitute fails
Summary
The Senate approved a package of bills Jan. 25, 2006 — including measures on in-state procurement preference, county government amendments, waste-fee adjustments, manufactured-housing title rules, and veterans' higher-education waivers — while a first-substitute consumer-credit bill was rejected after extended floor debate.
The Utah Senate on Jan. 25 moved a number of measures toward final action while rejecting a contentious consumer-credit substitute after extended debate.
Senators passed Senate Bill 220, a measure establishing a preference for in-state commodities, by roll-call vote. Floor sponsor "Senator Peterson" said the bill had been fully explained previously; the Senate recorded 22 aye, 0 nay, 7 absent and referred the bill to the House for further action.
The chamber also approved Senate Bill 249 (county government amendments), which passed 23 aye, 1 nay, 5 absent; Senate Bill 225 (authority for the Tax Commission to waive bond or other collateral when the tax is paid), which passed 24–0; and the first substitute to SB 232 (updates to the Pete Suazo Athletic Commission), which passed 24–0.
Senate Bill 209 (waste-fee amendments), sponsored on the floor by Senator Eastman,…
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