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Senate advances a slate of bills on judiciary, corrections, elections, insurance and professional liability
Summary
Beyond a series of debated measures, the Senate placed numerous bills on the third‑reading calendar or referred them to the House, including criminal‑restitution changes, expansion support for San Juan County correctional facilities, voter‑registration flexibility, design‑professional indemnity limits, and an autism insurance coverage option.
During the Feb. 26, 2009 floor session the Utah Senate moved a range of bills forward across several policy areas.
Key floor advances and outcomes:
- Senate Bill 182 (criminal restitution): Sponsor said the bill repeals a statute of limitations for court‑ordered criminal restitution so victims may collect restitution; passed and placed on the third‑reading calendar (26 yeas, 1 nay, 2 absent).
- Senate Joint Resolution 12 (San Juan County corrections): The body supported contracting for approximately 230 additional beds in San Juan County with local construction funded by the county; passed (20 yeas, 0 nays, 2 absent).
- Senate Bill 170 (judiciary housekeeping): Sponsors offered two amendments to correct statutory glitches…
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