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Utah Senate Advances Budget, DUI, Election and Consumer Bills; Key Votes Recorded
Summary
The Utah Senate passed several bills on final or third reading including Second Substitute Senate Bill 15 (DUI plea reform), Senate Bill 1 (agency/higher-education appropriations), and others, and sent them to the House or placed them on calendars as noted below.
The Utah State Senate considered and recorded votes on a series of bills during this session. Key actions and outcomes are summarized below.
Second Substitute Senate Bill 15 (driving under the influence amendment): Senator Walker moved the second substitute to create an "impaired driving" plea, eliminate pleas in abeyance, and add drug inhalants to the definition of substances that impair driving. The Senate adopted the substitute and on roll call final passage the bill passed 25–0 with 4 absent and was referred to the House.
Senate Bill 1 (State agency and higher education budget appropriations): Senator Hilliard explained that SB1 restores base budgets, funds components including approximately $76,000,000 for public education salary/growth items and an…
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