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Senate advances broad slate of bills including net metering, education and labor measures
Summary
On Feb. 19 the Utah Senate moved a large third- and second-reading calendar, passing a range of bills on topics from net metering and classroom displays to worker-classification and anti-discrimination protections; several bills passed with little floor debate while others generated question-and-answer exchanges.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 19 cleared a long slate of bills, moving many items to the House for further action and approving numerous measures on the third-reading calendar.
Senator Dayton described Senate Bill 162 as establishing financial limits and approval requirements for the state's commitments in federal education agreements, and the bill passed on roll call. "Senate Bill 162 is the bill that puts into place some financial limits to which the state will be committed," Dayton said; the clerk recorded the bill as passing the chamber.
Energy policy advanced with first substitute Senate Bill 84, which raises commercial net-metering generation to 2 megawatts and was presented by Senator Van Tassel, who cited likely early deployment at…
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