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Utah Senate advances multiple bills on voter ID, utilities, health and transparency; votes at a glance
Summary
In a Feb. 24 floor session the Utah Senate advanced a range of bills and resolutions including a voter-identification amendment, utility coordination legislation, health administrative reforms and a transparency proposal for higher-education donations. Several measures were placed on the third-reading calendar or passed to the House.
The Utah Senate handled a heavy floor calendar Feb. 24, advancing bills on elections, infrastructure, health administration and higher-education transparency and passing several measures on voice and roll-call votes.
Senator Knudson presented House Bill 254, a voter-identification amendment that clarifies which forms of ID qualify for voting purposes, and moved the bill for passage. The Senate recorded 22 yea votes, 0 nay, 7 absent and the President signed the bill in open session for return to the House.
Senate Bill 137, described by its sponsor as a ‘‘common-sense coordination’’ measure to reduce repeated utility…
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