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Senate amends supplemental appropriations, splits jail contracting and reimbursement
Summary
On March 5 the Utah Senate amended the supplemental appropriations bill (HB2) to reallocate jail funding lines to $3.5 million each, adopting an amendment to even-split jail contracting and jail reimbursement monies; HB2 then passed the Senate 26–1 and goes to the House.
The Utah Senate debated and amended the new fiscal-year supplemental appropriations bill (House Bill 2) on March 5, focusing in floor debate on how to allocate one-time funding for jail contracting versus jail reimbursement.
Senator Wadipes offered an amendment to change four line items so each would read $3,500,000, arguing an even split is the fairest approach to matching contract and reimbursement needs. She explained her rationale:…
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