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Utah Senate passes new fiscal-year supplemental appropriations bill
Summary
The Utah Senate read, amended and passed House Bill 150, a new fiscal-year supplemental appropriations bill that consolidated multiple funding changes approved by executive appropriations and received bipartisan support; the bill passed on final reading and was returned to the House.
The Utah Senate on the floor on Feb. 27 adopted House Bill 150, the new fiscal-year supplemental appropriations act, moving multiple line-item adjustments and one-time appropriations through final passage.
Senator Hilliard, the presenting senator, told colleagues the chamber had a blue-sheet inventory of the bill and that some items — including a change moving $2 million of tobacco settlement money into the Children’s Health Insurance Program — altered earlier committee recommendations. ‘‘When you take this and Senate Bill 1 that we passed the other day, these two bills together, you’re at $950,000,000,’’ Hilliard said while summarizing the package and pointing to the year’s cumulative appropriations.
Amendments offered on the floor were adopted by voice vote, including adjustments to capital facilities and targeted project funding. Senator Jenkins offered a successful amendment to add UC nursing building planning money and other capital items, shifting line items but not the bill’s overall fiscal intent. The Senate then considered the bill under suspension of the rules and completed final passage by roll call; President Valentine announced the bill had received 28 yes votes, 0 nays and 1 absent and would be returned to the House.
Supporters said the supplemental addresses pressing needs without raising taxes and that the spending reflects choices made over the 45‑day session process. Senator Hilliard said the package reflected bipartisan negotiation and noted concerns remain about provider rates and longer-term funding for some health services.
The bill’s next procedural step is transmittal to the House for enrollment and the speaker’s signature. Any implemented line items will take effect per the bill’s language and the usual appropriation schedules.
