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Senate advances and approves multiple bills including school-district changes, CHIP-related bill moved to third reading
Summary
The Utah Senate passed a string of consent and third-reading items (including HB 327, SB 266, HB 125 and HB 215) and moved third substitute HB 218 (CHIP changes) to third reading under suspension; SB 63 (0-based budgeting) also advanced to third-reading consideration.
The Utah Senate moved through its calendar, approving several consent items and voting on multiple bills across education, taxation, public-safety and administrative rules.
On the consent calendar, the body recorded unanimous support for House Bill 327 (state agency timely adoption of administrative rules), directing a 180-day deadline for rule effective dates. Senate Bill 266 (income tax filing amendment) was approved to align the state filing date with the federal due date in years when the federal schedule shifts the deadline.
The Senate concurred with House amendments to first substitute Senate Bill 30 (creation of new/smaller school districts) after technical issues with the electronic voting…
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