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Senate Advances Budget and Policy Bills in Rapid Votes; SB 3, SB 6, SB 9–11 and Many Others Move to House
Summary
During a busy Jan. 17 floor session the Utah Senate passed a number of consent and third‑reading items — including the base school budget (SB 3, amended), health and human services housekeeping (SB 6), and several election/open‑meetings and tax bills — most by unanimous or near‑unanimous roll call.
The Utah Senate used a fast floor calendar on Jan. 17 to advance numerous bills with limited debate, moving a wide set of policy and budget measures to the House for consideration.
Key measures passed or advanced: The Senate read and passed multiple third‑reading bills by roll call, including SB 3 (minimum school program base budget, amended to include special-education teachers in the signing-bonus provision), SB 6 (health and human services sunset and reporting amendments), SB 9–11 (open‑meetings and election‑code cleanups and clarifications), SB 12 (electronic meeting procedures requiring governing bodies to adopt rules before holding…
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