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Senate final votes: executive pay, Head Start funds, transit and multiple appropriations advance
Summary
In a late-night session the Senate cleared multiple bills under suspension of the rules, including an executive compensation change, Head Start supplement with an amendment, transportation funding adjustments, urban trails appropriation and other measures; roll-call tallies are recorded on the floor for each item.
The Utah Senate processed a series of bills on the second and third reading calendars and approved a number of measures under suspension of the rules before adjourning.
Key floor actions included:
- First Substitute House Bill 330 (state supplemental funding for Head Start): Senators adopted Amendment No.1 to delete a slot count tied to a reduced appropriation (sponsor and amendment explained the change) and the substitute passed on a roll call reported as 19 yes, 6 no, 4 absent.
- Senate Bill 5 (Executive Compensation Revision): The measure, which ties certain executive officers’ pay to the governor’s salary (including a 2.5% raise for the governor and setting the state auditor at 95% of the governor’s salary as of 06/28/2008) and carries a $16,200 fiscal note, was considered under suspension of the rules and passed on final roll call (26 yes, 0 nay, 3 absent).
- First Subs…
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